In July 2024, President Bola Tinubu accredited a rise within the minimal wage for Nigerian employees from N30,000 to N70,000.
Nonetheless, the implementation throughout states has been gradual, with some nonetheless but to undertake the brand new minimal wage.
Whereas plenty of states have pledged to satisfy the N70,000 minimal wage, others have gone additional, committing to pay quantities greater than the federal mandate.
Under is a listing of states which have introduced plans to pay above N70,000:
On October 16, 2024, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu introduced a brand new minimal wage of N85,000 for Lagos State employees, N15,000 above the federal minimal. He cited the excessive value of residing in Lagos as an element and expressed a aim to lift the minimal to N100,000 by January 2025.
Governor Dapo Abiodun accredited a minimal wage of N77,000 on October 15, 2024, in keeping with an announcement by the Secretary to the State Authorities, Tokunbo Talabi.
The state authorities and the Nigeria Labour Congress signed an settlement on October 14, 2024, to lift the minimal wage to N71,451.15.
On October 12, 2024, Governor Fortunate Aiyedatiwa introduced a minimal wage enhance to N73,000 for state employees throughout his marketing campaign kickoff forward of the November 16 governorship election.
Kogi State Governor, Usman Ododo, accredited N72,500 minimal wage for civil servants within the state with instant impact. The governor additionally suspended the tax burden on the accredited sum for one yr.
The next states have agreed to undertake the N70,000 wage:
Anambra State Governor, Chukwuma Soludo, disclosed that the state will start the fee of the N70,000 minimal wage from October 2024.
Katsina State Governor, Dikko Radda, stated his administration is dedicated to implementing the brand new minimal wage.
In September, Ebonyi State Governor, Francis Nwifuru, accredited the fee of N70,000 minimal wage to civil servants below the make use of of the state.
Governor Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa State accredited the brand new month-to-month minimal wage of N70,000 for state and native authorities employees in August.
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State declared that his administration would start the fee of the minimal wage as soon as the problem of consequential wage adjustment has been addressed.
Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, introduced that the state will start fee of the brand new minimal wage beginning October 2024.
Osun State and Benue State have additionally expressed readiness to undertake the brand new minimal wage.
Nonetheless, some states, akin to Jigawa, Zamfara, Akwa Ibom, and Bayelsa, have but to announce the implementation of the brand new minimal wage.
