Nigeria minimum wage
National minimum wage per month, per the National Minimum Wage (Amendment) Act 2024.
| Current value | 70000 NGN/month |
|---|---|
| In force from | 2024-07-29 |
| Official source | The State House, Abuja |
| Last verified | 2026-07-14 |
| Verification | primary — No verification limitation recorded — read from the official source cited. |
| Provenance | source fingerprint |
What this value means
In June 2026 the Presidency signalled a review is coming and unions demand N154,000, but no new rate is law as of 2026-07-14. Statutory three-year review due 2027 — re-verify frequently. Some states pay above the national floor (e.g. Imo N104,000, Lagos/Rivers N85,000).
Earlier values
| From | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-04-18 | 30000 | Federal Government of Nigeria |
Get it programmatically
curl https://afriref.dev/v1/ng/minimum-wage
# $0.001 per call — x402 on Base (USDC). No key, no signup.
# History: curl https://afriref.dev/v1/ng/minimum-wage/history?from=2020-01-01
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