Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has announced that the state government will pay N85,000 minimum wage to workers in the state.

Sanwo-Olu announced this while speaking on Channels Television’s programme Politics Today on Wednesday, October 16, 2024.

The amount to the paid by the Lagos State Government is N15,000 higher than the N70,000 approved by the federal government in July.

Sanwo-Olu said the payment of the minimum wage is not a competition, stressing that Lagos State is not paying N85,000 to outdo other states across the country but because it has the capacity to do so.

The governor said: “I am glad to let you know that the minimum wage for Lagos which we conversed and discussed with our union is N85,000 today.

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“It is not a competition, so I am not going to say we are paying more than some other people, it is a function of affordability and it is a function of capacity, but we know too well that when people live in Lagos, Lagos has a premium in terms of even the cost of living, we are fully aware.”

Sanwo-Olu added that the Lagos State Government had earlier in the year increased the salary of workers, saying it is his wish to be able to make the minimum wage N100,000 in January 2025.

Sanwo-Olu stated: “We actually increased salaries earlier in the year and deserving so for our staff and we will continue to do that.

“I would like to come back to you in January to say I have been able to increase the minimum wage of Lagos to N100,000 not because I want to make anybody look bad, it is really because I want my people to have a living wage.

“I want them to really be able to know that government is working for them.”

The Star