The 45-month minimum wage arrears owed to the staff of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has been paid.

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu-led federal government paid all the outstanding arrears which date back to 2019.

The Director General of NiMet, Prof. Charles Anosike, said Tinubu has demonstrated once again that he is a worker-friendly president.

It was gathered that the non-payment of the arrears led to friction between NiMet management, the staff of the agency, and the labour unions, The Nation reports.

Anosike commended President Tinubu for authorising the payment of the arrears to NiMet staff members. The union had planned to embark on industrial action on Monday, May 20 but suspended the proposed strike after an agreement was reached on Sunday, May 19, 2024.

The decision to suspend the planned strike was taken during a special session convened by the House Committee on Aviation Technology led by the Chairman, Hon. Abiodun Isiaq Akinlade, with NiMet management and representatives of the unions present.