- Bayelsa State Governor Douye Diri has approved an N80,000 minimum wage for workers in the state
- The governor said the payment is necessary considering the current economic situation, adding that the new minimum wage will commence in November
- Governor Diri has joined his counterparts in Akwa Ibom, Enugu and Niger states, who have also announced N80,000 minimum wage for workers in their states
Douye Diri, the governor of Bayelsa state, has announced the approval of the N80,000 minimum wage for workers in the state.
The governor announced the development in a tweet on Sunday, October 26, joining the likes of Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom, Umar Bago of Niger and Peter Mbah of Enugu, who had earlier declared the same amount as minimum wage for workers in their states.
