By Hussein J-Isah
Lagos State Chief Executive, Babajide Sanwo-Olu Wednesday, revealed his administration’s preparedness to pay workers a minimum wage of N85,000.
Governor Sanwo-Olu who spoke in an interview on Channels Television’s programme, “One-On-One with Babajide Sanwo-Olu.”
Responding to this relevant question, the governor said that, “You mentioned minimum wage and what I need to throw in for my people. I’m glad to let you know that the minimum wage for Lagos, which we’ve discussed with our union, is N85,000 today.
“It’s not a competition, so I’m not going to say that we’re paying more than some other people; it’s a function of affordability and a function of capacity,” the governor said.
This was sequel to the federal government’s agreement to pay N70,000 as the new minimum wage for workers, upon negotiations with the Nigerian Labour Union based on the rising cost of living, occasioned by the removal of fuel subsidy by at the inauguration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu government in May 29, 2023.
Since then, Nigerians across the six-geopolitical zones had been badly affected by acute spike in commodity items, transportation and general cost of living.
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