The quest for a new minimum wage began
immediately after President Bola Tinubu announced the removal of the country's
fuel subsidy. Tinubu had announced that "subsidy is gone" during his
inaugural speech on May 29, 2023.
After months of negotiation between the labour
leaders and the federal government, N70,000 was agreed upon and recently signed
into law as the new minimum wage. This increase applies to all employers with
at least 50 employees and aims to improve the livelihoods of millions of
workers and alleviate poverty.
However, implementation remains a challenge, particularly for small businesses and state governments with limited budgets. Labour unions and advocacy groups continue to push for stricter enforcement and regular adjustments to keep pace with inflation.
Despite the concerns, some governors have
announced the implementation of over N70,000 as minimum wage for workers in
their state. Below is a list of those governors who made such an announcement
recently:
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Governor
Muhammad Yahaya of the Gombe State government recently reached an agreement to implement N71,000 new minimum wage.
It was learned that the development resulted
from intense negotiations between the state government and the workers' union.
This was a surprising development, as there
were concerns that the state would not be able to pay the new minimum wage the
federal government had agreed to with the labour leaders.
Ogun state governor Dapo Abiodun recently
announced the approval of ?77,000 as the new minimum wage for
workers in the state.
After meeting with the union leaders, the
governor announced that the new minimum wage would take effect immediately.
The meeting, led by Tokunbo Talabi, the
secretary to the state government, aimed to discuss the implementation of the
new minimum wage. Governor Abiodun initiated the meeting to address workers'
welfare.
Ondo State governor,
Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has announced the implementation of N73,000 as the new minimum wage for workers in the state
Aiyedatiwa, the APC candidate in the November 16
governorship election in Ondo, announced the development at the campaign's
flag-off.
The governor highlighted his administration's
achievements in improving the welfare of civil servants. He emphasized that the
state government has paid workers' salaries regularly and provided training
opportunities and promotion exercises.
Ahmed Ododo, the governor of
Kogi State,
was among the sub-governments that recently approved the payment of ?72,500 minimum wage for workers in the state.
Governor Ododo's action followed the
submission of the Minimum Wage Committee report on Monday, October 7.
The governor also announced that the payment
of the newly approved minimum wage would commence in October.
The governor made the announcement during the
2024 Pensioners' Day in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital, on Sunday, October 12.
Oyebanji also announced that senior citizens
would get consequential adjustment payments to their pensions.
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