Ebonyi governor raises minimum wage to N90,000

Ebonyi State Governor Francis Nwifuru has increased the minimum wage for civil servants from N70,000 to N90,000.

The Ebonyi State Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Ikeuwa Omebe, disclosed this while briefing newsmen on the outcome of the state Executive Council meeting on Thursday, August 28, 2025.

Omebe said the increment was to enhance workers’ welfare, adding that the implementation was with immediate effect and covered all categories of the workforce.

Omebe said: “We want to state categorically that this is not a political statement, as this government does not toy with workers’ welfare.

“The government has offset the pension and gratuities of state retirees from its creation in 1996 to date.

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“The verification process for retirees in the Local Government Areas had commenced and when completed, the payment will be made.”

The commissioner described the governor as “a leader, builder of capacity, human beings and infrastructure”, adding: “The government is anchored on the biblical people’s charter of needs mantra, which is leading the people according to their needs.”

Omebe disclosed that the EXCO also considered the implementation of the eighth-year tenure policy for directors and immediate retirement of those who have served for the period on the same cadre.

“The EXCO exhaustively deliberated on the issue and approved its implementation for the affected permanent secretaries and directors,” he said.

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