Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has announced that the minimum wage for civil servants in Lagos State is now N85,000.
Sanwo-Olu, who spoke on Wednesday during an interview with Channels TV, said, “I’m glad to let you know that the minimum wage for Lagos, which we have discussed with our union, is N85,000 today.”
He said plans were on the way to adjust the workers’ wage to be commensurate with the economic reality.
According to him, “The minimum wage for Lagos is 85,000 today. It’s not a competition, so, I’m not going to say 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, the state has a premium in terms of cost of living. So, we actually increased our salary earlier this year, and we will continue to do that.
“I want to come back to you in January and say that I’ve been able to increase the minimum wage of Lagos workers to 100,000.”
