Federal workers write Tinubu, NASS, demand N300,000 as minimum wage
Civil Servants under the aegis of Federal Workers Forum have proposed a news minimum wage arguing that the current wage structure no longer reflects the economic realities confronting federal workers. The forum in a letter to President Bola Tinubu and the National Assembly, demandes an immediate review of salaries and an increase in the minimum […] The post Federal workers write Tinubu, NASS,…
Federal workers have written to President Bola Tinubu and the National Assembly, demanding an immediate review of their minimum wage. They propose raising the wage from the current N70,000 to N300,000. This proposal comes after the Federal Workers Forum (FWF) said the current wage structure does not reflect the economic realities facing federal employees.
In a letter dated September 2, 2026, the FWF addressed the National Assembly, the Senate President, Speaker of the House of Representatives, and several government officials. The demand for a higher minimum wage is due to the perceived inadequacy of the N70,000 wage, which has not been fully implemented since July 2024, according to the FWF.
The Forum claims that only a N40,000 increase was added to federal workers' salaries across all levels in 2024, leaving the wage structure insufficient to meet living expenses. The workers cited rising costs of living, such as food, transportation, accommodation, electricity, and cooking gas, as reasons for their demand. They also highlighted the negative impact of the low wage on workers' productivity and potential for corruption.
The FWF argued that the federal workers, who they describe as the "engine room of governance," should receive improved wages as government revenues and expenditures increase.
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