The Federal Workers Forum (FWF) has called on President Bola Tinubu and the National Assembly to urgently increase Nigeria’s minimum wage for federal workers from N70,000 to N300,000, citing the rising cost of living and what it described as the failure to fully implement the current wage structure.
In a letter dated September 2, 2026, the group also demanded an immediate review of the salaries of federal civil servants, proposing that Level 17 officers should earn as much as N1.5 million.
The letter was signed by the FWF National Coordinator, Andrew Emelieze, and its General Secretary, Ogundele Ayodele. It was addressed to the leadership of the National Assembly through the Clerk of the National Assembly, with President Tinubu, the Chief Justice of Nigeria and the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation also listed among the recipients.
According to the workers’ forum, the current salary structure no longer reflects the harsh economic realities facing federal civil servants. The group argued that a comprehensive wage review had become necessary to ensure workers could cope with the rising cost of essential goods and services.
The FWF therefore called for the minimum wage to be raised to N300,000, while proposing a maximum salary of N1.5 million for Level 17 officers, who occupy the highest grade level in the federal civil service.
“We call for justice and immediate wage review now, adjust the federal minimum wage to N300,000 and a maximum wage of N1.5m for the Level 17 officers,” the group stated.
The forum also accused the Federal Government of failing to fully implement the N70,000 minimum wage approved in 2024. According to the workers, they are still battling for the full implementation of consequential salary adjustments and other allowances associated with the wage increase.
The group claimed that although the minimum wage was raised from N30,000 to N70,000, the implementation across the federal civil service did not adequately reflect differences in grade levels.
According to the FWF, the review effectively resulted in what it described as a flat N40,000 increase across various levels, rather than a properly structured consequential adjustment that would reflect the responsibilities and salary scales of workers on different grade levels.
The latest demand is expected to intensify conversations around workers’ welfare and the rising cost of living in Nigeria, as the Federal Workers Forum pushes for a major overhaul of the existing salary structure.
The group is now calling on President Tinubu and the National Assembly to intervene and ensure an immediate review and full implementation of a wage structure it believes better reflects the current economic situation facing federal workers.
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