Makinde pledges to pay N80,000 minimum wage in January

Oyo State Government has said that workers in state civil service will begin to enjoy the N80,000 minimum wage from January 2025.

A statement from the state’s Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Dotun Oyelade, stated that the state government, yesterday, reached an agreement with the organised labour on the implementation of the minimum wage and consequential adjustments.

The negotiating council agreed that the new minimum wage salary structure shall be effective nominally from July 1, 2024 but financially from January 1, 2025.

According to the commissioner, those who retired between July 1 and December 31, 2024 will have their retirement benefits calculated on the basis of the new minimum wage.

The statement, therefore, implored all ministries and extra-ministerial departments to be more aggressive in their revenue generation drive to significantly improve the internally-generated revenue (IGR) of the state.

Oyelade said that already, the state government pays over N6 billion monthly on salaries and wages, culminating in over N77 billion yearly, making Oyo State one of the third highest paying state employers of labour throughout the federation.