Oyo workers get new minimum wage

The Oyo State Government has paid  ₦12 billion to the state government workers to reflect the new minimum wage.

The  Oyo state Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Dotun Oyelade, who revealed this in a statement on Saturday, said the amount paid was a fulfillment of the promise made by  Governor Seyi Makinde that the payment of the ₦80,000 minimum wage for the state workers would commence in January, 2025.

“One of the implications of the new wage is that workers on Grade Levels I to VI now enjoy a minimum of ₦50,000 increment while the salaries of those on Grade Level 17 shoot up by over ₦180,000.

“In this same month of January, pensioners are not left behind in the comprehensive welfare.

“A minimum pension of ₦25,000 and a 33 percent pension increment for over 40,000 retirees have been approved with immediate effect,” he said.