{
  "id": 9628217,
  "title": "Workers can’t survive on N70,000 minimum wage – Tinubu’s Minister, Keyamo",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/workers-cant-survive-on-n70-000-minimum-wage-tinubus-minister-keyamo",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-24T20:55:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/09/24/workers-cant-survive-on-n70000-minimum-wage-tinubus-minister-keyamo/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Festus Keyamo, the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, has expressed concern that Nigerian workers can no longer make ends meet with the current N70,000 minimum wage. Speaking at the 2026 National Pre-Retirement Summit organized by XEM Consultants Limited, Keyamo highlighted the impact of the rising cost of living on workers' purchasing power. He emphasized the urgent need for a wage review and urged the Federal Government to engage in more productive discussions with organized labor. Keyamo pointed out that workers are demanding wages as high as N500,000, recalling the negotiations that led to the increase in the minimum wage from N30,000 to N70,000 in 2024. Despite the increased minimum wage, he stressed that it remains inadequate to cover the economic challenges workers face. Keyamo also criticized some government agencies for their treatment of workers, particularly instances where basic allowances are withheld while senior officials approve expenditures for international travel. He underscored the indispensable role of workers, stating, \"Without these workers, we will not have a country. It's not the machines or everything that you have; it's the human factor. Without that, no machine will move.\"",
  "summary": "The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, says Nigerian workers can no longer survive on the N70,000 national minimum wage with the current economic pressures. Keyamo said this at the 2026 National Pre-Retirement Summit organised by XEM Consultants Limited. Speaking at the event, Keyamo stated that the rising cost of living had eroded […] Workers can’t survive on N70,000…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}