Osun: Aregbesola Okays N19,001 as Minimum Wage

Governor Rauf Aregbesola

Osun State government yesterday approved N19,001 as minimum wage for its workers in the state.

Following the approval, the state government said it has fully implemented the Minimum Wage Law for workers from Levels 01 to 07 as contained in the Minimum Wage Law recently enacted by the Federal Government.

In addition to this, the state government also approved substantial increase in the salaries of other grade levels. A breakdown of this showed that the government has approved additional N7,429,50 for workers from Levels 8 to 10; N6,611 for workers on Levels 12 to 14, while N5,096.40 has been added to salaries of workers on Levels 15 to 17.

The state government also assured the people that the administration of Governor Rauf Aregbesola was poised to ensure that workers in the state emerge the best paid workers throughout the country.

Also, the government noted that as soon as the Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) of the state improves, the government would review the salaries. The government also reminded the workers’ representatives of the plan to set up the Salaries and Wages Commission which will fix salaries and wages of workers according to the increase in the financial fortunes of the state.