Civil servants under the Joint National Public Service Negotiating Council, JNPSNC, are demanding a 400% increase in the current N70,000 national minimum wage to address rising living costs.
The demand was part of resolutions reached at a two-day National Retreat and Expanded NEC meeting held June 23-24 in Osogbo, Osun State, according to a communiqué signed by National Chairman Benjamin Uyanto and National Secretary Olowoyo Gbenga.
The council said declining purchasing power has left workers and their families facing “undeserved hardship.” They urged federal and state governments to urgently approve and implement a new minimum wage of N280,000 – 400% of the current N70,000 – to cushion economic challenges.
JNPSNC also called for talks on a new national minimum wage to begin by July 2026, ahead of the statutory review due in Q1 2027. The union said early negotiations would prevent delays and disputes that usually trail wage reviews.
The union expressed dissatisfaction with some state governments that have failed to implement consequential salary adjustments from the N70,000 minimum wage. It warned that JNPSNC leadership would take “appropriate hard steps” against states that refuse to pay approved adjustments.
The council also raised concerns over non-implementation of collective bargaining agreements and demanded immediate payment of the 40% peculiar allowance approved by the National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission. It further urged implementation of occupational hazard allowances for agricultural professionals approved by the 46th National Council on Establishment
JNPSNC asked the federal government to revive the economy, strengthen the naira, improve electricity generation, and provide tax reliefs to workers and investors to stimulate growth.
Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke and officials from the Federal Ministry of Labour attended the meeting. Participants also passed a vote of confidence on JNPSNC’s national leadership and approved a four-year single tenure for both national and state positions, effective from the next election.
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