November 7th, 2024
On Wednesday, the Oyo State Government approved a minimum wage of N80,000 for the state workforce.
This was contained in a statement by the Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Dotun Oyelade, in Ibadan, the state capital, the technical committee set up by the government recommended and got approval from Governor Seyi Makinde for the implementation of the new salary scale.
“This new scale will be implemented as soon as the consequential adjustments process is completed by the committee which comprises of government and labour top officials, he said”
“The Oyo State pays its workers salaries on the 25th of every month since Governor Makinde came into office in 2019.
“The governor started paying the previous N30,000 minimum wage from inception over four years ago, including consistent payment of pensions, gratuities and 13th-month salary for both workers and pensioners alike.
“Since November 2023, Governor Makinde has been paying N25,000 to its workers and N15,000 to its pensioners as a welfare wage award.
“Makinde administration started paying the wage award to cushion the effect of the Federal Government induced fuel subsidy removal and has also been consistent with the payment for over a year, even till date.”