The minimum wage for all civil and public servants has been increased from the previous salary of 70 000 to 90 000.
The new minimum wage is immediately implemented, according to the state government.
The Executive Council meeting on Wednesday, August 27, 2025, at the New Government House in Abakaliki, the state capital of Ebonyi, decided this.
The Commissioner for Information, Ikeuwa Collins-Omebeh, made the announcement in a press release that was made available to Channels Television on Thursday.
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The state government’s decision to increase the minimum wage to $90,000 was directly related to Governor Francis Nwifuru’s “People’s Charter of Needs Agenda,” the statement claimed.
He continued, noting that the governor had put a premium on the welfare of the state’s workers.
Omebeh also disclosed that the state government had also approved the establishment of the Ebonyi State Virology Research and Innovative Center.
He noted that this would increase the state’s capacity for viral disease surveillance, diagnosis, training, and advancements in science at the global level.
The Imo State Government approved a decrease in the minimum wage from 70, 000 to 104, 000 on Wednesday.
During a crucial meeting with labor leaders at the state capital’s Owerri, governor Hope Uzodimma made the announcement.
The minimum wage bill was signed into law by President Bola Tinubu in July 2024, putting an end to months of discussions between government officials, labor unions, and the private sector.
The Minimum Wage Act, which increased the National Minimum Wage from 30 000 to 70 000, was passed by the National Assembly in Abuja shortly after the signing of it at the State House in Abuja.
Source: Channels TV
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