List Of Northern Governors Set To Pay Above ₦70,000 Minimum Wage

[Enioluwa Adeniyi]

Governor Mohammed Bago of Niger State has announced the approval of a new minimum wage of ₦80,000 for state workers, effective from November 2024.​

The announcement was made on Friday following a comprehensive meeting with the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC).

Governor Bago expressed confidence in the state’s ability to sustain the new wage, attributing this capability to advancements in agriculture.

This development places Niger State among the ranks of states like Lagos, Delta, Rivers, Ogun, Ondo, Gombe, Kogi, Enugu, and Kebbi, which have committed to implementing minimum wages above the ₦70,000 mark recently signed into law by President Bola Tinubu.

Here are four Northern governors paying above ₦70,000 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.

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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