States, FCT Will Implement New Minimum Wage By January 2025 – FG

The Federal Government has disclosed that many States and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) will comply with the new national minimum wage by January 2025.

Minister of Labour and Employment, Muhammad Maigari Dingyadi, disclosed this during a meeting with a delegation from the Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria (ASCN) in Abuja on Thursday.

“The FCT said it will comply with the new minimum wage in January. But your FCT chapter is saying that they want it done right now. I am not sure whether that is fair.

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“Many states are going to do it in January. So, I don’t know why your FCT chapter is not accepting the same January. So, since you have raised this issue, we are going to look at the matter once again and see what could be done, particularly about the federal agencies you talked about,” Dingyadi said.

He emphasized that most states had set January 2025 as their compliance target and urged workers in the FCT to align with the same timeline.

Dingyadi assured the ASCN delegation that all outstanding issues would be thoroughly examined and resolved amicably.