Nigeria's N70k minimum wage insufficient amid steep poverty - US govt

The US also stated that the Nigerian government rarely ensure nationwide compliance with the minimum wage as some states have refused to implement the law, citing financial constraints.

The United States government has raised doubts over the sustainability of Nigeria's new national minimum wage, expressing concern that the approved N70,000 benchmark is insufficient to lift citizens out of poverty due to the country’s worsening economic conditions.

This is according to its 2024 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices, released by the US Department of State’s Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labour on August 12, 2025.

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