Minimum wage earners in Ekiti needed over 93% of their salary to afford a healthy diet in March 2026

Minimum wage earners in Ekiti needed over 93% of their salary to afford a healthy diet in March 2026

1. Ekiti: 93%
CoHD: N64,830

2. Imo: 91%
CoHD: N63,599

3. Abia: 87%
CoHD: N61,076

4. Lagos: 85%
CoHD: N59,821

5. Ebonyi: 84%
CoHD: N58,620

6. Bayelsa: 83%
CoHD: N58,190

7. Enugu: 80%
CoHD: N56,322

8. Osun: 80%
CoHD: N56,076

9. Anambra: 78%
CoHD: N54,680

10. Ondo: 77%
CoHD: N53,819

The states listed represent the top 10 states where minimum wage (N70,000) earners spent the largest share of their income on the Cost of a Healthy Diet (CoHD) in March 2026

<NBS, TheCableIndex>
#TheCableIndex