Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has given his approval for the implementation of a 20% pay increment for state employees.
This comes after a pledge he made during an interactive session with civil servants at the local government level on Monday, March 6, 2023, at the Adeyemi Bayero Auditorium within the Alausa Secretariat, in Ikeja.
He approved that the payment process begin immediately through a circular dated MondayMarch 20 2023 and signed by the Head of Service, Hakeem Muri-Okunola.
Commencing on January 1st, 2023, the new pay system will be in place, the arrears for January 2023 will be paid along with the payments for March 2023, while the arrears for February 2023 will be paid along with the salaries for April 2023.