Federal Workers Demand N300,000 Minimum Wage, N1.5m Salary for Top Civil Servants
The Federal Workers Forum (FWF) has called on President Bola Tinubu and the National Assembly to review the salaries of federal civil servants and increase the national minimum wage from N70,000 to N300,000.
The demand was contained in a letter dated September 2, 2026, signed by the FWF National Coordinator, Andrew Emelieze, and General Secretary, Ogundele Ayodele.
The letter was addressed to the Senate President and Speaker of the House of Representatives through the Clerk of the National Assembly.
The forum also listed President Tinubu, the Chief Justice of Nigeria and the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation among the recipients.
In addition to the proposed N300,000 minimum wage, the workers demanded a minimum salary of N1.5 million for Level 17 officers.
The FWF argued that the current salary structure no longer reflected the economic realities facing federal workers, particularly amid rising living costs.
“We call for justice and immediate wage review now, adjust the federal minimum wage to N300,000 and a maximum wage of N1.5 million for the Level 17 officers,” the forum said.
The workers said their demand was driven by what they described as the incomplete implementation of the N70,000 minimum wage approved in 2024.
According to the FWF, federal workers have yet to receive the full consequential adjustment and other allowances associated with the new wage structure.
“It will surprise you to hear that the Federal Government has not fully implemented the new national minimum wage since July 2024. We have been in the battle for full consequential adjustment of the new minimum wage,” the forum stated.
The group further claimed that although the 2024 wage review increased the national minimum wage from N30,000 to N70,000, federal workers across different salary levels received what it described as a uniform N40,000 increase.
“Only N40,000 was added to the salaries of every federal worker across all levels,” the forum said.
The latest demand comes amid ongoing concerns over the implementation of the 2024 minimum wage and the payment of related consequential adjustments and allowances.
The N70,000 minimum wage replaced the previous N30,000 benchmark following negotiations between the Federal Government and organised labour. Under the new wage framework, the minimum wage is subject to review after three years.
