Lagos State boosts workers’ income as Governor Sanwo-Olu approves N85,000 minimum wage for civil servants, exceeding federal standards.
Sanwo-Olu announced his government’s readiness to pay a new minimum wage of N85,000 to workers in the state on Wednesday while featuring on Politics Today, an interactive program on Channels TV.
According to Sanwo-Olu, “I’m glad to let you know that the minimum wage for Lagos, which we have discussed with our union, is N85,000 today.
“It is not a competition. I am not going to say that we are paying more than some people, it is a function of affordability and capacity.
“We know too well that when people live in Lagos, Lagos has a premium in terms of the cost of living. We are fully aware.
“We also increased our salary earlier in the year. I will want to come back in January and say that I have been able to increase the minimum wage of Lagos to N100,000, not because I want to make anybody look bad, but because I want my people to have a decent living wage.”
