The Federal Government has said it would spend about 34 billion naira on the ongoing payment of minimum wage consequential adjustments to education sector workers with effect from 2019.

According to a statement by the Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, the beneficiaries include the members of the striking Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and their counterparts in the Polytechnics and Colleges of Education.

The Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator CHRIS NGIGE, disclosed this while responding to questions from Labour correspondents in Abuja on the prolonged ASUU strike.

According to NGIGE, the universities would get 23.5 billion naira, the polytechnics N6b and the Colleges of Education 4 billion naira, totaling about 34 billion naira.

The Minister said the committees set up during the last tripartite-plus meeting of the government and university-based unions were given a fortnight to turn in their report, and they were still working.

He added that the reports of the committees were being expected this weekend.

NGIGE assured Nigerians that there may likely be wage adjustments as the government intensifies efforts to streamline wages through the National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission.