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Data and reportsNigeria informal economy statistics 2026: jobs, unemployment and informal work in numbersKey figures on Nigeria's informal economy and labour market: NBS, ILO, World Bank and SMEDAN data, with dates, sources and what each number means.6 Nov 2026 · 15 min readData and reportsMinimum Wage in Nigeria 2026: ₦70,000, What Each State Pays and What It Really BuysNigeria's ₦70,000 minimum wage in 2026: who it covers, what every state pays, what it buys at NBS food prices, and what informal workers earn.6 Nov 2026 · 12 min read
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