Workers under the Adamawa State Government have requested an upward review of the minimum wage they currently receive.

The workers, who have been earning the national monthly minimum wage of N70,000, said on Friday that they need the wage adjusted to reflect current realities.

The State Chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Emmanuel Fashe, who presented the workers’ position in his Workers’ Day speech, said the rising cost of food, transport, housing and other basic needs calls for higher wages.

We request the reconvening of the state Minimum Wage Committee to negotiate a living wage that matches today’s economy,” Fashe said.

Governor Ahmadu Fintiri, who was represented at the May Day celebration at Mahmud Ribadu Square, Yola, by his deputy, Professor Kaletapwa Farauta, said the government is committed to meeting the needs of workers as resources permit.

On the issue of the minimum wage in particular, Fintiri said it would depend on what is decided at the national level.

“Whenever a national minimum wage is agreed on at the national level, Adamawa will lead the way in implementing it,” the governor assured, recalling how the state became the first in August 2024 to begin paying the N70,000 minimum wage.