The United States has raised concerns that Nigeria’s new N70,000 minimum wage is not enough to pull citizens out of poverty given the country’s tough economic realities.
In its latest 2024 Human Rights Report, released on August 12, 2025, the US Department of...
Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has increased the minimum wage for state workers by ₦5,000—raising it from ₦70,000 to ₦75,000.
Speaking at the May Day celebration in Benin City, the governor said the move was aimed at improving the lives...
The Director General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brigadier General Yushau Ahmed, has announced that corps members across the country will soon start receiving a monthly allowance of ₦77,000.
Speaking in Abuja during the commissioning of a staff...
The Federal Government has announced that many states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) will begin implementing the new national minimum wage by January 2025. The Minister of Labour and Employment, Muhammad Maigari Dingyadi, made this known during a...
Workers in the FCT area councils, including primary school teachers, have suspended their strike following an agreement between the FCT chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the six area council chairmen.
The strike, which began on December 1,...
Workers in Kaduna, Nasarawa, Ebonyi, and Cross River states began a one-week warning strike on Monday, demanding the implementation of the new national minimum wage and necessary wage adjustments.
In Nasarawa, public offices, including the State House of Assembly and...
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, has approved the payment of a new N70,000 minimum wage for employees of the FCTA, effective immediately.
In a statement issued on Monday by the Acting Head of Civil Service, Grace Adayilo,...
The Federal Government has announced that Nigerians earning the new national minimum wage, or slightly above, will be exempt from the Pay As You Earn (PAYE) tax under the upcoming tax reform bills. The announcement was made by Taiwo...
The Akwa Ibom State government has announced a new minimum wage of N80,000 for its employees, reaffirming its commitment to improving workers' welfare.
Commissioner of Information, Ini Ememobong, shared the development on Wednesday in Uyo, stating that the wage increase...
The Governor of Kogi State, Usman Ododo, has announced the approval of ₦72,500 as new minimum wage for workers in Kogi State, which is slightly higher than the ₦70,000 approved federal minimum wage. Ododo made the announcement while receiving...
