Gov Bago Approves Payment Of N80,000 New Minimum Wage To Niger Workers

 Governor Mohammed Bago of Niger State has approved the payment of N80,000 new minimum wage to civil servants in the state while noting that this will take effect from next month.

Team@orientactualmags.com learned that the governor disclosed this after an extensive meeting between the state government and  labour union leaders in the state while promising to continue to review the minimum wage for workers in the state.

Bago also told reporters on Friday that the new minimum wage would be sustainable cognizant of the strides the state government has made in the agricultural sector.

‘This is very sustainable. ₦80,000 is sustainable. With our advances in agriculture, I am confident that  we can afford it. We are creating a civil service farm so that civil servants can be productive. With that, I am certain we could eventually pay as much as ₦1 million as minimum wage’ he  said.

The governor, who noted that the new minimum wage would apply to both the state and local government workers, added that ‘we have already paid this month’s salary, so, it will take effect from November’.

‘I feel delighted, and at least Niger State is now among the top-ranking states to implement a higher minimum wage’ the state NLC  Chairman , Idrees Lafene Lafene also submitted.

While noting that the new minimum wage does not match the current cost of living, he however added that it represents progress.

‘It cannot buy a bag of rice, but at least it is a step forward’ he said-Team@orientactualmags.com  Do you have any information you wish to share with us? Do you want us to cover your event or programme? Kindly send SMS to 08059100286, 09094171980 or get in touch via orientactualmag@gmail.com.  Thank you