The Benue State government and the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) have refuted claims circulating about an alleged plan to raise the minimum wage for civil servants in the state to N40,000. The reports suggested that this wage increase was imminent, but both the government and NLC clarified that no decision or formal agreement has been reached to implement such an increase.

The NLC noted that while wage increments are part of ongoing negotiations to ease the economic burden on workers, there is no concrete commitment from the state government to set the minimum wage at N40,000. The Benue government and the NLC are urging civil servants and the general public to disregard the rumors until an official announcement is made after thorough discussions.