Nigerian workers demand N300,000 minimum wage, FG faces fresh salary pressure

The Federal Workers Forum, FWF, has demanded an contiguous summation successful the national minimum wage from N70,000 to N300,000, noting that the existent wage operation tin nary longer prolong civilian servants amid Nigeria’s rising outgo of living.

The Forum made the request successful a missive dated September 2, 2026, addressed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the National Assembly, with the Senate President, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Chief Justice of Nigeria and Head of the Civil Service of the Federation listed among the recipients.

The workers besides projected a caller wage operation that would spot the highest-paid Level 17 serviceman connected a monthly wage of N1.5 million, portion Level 1 Step 1 workers would gain N300,000.

“We telephone for justness and contiguous wage reappraisal now, set the national minimum wage to N300,000 and a maximum wage of N1.5m for the Level 17 officers,” the Forum said.

The FWF argued that the Federal Government had not afloat implemented the 2024 minimum wage agreement, claiming that national workers had yet to person the afloat c...