Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu decided to double the minimum wage, in light of the inflation the country is witnessing, and caused widespread demonstrations against the high prices of living.
Bayo Onanuga, media advisor to the Nigerian president, explained on Thursday that President Tinubu “more than doubled the monthly minimum wage” to 70,000 naira, about 40 euros.
The media advisor added that the decision “concerns federal workers, employees, airport employees and teachers in the public sector,” adding that the Nigerian president pledged to “review the national minimum wage law every 3 years.”
The Nigerian president also promised to "help the private sector and territorial communities raise the minimum wage," which was 30,000 naira, about 17 euros.
The new increase in the minimum wage does not respond to the demands of the unions, which called for it to be raised to 250,000 naira, or about 141 euros.
In early June 2024, Nigeria witnessed demonstrations during which workers obstructed the national electricity grid and domestic flights, and closed most federal offices, ports, gas stations, and courts, to demand that the government increase the national minimum wage.
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