The special adviser to the governor on digital media and strategy, Abdullberqy Usman Ebbo, shared the details in a tweet on Friday, October 25.
Apparently, the governor would be the first from northern Nigeria to announce N80,000 as the minimum wage in the region.
Governor Bago reportedly disclosed this after a closed door meeting with the leadership of the organised labour in the state.
He asserted that the new minimum wage is sustainable and the state intends to increase its reward for workers through its agriculture development initiatives.
While the federal government and organised labour agreed to set the minimum wage workers would earn in the country at N70,000, some governors have shown that they have the capacity to pay higher than that.
States in the southern region, such as Lagos and Rivers, have announced N85,000 as the new minimum wage, while Enugu and Akwa Ibom approved N80,000. But Governor Bogu broke the jinx to become the first northern governor to become a state where workers are getting N80,000 minimum wage and above.
It is pertinent to note that some northern states pay more than N70,000 as minimum wage. These include Kogi (N72,000), Kebbi (N75,000), and Gombe (N71,000).
See the tweet here:
TimesNow.com.ng earlier reported that Ekiti state governor Biodun Oyebanji announced that his administration has implemented the new minimum wage.
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.
Source: TimesNow.com.ng
