At $83 per month, Nigeria's minimum wage is still one of the lowest in Africa
pulse.ng Nov 7, 2018 11:55 AM
Despite the approval of N30,000 ($83) minimum wage, Nigeria is still rank low among big economies in Africa concerning national pay for its workers.

Nigerian labour congress (ThisDay)
If the Nigerian government successfully approved the N30,000 ($83) minimum wage, it will still be among the lowest in Africa.

According to NewMinimumWage, a website that aggregates a country's national wage, Nigeria is still rank low among big economies in Africa concerning national pay for its workers.

In South Africa, the minimum wage is pegged at 3,500 rands ($277), Morocco pays 3,000 MADs ($316) and Algeria pays 8,000 Algerian dinars ($151) per month.

In Kenya, workers now earn about 13572 shillings ($133) with the announcement of a 5% increase in minimum wage in May 2018.

On November 6, 2018, Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari endorsed a new salary structure of N30,000 as set by the tripartite committee on Review of National Minimum Wage.

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