BREAKING: Bago Becomes 1st Northern Governor to Announce N80k Minimum Wage, Details Emerge [Video]

• Niger Governor Umaru Bago has announced N80,000 as the new minimum wage for workers in the state, starting from November
• The governor announced the development after a closed-door meeting with labour leaders, adding that the new minimum wage is sustainable
• Governor Bago then became the first governor from the northern region who announce as high as N80,000 as minimum wage to workers in the state

Governor Umaru Bago of Niger State has authorized a new minimum wage of N80,000 for civil servants in the state, set to take effect in November.

The special adviser to the governor on digital media and strategy, Abdullberqy Usman Ebbo, shared the details in a tweet on Friday, October 25.

How much is Niger paying as minimum wage?

Apparently, the governor would be the first from northern Nigeria to announce N80,000 as the minimum wage in the region.

Governor Bago reportedly disclosed this after a closed door meeting with the leadership …