Lagos to pay N85,000 minimum wage – Gov. Sanwo-Olu
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has announced plans to implement a minimum wage of N85,000 for workers.
He shared this update during an interview on Channels TV titled “One-On-One with Babajide Sanwo-Olu” on Wednesday evening.
In response to questions about minimum wage, he expressed his satisfaction in revealing that, following discussions with labor unions, the agreed minimum wage for Lagos is now N85,000.
“I am glad to let you know that the minimum wage for Lagos which we conversed and discussed with our union is N85,000 today,” Sanwo-Olu said on the programme.
“It is not a competition, so I am not going to say we are paying more than some other people, it is a function of affordability and it is a function of capacity, but we know too well that when people live in Lagos, Lagos has a premium in terms of even the cost of living, we are fully aware.”
The governor also mentioned that the state had increased workers’ salaries earlier this year. He expressed his hope to raise the minimum wage to N100,000 by January 2025.
“We actually increased salaries earlier in the year and deserving so for our staff and we will continue to do that.
“I would like to come back to you in January to say I have been able to increase the minimum wage of Lagos to N100,000 not because I want to make anybody look bad, it is really because I want my people to have a living wage, I want them to really be able to know that government is working for them,” he said.
Proofreading by Uchechi Ojo, Sub-editor at Neptune Prime.
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