See list of state governors paying N30,000 new minimum wage

Last updated: 2019/12/13 at 1:37 PM

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The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has disclosed that only five state governors have started implementing the new national minimum wage, eight months after passage into law by President Muhammadu Buhari.

The NLC, in a statement issued at the end of its one-day stakeholders’ meeting in Abuja, unveiled the names of the state governors who have started paying the new minimum wage.

The statement was signed by the NLC president, Ayuba Wabba, General Secretary, Emmanuel Ugboaja, and National Chairperson, Joint National Public Service Negotiating Council (Trade Union), Abdulrafiu A. Adeniji.

Here are the states and their governors paying the new N30,000 minimum wage:

1. Lagos – Babajide Sanwo-Olu

2. Kaduna – Mallam Nasir El-Rufai

3. Kebbi – Abubakar Atiku Bagudu

4. Adamawa – Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri

5. Jigawa – Mohammed Badaru Abubakar

Meanwhile, The Herald reported that the NLC said it could not guarantee industrial peace and harmony, if state governors refuse to conclude negotiations and payment of the National Minimum Wage by December 31.

In a communique issued at the end of its meeting with state council chairmen on implementation of the National Minimum Wage, the union said there were currently three implementation categories in which all states fell into.

The communique was jointly signed by NLC President; Dr Ayuba Wabba, NLC General Secretary; Emmanuel Ugboaja and Abdulrafiu Adeniji; National Chairperson, Joint National Public Service Negotiating Council (Trade Union Side).

The communique noted that Kaduna, Kebbi, Lagos and Adamawa had commenced implementation and payment of the new minimum wage, while Jigawa had concluded negotiations but yet to make its first payment to workers.

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