Metro Nigeria: List of States Owing Salaries and Number of Months Owed

According to the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) 23 states are currently owing local government workers salaries of up to 16 months.

  1. Bayelsa state- owes 10 to 16 months
  2. Kogi - 7 to 15 months
  3. Delta - 8 to 14 months
  4. Kaduna - 12 months
  5. Oyo - 3 to 11 months
  6. Edo - 10 months
  7. Abia - 5 to 9 months
  8. Kwara - 2 to 9 months
  9. Benue - 9 months
  10. Nasarawa - 7 months
  11. Ondo - 6 months
  12. Ekiti - 6 months
  13. Imo - 6 months
  14. Adamawa - 4 months
  15. Rivers - 4 months
  16. Akwa Ibom - 4 months
  17. Ebonyi - 4 months
  18. Plateau - 4 months
  19. Taraba - 3 months
  20. FCT- 3 months
  21. Enugu- 1 to 3 months
  22. Osun - been paying half salaries for 24 months
  23. Cross River- about 700 workers are owed for between 1 to 3 months
  24. Zamfara - hasn't implemented minimum wage

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