Adeleke approves N75k minimum wage for civil servants

Ademola Adeleke, governor of Osun state, has approved N75,554 as the new minimum wage for civil servants in the state.

In a post on his X page on Friday, the governor said the new minimum wage takes effect from December 1, 2024.

Adeleke added that N25,000 has been approved across the board for the pensioners in the state.

“I am delighted to announce that the new minimum wage of ₦75,554.28 for civil servants in our dear state will take effect from 1st December 2024,” the post reads.

“Osun State pensioners are not left out of the improved welfare package.

“I have also approved an enhanced pension package of twenty-five thousand Naira (₦25,000.00) across the board for all pensioners in the state.”

According to a post shared by Olalekan Badmus, a special assistant on digital media to the governor, said that the state public servants will be paid one month’s arrears.

Badmus added that the implementation of the minimum wage was finalised on Friday through collaborative efforts between state government and labour leaders.

In July, President Bola Tinubu signed the minimum wage bill into law, increasing workers’ baseline pay from N30,000 to N70,000.

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) restated its December 1 deadline for all states to implement the new minimum wage.