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Why Does Our Minimum Wage Keep Going Up?

All things now have higher prices.

The rate of inflation is at an all-time high.

NIGERIAN WORKERS’ MINIMUM WAGE & NASS BUDGET

Budget for NASS || Minimum Wage

1999: $2.2 billion || $3,000

₦29.5bn || ₦7,500 in 2000

2011: $18,000 || ₦111bn

₦139.5 billion || ₦30,000 in 2018

₦128 billion || ₦30,000 in 2019

2020: $128 billion || $30,000.

₦134bn || ₦30,000 in 2021

₦139bn || ₦30,000 in 2022

₦228.1bn || ₦30,000 in 2023

₦344.9bn || ₦30,000 in 2024

The expected monthly entitlement in the 2024 budget is:

₦37.57 million, Senator

Member of HoRep: ₦18.20 million

Nigerian Workers’ Minimum Wage: ₦30,000

Yes, you heard correctly—our minimum salary of $21 per month is among the lowest in the world! $21

however, the funding for our national parliament was relocated from

changed in 2023/2024 from ₦228.1B to ₦344.9B.

That is a discrepancy of ₦116.8B.

most amount in Nigerian history

However, our minimum salary remains ₦30,000. Some states don’t even make the required payments.

Which direction Nigeria?

Credit: Allschoolabs, Nairaland

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