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Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has said that civil servants earning N35,000 as salary have begun receiving N70,000 new wage since January, 2024.
The governor made this known Wednesday at the Lagos House, Alausa, Ikeja, during the official take off of the ‘Eko Cares Initiative’, a social intervention program launched to alleviate the pains of residents in the face of the current economic challenge facing the nation.
The Lagos State Chief Executive said: a“The civil servants and all public officers know that since January, we have continued to pay the wage allowance, minimum of N35,000, over and above what they were earning before.”
“So, what it means is that people that “were earning a minimum of N35,000 to N40,000 before are now earning N70,000.
“That’s what they’ve been enjoying since January.
He assured that very soon, Nigerians will see a new minimum wage which will be approved by the federal and state governments.
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