The Oyo State Government has approved a minimum wage of N80,000 for workers in the state.
The State Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Prince Dotun Oyelade, in a statement on Wednesday, said the Technical Committee set up by the state government recommended and Governor Seyi Makinde’s approval for the implementation of the new salary scale.
Oyo State’s new minimum wage scale of ₦80,000 will take effect once the consequential adjustments process is complete, courtesy of a joint committee comprising government and labor officials.
Oyelade said the development follows the state’s ranking as the most worker-friendly in Southern Nigeria, thanks to a significant drop in unemployment rates.
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) noted this in its latest 2024 employment statistics, highlighting Oyo State’s efforts in hiring workers across various sectors.
He said the governor has been paying the former ₦30,000 minimum wage since taking office over four years ago. Additionally, he said the administration ensured timely payment of pensions, gratuities, and a 13th-month salary for both workers and pensioners.
The Oyo State Government has been paying workers’ salaries on the 25th of every month since Governor Makinde took office in 2019.
He said, “The governor began paying the previous ₦30,000 minimum wage from the start of his tenure over four years ago, including consistent payments of pensions, gratuities, and a 13th-month salary for both workers and pensioners alike.
“Since November 2023, Governor Makinde has been paying ₦25,000 to workers and ₦15,000 to pensioners as a welfare wage award. The Makinde administration introduced the wage award to cushion the effects of the Federal Government’s fuel subsidy removal and has remained consistent with these payments for over a year, even to this day.”
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