Another Nigerian governor announces new minimum wage

Governor Bassey Otu of Cross Rivers State has announced N40,000 as the new minimum wage for civil servants in the state.

He made the announcement on Wednesday at U. J. Esuene Stadium in Calabar, where he joined the 2024 Workers Day Celebration, the spokesperson to the governor, Nsa Gill said in a statement.

According to the statement, Mr Otu said the new minimum wage aligns with “the realities of the time rather than sentiments”.