The governors of the 36 states of Nigeria have agreed to pay N22,500 as the new minimum wage to workers.
The governors, under the auspices of Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) came up with the decision in Abujam, late Tuesday evening, after their three-hour meeting.
Earlier before coming up with their decision, members of the organised labour, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Trade Union Congress (TUC) and the United Labour Congress (ULC), had, on Tuesday staged a protest to mobilise support for their demand for a new national minimum wage.
The workers also supported by other civil society allies including Joint Action Forum (JAF) converged at Ojuelegba in Surulere, Lagos, as early as 7:30 am on Tuesday.
They took a long walk from Ojuelegba to the Gani Fawehinmi Park at Ojota where their leaders – Mr Joe Ajaero, president of ULC, Amechi Asugwuni, NLC Deputy President and Abiodun Aremu of JAF addressed them.
The gathering was under the close watch of officers and men of the Nigeria Police Force.
While addressing a crowd in Ojota, Asugwuni advised Nigerians to stockpile food in their homes ahead of the nationwide strike to begin Nov. 6.
According to him, the struggle is to defend Nigerians and the walk day would help sensitise Nigerians.
“Because once we commence the strike, there is no going back except the government agrees to our terms and conditions. The minimum wage is a legitimate right for Nigerian workers.”
Ajaero also said “We are on the road to tell the government that enough is enough.
“The Nov. 6 will be the mother of all strikes in Nigeria. Posterity will judge us if we fail to rise up to defend Nigerian workers.
“There is no good healthcare and electricity tariff is far more than 18,000 minimum wage and the tariff continues to increase”.
NAN also reports that the committee wrapped its negotiation and sitting in Abuja early this month.
There has been a disagreement between the Federal Government side led by Dr Chris Ngige, Minister of Labour and Employment and the labour over actual amount for the minimum wage.
Evil. That’s less than a thousand Naira a day.
That’s too poor
Dey even try that is change also
Take note workers
These Governors are MAD…
What a country we have found ourselves… This is so pathetic..
?????
Not acceptable
These governors are the problems we have in this country.mad peoples
They are all mad
Hummmmmm this is not fair at all on the part of the govs
30 thousand naira or nothing
God punish them all as they take workers for a joke.
Asabe Aliyu
Rubbish
THUNDER FIRE 36 of una
I say amen to that. Crazy people
This is wickedness and unfortunate, while governors are getting millions as security vote and lawmakers are collecting millions of naira. I think Labour Union should fight for reduction in the salary and allowances of the politicians.
#25,500 pls
eno work o
Rubbish and tomorrow this people will vote for them shouting unnecessary to keep them in position, well I cannot blame them none of their children are in minimum wage position
This is an insult on collective intelligence of Nigerian workers.
May be nobody told them that negotiations are over and N30,000 unanimously adopted.
They have only one option, which is to pay.
Useless Governors
Tufiakwa it will not work is too small
They are on their own
#22,500 for what?
No going back, let the nationwide strike begin on 6th of November. If all the jobless National Assembly members can be taking 3 million per sitting then it is ridiculous. What a country you created me in oh God!
Its a shame to all Governors, what excuse do they have that they can’t pay 30k? Yet u see them becoming billionaires even before they leave office. Example former Ebo state, current tobi state and many. Let everyone vote against them come 2019.
I think we should have a law that says the highest paid amount in Nigeria should be equal to six months minimum wage. No one should be paid more than 135k naira monthly .
Hahah.. Nigeria my country so wating chop the 500naira
Lol
Thunder fire them and their family
When to start the implementation pls?
NLC what’s the next action?
Nigerian is evil, what can you do with #22500?
Wicked leaders
Thunder fire them
Ka sha mi
Wetin dey worry diz people self,not even 25.na wa o.
Greed people how much is there dog food, wicked generation leaders
Strike o
What we have in Nigeria is thiefocracy not democracy
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We no go gree
This is ridiculous
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The governor of bayelsa state says he is ready to pay 30K. States paying uniform salary is not good cause the cost of living is not the same in the entire country. The cost of a three bedroom flat is Lagos is not the same with kogi state. The cost of one room in rivers state is not the same with jigawa state.
The NLC have failed Nigerians again. The federal government should negotiate with federal workers while the NLC should fix the minimum wage workers are to receive while state chapters of NLC should negotiate with their governors according to the reality in their respective states.
We no gree
Vote them out
As if there children can spend it a week, talk less one month. Thunder fire them all.
Not enough.
I was expecting 350k.
After all, na civil servant dey do the biggest work for the country, asides Security Agencies.
Naija get the money to make things happen for this country now!
But they prefer to save it for their grand and over grand plus granded children wey God never even decide to create.
Even our infrastructure na zero.
So, where all the money dey go nitori Olorun?!
This is wickedness of the order. 36 state Governors are still using hundred of thousands to feed their dogs monthly but settled for 22,500 for workers? They will not escape the punishment of God.
Too poor
Oh Nigeria my country
This is a big slap to the Giant of Africa………
Imagine citizens working like lions n earning like Ants….
Even #30 as minimum wage cannot be paid.. This is a big shame?
God will punish these people
Those of u not ready to pay #30,000 as minimum wage should handover to those who are ready to pay
Nigerian governors are enemies of Nigerian workers, most of them doesn’t know the value and important of IGR especially the northern governors including the chairman of Nigerian governor forum AA Yari, they wholly depend on federal allocation to pay workers, carryouts unnecessary projects and loot the rest. Nigerian workers Will speak the language you all understand, that’s closing all activities of both government and private sectors on November 6th, please Wabba do not sell us to these empty head governors, we promise to endow the challenge’s during the up coming industry action
Not all of them oooo….Some have pledge to pay the 30k already…..The likes of Benue,Bayelsa,Lagos and Rivers have pledge to pay…Why God is still looking for how to punish those governors frustrating the 30k minimum wage
They are not serious,any governor who thinks he can’t pay 30,000.00 should resign
This is laughable
It is so unfortunate for them to settled for such ridiculous amount after series of meetings,this is an insult and a slap on the face of Nigerian workers…
So Only Dickson agreed to pay 30k
Na Buhari abi…*••°Bailout••Paris club our governor chop everything.. Na Buhari cos dis packaging..
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Peter Goodness Otuwe
What is the position of Labour Congress on this bargain?
Ohworoke James:. Workers took themselves for a ride. A person that don’t know their rights will always be treated like our workers.
How can NLC agree on 30K when senators are spending 500K on their laptops monthly? How can the NLC accept 30K while the senate President has about 900 aids and they receive more than 150K a month? How can the NLC accept 30K when the president have hundreds of aids who are taking home 160K a month?
This guys are crazy, what’s #22,500?
Fair
Emperors of their domain. They pay their workers minimum wage ,while political office holders take maximum wage.
NLC what is new action? New action is 41days fasting better than another strike…
Labour what happen next?
Let all political office holders receive 22,500 as there monthly package without any other incentives including national assembly members so that they’ll know how the shoes pinches.
I thought they agreed on 25,500. Who is lying now?
These governors they are trouble maker in this case may almighty Allah punish them accordingly.
We no gree
No vote for them.
Have Nigerians agreed now that all these integrity wailers are extremely greedy?
Wicked pple. How much is their security vote
The NLC can’t be trusted. Am sure they’ll settle for it after being settled individually and collectively. They’re not fighting anyone’s cause but their selfish selves
May GOD reward them in multiple folds for their indigenous fake democratic sincerity to the Nigerian Workers.
God punish them..how many of them can give there dogs 22,500 naira food in a day talkless of human beings..we shall meet at the polls…
Funny people, when their dogs consume food worth more than that amount in just one week, not to talk of their children o. They are all jokers
You see how both the APC and PDP Governors United against the masses. I pray this should teach us a lesson that these politicians don’t care about you and I.
Flexy Nobility , so pathetic that today’s self acclaimed comrades are all sell out because of personal gains.
There’s God oooooo. Double wahala for those owing salaries
u people no well.
If you don’t pay 30000 forget it
Why don’t you clap, raise your clenched fists and ‘sai baba’! No strike. We are in it together. Umu ewunta.
Na hail stone from the sky go hit all of them. How much is a senator’s allowance for ordinary newspaper that they don’t even read? No increment in the minimum wage, no voting next year. Ordinary citizens in Cameroon live large that Grade 12 workers in the civil service in Nigeria
Pls let us speak with our PVC come next year
Enough is Enough
Very heartless people, compared to what they take and all their benefits even after they leave office. Don’t vote for them again.
Politicians plz pity for us.
Politicians salaries and allowances shud be reduced.
It will be never stand 30k or no deal
Idirisu Alkali ,what of federal Govt? I heard somebody was saying CPC promised #30k in 2011.i believe now they can pay above that 30k being 2018 and revision is long over due
Nonsense! It’s obvious that the welfare of Nigerian civil servants means nothing to the government they serve. In comparison to other African countries whose economies is less better than Nigerian economy, pay better with good welfare package but the reverse is the case here and same administration keeps drumming for support in its fight against corruption. Moreover , how do you expect a family man you pay this meagre amount to sustain himself and that of his family without dipping his hands in one illegality or the other ? It’s really pathetic.
Useless governors
No way
They should resign if they can’t pay #30k.
They didn’t even accept the 24k
Asabe Aliyu they plan to pay 22k states FG 30k
4500 is what Fed govt is holding on. ??? May the lord help us ooo
God bless u Ade for saying simple truth.
That’s it. The NLC and the rest are being blindfold in the fight for the minimum wage. Do they know the maximum wage and who it does go to? They should let the maximum wage serves as the yardstick. They need to fight until a reasonable relationship is established between the minimum wage and the maximum wage so that any increment in maximum wage will bring about a corresponding increment in the minimum wage. God bless Nigerian
That’s it. The NLC and the rest are being blindfold in the fight for the minimum wage. Do they know the maximum wage and who it does go to? They should let the maximum wage serves as the yardstick. They need to fight until a reasonable relationship is established between the minimum wage and the maximum wage so that any increment in maximum wage will bring about a corresponding increment in the minimum wage. God bless Nigerian
GOD Will punish them and their family please help me convey my message to them.
Na wa ooo dats 750 per day… After daily Transport tro & fro , atlest 2 times daily meal, children school transportation, recharge card 100, my pple weytin remain. 36 govs are very sick up stair wallahi.
If the evil Governors did accept thirty thousand ,pls don’t accept
Kano state Governor said he can pay #50k so I hope he will not change his mind.They don’t only depend on Fed. but IGR. What of Zamfara,sokoto etc who still pays their LGA, LGEAs #8000?
Rubbish!!!!! Is the money own by them. Are we not the one that sent them there? Heartless ppl
What’s the difference between 18k and 22k
Rubbish!!!!! Is the money own by them. Are we not the one that sent them there? Heartless ppl
If they the governors will collect that and pay us 30, 000. Then no problem
Nonsense!!
Shamelessness of the highest point. God see the poor through, Ameen!
Wicked ffle Daniel Sule n Agboola Pius
I totally disappointed at these wicked self centred political looters that call themselves state governors, shame on some of them.
God will definitely punish them for their wickedness against the people.
Can you just imagine,?
AO Lawal OGA, you want kill me with laugh, these governors don’t care oh, look at how pensionerns suffered,some states, no gratuities non pensions. But their retirement are millions upon millions with houses, exotic cars etc That is after their loots
I will help you convey it to Mr Saraki .
Greedy govs
what about those who promise to implement #30,000 as new minimum wage, like jigawa, rivers, kogi, etc?
Garri is how much, kerosene is how much a litre? God help government workers ooo
Even my governor Edo state. Agreed to pay #30,000 .since he was already paying 25k before these increment.
Am very disappointed at these other state governors, they are very wicked and God will definitely punish them for their wickedness against the people.
The problem now is not from NAS but from Governors
STRIKE MODE ACTIVATING. It Gona be showdown.
Idirisu Alkali why 30?how much is rent, transportation,feeding,clothing,schoolfees etc? Today leaders no go see God. So workers will die a church/mosquerat?How do we fight corruption with these?
Exactly, wicked self centred political looters, that what those state governors.
18k & 22,500, is’t not the same? Why all the struggle? Little wonder Oby Ezekwesile, said Buhari & Atiku have no difference.
Asabe Aliyu that’s the issue,how can one earn 30k and live in Abuja
I suspect there is something wrong somewhere.
What actually is the productivity level of these workers that makes it difficult for politicians to appreciate them? It seems they add no value to the system. Their salaries are cut, delayed, denied etc even as small as it is.
Because @22,500/ month means they will be earning 1,000 each day go to work. Sad! When a conductor, okada man, vegetable and tomato sellers etc make much more than that daily. They may resign and engage themselves in something more meaningful than these insults from politicians they voted.
Idirisu Alkali wicked people, I said, in my office, wallahi staffs do buy gari on credit for drinking as lunch.
Please do
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They are very stupid people they can’t even afford 25000 because is their father’s money
Civil servants cannot even afford to pay for the transport fair any more. Almighty God your intervention we are seeking save us from this captivity
Adero Abiodun I understand bro, but reason with me, if all the extravagant money they are sharing in Abuja could be disbursed to States every months to add to their allocations, they will be able to pay the minimum wage. All the useless furniture allowance. My lecturer use to ask one question in class and I quote. “Is it that all the NASS members don’t have clothes they are wearing before contesting? Why useless allowances? “
Asabe Aliyu hahahaha sad situation
And all our politicians receives non negotiable Maximum wage.May God help us in this land
Walahi, i don’t blame our governments, both state and federal for saying they can’t pay more than 22.5k minimum wage. They refer to us with d name we call ourselves. The same civil servants they treat like rags, will by next year, vote for either Atiku or Buhari, when other presidential candidates that are ready to treat them as humans are begging to be supported.
#Nonsense!
Other than Lagos and couple of other states, how many of these geographical boundaries called “states” are able to pay the 18,000 without owing the hardworking people – who are sometimes to blame for their own plights!
…and inside this 22,500naira government will remove tax money and still own them some salary…can any governor accept this for a half month salary?… Dia ris God ooO
And what is 22.500
not gud,my food stuff loading
What an insult to Nigerian workers.
Not all the 36 state government,
Edo is currently paying 25.000
And yesterday the Edo state governor just accepted to pay the new minimum wage of #30.000 , And some other state had also Agreed to Pay too.
But can everyone just imagine these self centred class of political public looters that call themselves as state Governors. Just 30k.
They have no other choice rather than to accept to pay peacefully or they will be finally compelled to Pay.
Instead of them to look inward as a state and see how ,they can increase their internally generated revenue.( IGR)
And stop depending on federal allocation alone.
Government Y?
all of them dey craze for head
We are not accept
Lies Bayelsa settle for 30k
Stupid set of government
Na pepper this governors de price?
Bad people
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