Governor Mohammed Bago of Niger State has approved a new minimum wage of ₦80,000 for state workers, effective November 2024. This announcement follows a meeting with the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), where Bago expressed confidence in the state’s ability to sustain this wage, thanks to advancements in agriculture.
This decision places Niger State among several others, including Lagos, Delta, Rivers, Ogun, Ondo, Gombe, Kogi, Enugu, and Kebbi, which have also committed to minimum wages above the ₦70,000 mark recently established by President Bola Tinubu.
Here’s a summary of the current minimum wages approved by Northern governors:
1. Muhammad Yahaya (Gombe State) – ₦71,500
Governor, Muhammad Yahaya signed an agreement with the Nigeria Labour Congress to pay ₦71,500 as the new minimum wage on October 15, 2024.
2. Ahmed Ododo (Kogi State) – ₦72,500
Governor, Usman Ododo approved ₦72,500 minimum wage for civil servants in the state with immediate effect. The Governor also suspended the tax burden on the approved sum for one year.
3. Governor Nasir Idris (Kebbi State) – ₦75,000
Governor Nasir Idris on Wednesday, October 23 approved ₦75,000 as a new minimum wage for the state civil servants.
Confirming the development, the chairman of the Nigerian Labour Congress in the state, Murtala Usman, stated this while speaking with our correspondents.
4. Governor Mohammed Bago (Niger state) – ₦80,000
Niger Governor Mohammed Bago has approved ₦80,000 as the new minimum wage for workers in the State.
The minimum wage, however, would take effect from November, 2024.
Disclosing this to newsmen after an extensive meeting between the State Government and the Nigeria Labour Congress(NLC), the Governor said that the State would be able to sustain ₦80,000 minimum wage for its workers.
“This minimum wage is one that is very sustainable. ₦80,000 is sustainable. We are sure that with our strides in agriculture, I am sure we can pay. We are creating civil service farm so that civil servants can be productive,” Bago said.
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