National Telescope national telescope newspaper
By Deborah Odekola |
Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has approved a new minimum wage of ₦80,000 for state employees.
Announced in a statement by the state’s Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Dotun Oyelade, the decision followed recommendations from a technical committee composed of government and labour representatives.
The committee is finalising consequential adjustments to ensure prompt implementation.
This latest wage increase comes on the heels of the National Bureau of Statistics ranking Oyo as the most worker-friendly state in Southern Nigeria, partly due to a decline in unemployment rates resulting from the governor’s employment initiatives.
Since taking office in 2019, Makinde has maintained a consistent schedule of salary payments on the 25th of each month, initiated the ₦30,000 minimum wage early in his tenure, and regularly disbursed pensions and a 13th-month salary to workers and pensioners.
In response to the Federal Government’s fuel subsidy removal, the governor began awarding an additional welfare stipend of ₦25,000 to workers and ₦15,000 to pensioners in November 2023.
The administration has also made significant progress on clearing pension and gratuity backlogs, as well as restoring benefits for pensioners affected by previous administration policies.
