New minimum wage, merit awards and Ramadan support for workers

The state implemented the national minimum wage and introduced an Annual Merit Award for civil servants.

First merit award winners

5,000

Bags of rice for workers

900

Bags of maize (100 kg)

The new National Minimum Wage was implemented after a high-powered committee made its recommendations. A civil service refurbishment loan scheme was expanded, and wage awards and Ramadan support were paid to state and local government workers, including 5,000 bags of rice and 900 bags (100 kg) of maize.

An Annual Merit Award Scheme was introduced; in its first cycle, 14 outstanding civil servants from state and local government services were rewarded.

Sources

Figures are as reported in these sources. Most are the state government's own statements.

1Three Years in Office: Special Anniversary Magazine, Issue 1 (February 2026)Office of the SSA to the Governor on Media & Strategy

Beneficiaries assembled on a stadium pitch for a state empowerment programme

Social WelfareWards funded

Ongoing

₦10m for every ward: Community Development Programme

₦3 billion released in January 2025 for community-chosen projects in all 361 wards. The federal government's Renewed Hope Ward Development Programme followed the same model.

Statewide

Presentation of a ceremonial cheque at the flag-off of ₦21.1 billion in gratuity and death-benefit payments, January 2026

Social WelfareReleased

Completed

₦45.9bn of gratuities paid to 14,560 retirees and families

Gratuity backlogs at state, local government and education authority level cleared, including a ₦21 billion payment flagged off in January 2026.

Statewide₦45.9bn

District and village heads at the flag-off of their new grading under the Katsina State Emirate Law, April 2026

Governance & DigitalDistrict heads' new grade level