Nigerian workers demand N300,000 minimum wage

The Federal Workers Forum (FWF) has written to President Tinubu and the National Assembly, demanding an immediate review of Federal civil servants’ salaries and an increase in the minimum wage from N70,000 to N300,000.

The letter, dated 2 September 2026 and signed by the FWF National Coordinator, Andrew Emelieze, and General Secretary, Ogundele Ayodele, was addressed to the Senate President and Speaker of the House of Representatives through the Clerk of the National Assembly.

President Tinubu, the Chief Justice of Nigeria and the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation were also listed among the recipients.

The forum also demanded a minimum salary of N1.5 million for Level 17 officers, arguing that the current wage structure no longer reflected the economic realities confronting federal workers.

“We call for justice and immediate wage review now, adjust the federal minimum wage to N300,000 and a maximum wage of N1.5 million for the Level 17 officers.”

The FWF said its demand was necessitated by what it described as the incomplete implementation of the N70,000 minimum wage approved in 2024, claiming that federal workers had yet to receive the full consequential adjustment and associated allowances.

“It will surprise you to hear that the Federal Government has not fully implemented the new national minimum wage since July 2024. We have been in the battle for full consequential adjustment of the new minimum wage,” the forum said.

According to the workers, the 2024 wage review increased the minimum wage from N30,000 to N70,000 but resulted in what they described as a flat N40,000 increase across all levels of the federal civil service.

“Only N40,000 was added to the salaries of every federal worker across all levels” the forum said

The latest demand comes amid continuing disagreements over the implementation of the 2024 minimum wage and related allowances.

The N70,000 minimum wage replaced the previous N30,000 benchmark following negotiations between the Federal Government and organised labour. The new wage framework is subject to review after three years.