Dapo Abiodun, governor of Ogun, has approved N77, 000 as the minimum wage for workers in the state
October 14, 2024 9:40 pmDapo Abiodun, governor of Ogun, has approved N77,000 as the minimum wage for workers in the stateTokunbo Talabi, secretary to the Ogun state government, said the payment of the new minimum wage takes immediate effect.
Talabi spoke after a meeting with the leadership of organised labour in Ogun state, comprising the Nigeria Labour Congress , Trade Union Congress , and the Joint Negotiating Council . He said the meeting was at the instance of the governor, who directed that no worker in the state should earn less than N77,000 starting from October.Talabi said the governor advised the private sector to dialogue with their relevant stakeholders to “arrive at a commensurate minimum wage” for their workers.
He said the government will set up a monitoring team to oversee the implementation of the new minimum wage in the private sector. Hameed Benco, Ogun state NLC chairman, said organised labour was very pleased with the governor for approving “the highest minimum wage in the country”.Benco said the governor also approved the submission of the labour that the new basic salary would not be taxed.
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