Cleaning jobs in Nigeria: pay, hours and how to get hired fast
The questions people ask before applying. One-line answer first, the full answer and its source underneath. When you are ready, the job search button is at the end.
1 OF 8How much does a cleaning job pay in Nigeria?₦70,000–₦150,000 a month in current ads.Full answer ▾
All 16 cleaner ads with pay on Jobberman’s first page showed ₦70,000–₦150,000, and so did 3 janitor ads. One Lagos office cleaner ad stated ₦70,000 in the text, the national minimum wage.
Jobberman job ads; National Minimum Wage (Amendment) Act 20242 OF 8Do I need experience?Often no: SSCE and 0–1 year.Full answer ▾
The Lagos office cleaner ad asked for SSCE and “0–1 year”. This is one of the fastest jobs to start, which is why it is a good first job while you look for something else.
Jobberman job ad3 OF 8Can I be paid less than ₦70,000?The minimum wage is ₦70,000 a month.Full answer ▾
The National Minimum Wage (Amendment) Act 2024 set ₦70,000 a month, and it covers private employers. Ask for your pay in writing before you start.
ThisDay, July 20244 OF 8What are the hours?Early mornings or evenings, before or after offices open.Full answer ▾
Office cleaners usually work before staff arrive or after they leave; mall and site cleaners work in shifts. You are owed at least one rest day of 24 hours in every seven days.
Labour Act, section 13(7)Pay and experience are the first half of the decision. The next four answers cover the hours, the work and where it leads.
Pay figures here come from real job ads on Nigerian job boards. Rules come from official sources, named under each answer.
5 OF 8What does the work involve?Cleaning floors, toilets, kitchens and offices, and restocking supplies.Full answer ▾
You sweep and mop, clean toilets and kitchens, empty bins and report anything broken. Learn which chemicals must never be mixed, and ask for gloves.
6 OF 8Do cleaning firms hire many people?Yes: new contracts mean group hiring.Full answer ▾
Cleaning companies serve offices, banks and estates on contract. When they win a new contract they recruit several cleaners at once, so check their pages and job boards often.
7 OF 8Can I move up?Yes: supervisor, or a move into housekeeping.Full answer ▾
Cleaners who are reliable become supervisors in charge of a site. Hotel housekeeping is a close next step. Read the housekeeping guide.
8 OF 8How do I spot a fake cleaning job?Real employers never charge you to apply or start.Full answer ▾
Walk away if you are asked to pay for a form, training, a uniform, a test or a “starter kit”, promised high pay for little work, or asked for your BVN, bank PIN or OTP before you have even met the employer. Jobberman calls certification, background-check or set-up fees “a big red flag”. The EFCC has said it does not collect money from job seekers and asks people to report such requests at its nearest office or a police station.
Never pay for a uniform or ID card to start.
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