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A man employed at a cafeteria within the University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) who earned a monthly wage of ₦15,000 has reportedly been sacked after confronting his employer over an unpaid June salary. The worker says he received only ₦10,000 when he asked for the owed pay, and was subsequently terminated from his role at the eatery.

The incident was first brought to public attention in a post shared on X (formerly Twitter) by the user @Wisdomiel, who provided a short account of what happened and included a screenshot related to the exchange. According to the post, the employee had not been paid for June and — facing urgent school-related expenses — reached out to his manager to request the outstanding amount.

In his post, the man explained that he called his boss to explain his situation and request the unpaid wage. Rather than receiving the full ₦15,000 he was entitled to for the month, the boss sent a partial payment of ₦10,000. The worker says that shortly after accepting the partial payment and explaining his need, he was dismissed from his position without further compensation or explanation.

“Last month, I was sacked from my job at an eatery in Unilorin, where I earned ₦15,000 monthly. In June, they didn’t pay my salary, so I called my boss to explain that I urgently needed the money for school stuff. He sent me ₦10,000, and shortly after, I was sacked,” he wrote in the post shared by @Wisdomiel, according to the screenshot circulated online.

The post has prompted questions from members of the online community about labour practices at small campus eateries and the protections available to low-paid workers who depend on punctual wages to cover school fees and other essential costs. Several commentators called for the eatery’s management to explain its actions and for university authorities to look into the matter, given the worker’s claim that his dismissal followed directly after asking for legally owed pay.

Labour rights advocates note that even informal and low-wage employees are entitled to fair treatment and prompt payment for services rendered. Observers also highlighted the power imbalance that can leave students and other vulnerable workers reluctant to press for full wages for fear of retaliation, such as termination.

Attempts to reach the eatery’s management for comment have not been included in the post shared on X. The worker’s account, as published by @Wisdomiel, is currently the primary piece of evidence circulating online; however, interested parties have urged further verification and a formal response from the eatery and any relevant campus authorities.

As the story continues to circulate on social platforms, several users have suggested practical steps for the displaced worker, including contacting campus student services, the university’s labour relations office (if available), or local worker-rights organisations that assist with wage disputes and wrongful dismissals. Others encouraged witnesses or anyone with additional information to come forward to corroborate the account


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Capitalism at its worst. They only care about making money!

Lolz. Hmm, naija we are our own enemy.. Everything here it's so dis-tasteful.

In this country poor man names of our own imagine 15k monthly what for is it for recharge card

How can someone earn 30k below in this economy. How do people even survive?

Could this not be a reason for high crime rate.

He need to explain to the police how he survived on 15k salary. If I am a boss and my worker is surviving on 30k salary it will get me worried. Put them on watchlist they are stealing something except they turn themselves to beggars

Sad. Greedy employers everywhere, but that’s not the whole story sha. If employees show you some funny skills ehn . You on your own will learn dirty ones to protect yourself.

I still can relate, how can one survives with 15K monthly or he has another side hustles?

tinubu follow do this one, nigerians are their own enemy

15k? and u urself took the job?....how e dey spend am 😒, so na x2 of someone salary I use collect PC games yesterday...God abeg🙏

Ha. How can you be paying an adult 15k as salary? Even I won't allow my 5 year old baby to work for 15k, no matter what the work is, even if it is to act like Emmanuella in a skit for someone

I reserve my comment until I hear from the eatery

10k wey dey last barely 3days
Nawa ooooooooooooo

Hmmm too bad
How can person relate with 15monthly salary.

fineboynl:
He need to explain to the police how he survived on 15k salary. If I am a boss and my worker is surviving on 30k salary it will get me worried. To them them on watchlist they are stealing something something except they turn themselves to beggars

I pay 40k with accommodation, it’s still not enough, but many businesses are barely floating in Nigeria as we speak. For who will say it’s too poor I pay that salary out of my pocket after wasting the profit on fuel.

15k monthly? The guy should come out and explain what he eats daily.

The way in which we treat workers in Nigeria is annoying. Why would you delay a staff's salary?

hosemujica:
Sad. Greedy employers everywhere, but that’s not the whole story sha. If employees show you some funny skills ehn . You on your own will learn dirty ones to protect yourself.

Including many landlords. Those ones are very wicked

Maybe its a part-time job. I read that he is a student. He goes to lectures in the morning and resumes there at night.

This is some sad stuff. 15k monthly? That's lower than peanuts

GboyegaD:
The way in which we treat workers in Nigeria is annoying. Why would you delay a staff's salary?

That is how these unstructured small to medium employers behave. They will look for ways to deduct the already low salary. Imagine 15k? I have an old friend paying her nanny 15k. Except she done increase am last month.

Love800:
Maybe its a part-time job. I read that he is a student. He goes to lectures in the morning and resumes there at night.

Even with that , that is slavery wages.
Make God help us all

Are you sure you are not stealing from that company to survive because I don't understand how you spend 500# per day in this economy.

Wish I at least have a salary or any means of livelihood. I am fed up

Wicked people everywhere. How can you give N10k out of N15k for June and we are in the middle of August.

Even the N15k, is it for transport or daily lunch while on the job.
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15k = few bottles of brew and a peppesoup
by the way who these men paying HK 80k a lay ??
just wanna tell you you're a very wicked soul
imagine paying so high for something wey no suppose pass 10k
thereby hiking the price above the means of honest toilng men
SM Crusaders ngwanu over to you

pocohantas:
That is how these unstructured small to medium employers behave. They will look for ways to deduct the already low salary. Imagine 15k? I have an old friend paying her nanny 15k. Except she done increase am last month.

Nanny N15k? And she expects the nanny to treat her child well when her nanny's take home can't take her home?

What Nigerians suffer on top of underemployment.

GboyegaD:
Nanny N15k? And she expects the nanny to treat her child well when her nanny's take home can't take her home?

Yes, 15k
She said she is feeding and housing the girl.
It is a live-in nanny.

Campus eateries are not sorely run by the universities but leased out to operators, so you can't really blame the campus on this one.
If he is collecting 15k then it's a bukka not an eatery.
Restaurants generally don't pay well, the assumption is that the workers have access to free food which is not true for Nigeria.