The Edo State Government under the leadership of Godwin Obaseki, on Monday approved a new minimum wage of N70,000 for civil servants in the state. This was announced in a press statement issued on the government’s official X account, stating the payment of the new minimum wage would commence on May 1, 2024. The statement reads: “Gov Obaseki Increases Minimum Wage to N70,000 in Edo, Commissions Labour House, Names It After Comrade Adams Oshiomhole….
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) - Government Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has increased the minimum wage for the state’s workers from ₦30,000 to ₦40,000 because of the increase in the cost of living as a result of the increase in the cost of transportation which was caused by the removal of subsidy by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.