Four Northern Governors paying above N70,000 minimum wage
Niger Governor Mohammed Bago on Friday approved N80,000 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 N80,000 minimum wage for its workers.
“This minimum wage is one that is very sustainable. N80,000 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.
Earlier, Lagos and Delta, Rivers, Ogun, Ondo, Gombe and Kogi, Enugu and Kebbi States promised to pay above the N70,000 minimum wage bill signed into law by President Bola Tinubu.
While a number of Governors have pledged to meet the N70,000 minimum wage, others have gone further, committing to pay amounts higher than the federal mandate.
Here are four Northern governors paying above N70,000 minimum wage:
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.
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2. Ahmed Ododo (Kogi State) – N72,500
Governor, Usman Ododo approved N72,500 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) – N75,000
Governor Nasir Idris on Wednesday, October 23 approved 75,000 naira as a new minimum wage for the state civil servants.
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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) – N80,000
Niger Governor Mohammed Bago has approved N80,000 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 N80,000 minimum wage for its workers.
“This minimum wage is one that is very sustainable. N80,000 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.
