The Federal Workers Forum has written to President Bola Tinubu and the National Assembly, calling for an immediate review of the salaries of federal civil servants and an increase in the minimum wage from N70,000 to N300,000.

The letter, dated September 2, 2026, was signed by the FWF National Coordinator, Andrew Emelieze, and the General Secretary, Ogundele Ayodele. It was addressed to the Senate President and Speaker of the House of Representatives through the Clerk of the National Assembly.

President Tinubu, the Chief Justice of Nigeria and the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation were also listed as recipients of the letter.

The forum also proposed a minimum salary of N1.5 million for Level 17 officers, arguing that the existing wage structure no longer reflects the economic realities facing federal civil servants.

Backing its demand, the workers said in the letter, “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 FWF said the demand became necessary due to what it described as the incomplete implementation of the N70,000 minimum wage approved in 2024. The forum claimed that federal workers were yet to receive the full consequential adjustments and related allowances arising from the wage review.

The group stated, “It will surprise you to hear that the Federal Government has not fully implemented the new national minimum wage since July 2024. We have been in the battle for full consequential adjustment of the new minimum wage.”

The workers said the 2024 wage review increased the minimum wage from N30,000 to N70,000, but effectively translated into a uniform N40,000 increment across the various levels of the federal civil service.

The forum said, “Only N40,000 was added to the salaries of every federal worker across all levels.”

The latest demand comes amid ongoing disagreements over the implementation of the 2024 minimum wage and the payment of related allowances.

The N70,000 minimum wage replaced the previous N30,000 benchmark following negotiations between the Federal Government and organised labour. Under the new wage framework, the minimum wage is expected to be reviewed after three years.

However, the FWF argued that the statutory three-year review period should not stop the government from taking immediate action in response to what it described as an emergency erosion of workers’ purchasing power.