The Commissioner for data and Orientation, Prince Dotun Oyelade, stated in a assertion that the Technical Committee set up by way of the kingdom government endorsed and received approval from Governor Seyi Makinde for the implementation of the brand new income scale.
Gov Seyi Makinde
Oyo kingdom Governor, Seyi Makinde has accredited a minimum wage of ₦80,000 for employees within the state.
The Commissioner for information and Orientation, Prince Dotun Oyelade, stated in a declaration that the Technical Committee set up with the aid of the country government encouraged and obtained approval from Governor Seyi Makinde for the implementation of the brand new income scale.
He brought that the brand new scale will be implemented as quickly because the consequential adjustments system is finished by means of the committee comprising authorities and labour top officials.
Oyelade recalled that handiest remaining month, the countrywide Bureau of records (NBS), in its state-of-the-art employment information published for 2024, rated Oyo because the most employee-pleasant state within the whole of Southern Nigeria thanks to a massive decline in the state’s unemployment charge following a sequence of excessive-pitched employment of workers into numerous sectors of the state.
The Commissioner cited the state will pay employees salaries on twenty fifth of every month when you consider that Governor Makinde got here into workplace in 2019.
He additionally said the Governor started out paying the preceding ₦30,000 minimal wage from inception over four years ago, along with steady fee of pensions, gratuities and thirteenth month income for workers and pensioners.