The Ekiti State Authorities has authorized the instant implementation of a brand new minimal wage of ₦70,000 for civil servants and native authorities employees. Funds underneath the brand new construction will start in November.
This announcement was made by the State Head of Service, Dr. Folakemi Olomojobi, throughout a press briefing in Ado Ekiti. Key stakeholders current included the Chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Mr. Kolapo Olatunde; Commerce Union Congress (TUC) chief, Mr. Sola Adigun; Joint Negotiating Council (JNC) consultant, Mr. Femi Ajoloko; NULGE State President, and the Commissioner for Data, Chief Taiwo Olatunbosun.
Dr. Olomojobi defined {that a} 13-member committee had been working for months to barter and finalize the brand new wage construction. She famous that the suggestions of the committee had been authorized by Governor Biodun Oyebanji.
The ₦70,000 minimal wage, she added, is among the many highest within the nation when in comparison with different states. It contains consequential changes for all classes of employees in each state and native authorities providers. Pensioners may even profit from the wage increment.
Dr. Olomojobi praised employees for his or her endurance and dedication to the administration, urging them to keep up excessive productiveness of their respective workplaces.
Of their response, labour leaders counseled the Ekiti State Authorities for its worker-friendly insurance policies. They described the authorized wage desk as one of the progressive within the southwestern area. In response to them, employees throughout ministries, departments, companies, parastatals, and native governments will profit from the rise.
The labour leaders thanked Governor Oyebanji for prioritizing the welfare of employees and known as on workers to reciprocate the federal government’s efforts by working more durable to assist the state’s improvement applications.
Chief Taiwo Olatunbosun, the Commissioner for Data, hailed Governor Oyebanji as a frontrunner who retains his guarantees.
The brand new minimal wage was negotiated by a committee established by Governor Oyebanji in September 2024, following the signing of the Nationwide Minimal Wage Act into regulation by President Bola Tinubu. This determination displays the administration’s dedication to enhancing the usual of dwelling for employees in Ekiti State.
