The Lagos State Government, under the leadership of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, will commence payment of the newly approved N85,000, minimum wage to state public workers effective from July 29, 2024, with the implementation to commence in November, 2024.
Chairperson, Lagos State Public Service Joint Negotiating Council, LSPSJNC, comrade Olusegun Balogun and Secretary, comrade Toba Odumosu, disclosed this in a statement jointly signed on Friday.
The statement titled: “Minimum Wage and Consequential Adjustment Agreement with Lagos State Government, read in part;” After several weeks of intense negotiation meetings between the Labour side and the Lagos State Government, we are pleased to announce that an agreement has been reached today on the new minimum wage implementation for Lagos State public service employees.
“Effective from 29th July, 2024, with the implementation to commence in November, 2024, the minimum wage for the least paid workers in the Lagos State public service has been set at ₦85,000."
“The agreement also includes the consequential adjustment across various grade levels, which reflects the unique economic pressures faced by Lagos State Public workers."
“Below is an outline of the percentage increases for consequential adjustments, taking into account the cost of living in Lagos State, as juxtaposed with Federal adjustments:
GL Federal(%)Lagos(%)
01 | 80.81 | 104.82
02 | 77.59 | 104.82
04 | 71.16 | 104.82
05 | 67.95 | 104.82
06 | 64.73 | 104.82
07 | 45.59 | 57.69
08 | 41.84 | 45.59
09 | 38.09 | 45.59
10 | 34.34 | 45.59
12 | 26.85 | 45.59
13 | 23.10 | 45.59
14 | 19.35 | 45.59
15 | 14.35 | 29.35
16 | 9.38 | 29.35
17 | 4.41 | 14.35
According to Balogun, “Understanding the challenging economic conditions workers are enduring, we further advocated for concessions to alleviate these hardships"
“Among these, we requested the following to support the livelihood of Lagos State public workers: Payment of a 13th-Month Salary in December of every year, equivalent to 100 per cent of Basic salary to further ease financial strain."
“Increase of the Minimum Wage benchmark to ₦100,000 by January 2025 in alignment with economic realities."
“Payment of 40 per cent Peculiar Allowance for core civil service employees."
“Payment of Arrears for August, September, and October 2024*"
“Enhanced Health Insurance Plan* to premium package for improved access to quality healthcare."
“Continuation of Differential Workdays and Palliative payment to support those exempted from this arrangement."
“In addition, we proposed the development of affordable mass high rise housing for Lagos State workers to rent within reasonable distance of their places of assignment during their period of service, which would contribute to a supportive living environment and increase productivity."
“The Lagos State Public Service Joint Negotiating Council appreciates the solidarity and support of all members throughout this process including the leadership of our labour centres – Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and Trade Union Congress,TUC."
“We remain committed to championing progress in worker welfare, improving conditions of work, and advocating for the ongoing betterment of every public service employee in Lagos State.”
Recall that Sanwo-Olu, had on October 16, announced that his government plans to pay workers a minimum wage of N85,000.
Sanwo-Olu disclosed this during an interview on National Television, TV program.
According to the governor, “You mentioned minimum wage and what I need to throw in for my people. I’m glad to let you know that the minimum wage for Lagos, which we’ve discussed with our union, is N85,000 today."
“It’s not a competition, so I’m not going to say that we’re paying more than some other people; it’s a function of affordability and a function of capacity."
“I would be glad to come on air in January 2025 to announce that his government would be paying N100,000 minimum wage."
“We actually increased our salary earlier in the year and it’s deserving for our staff, and we’ll 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 in Lagos to N100,000. (This is) not because I want to make anybody look bad, it’s really because I want my people to have a living wage."
“I want our people to know that their government is working for them, ”Sanwo-Olu said.
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