The governors of Nigeria’s 36 states have scheduled an emergency meeting for today, Wednesday, to discuss the proposed new minimum wage.
This decision was made shortly after the Federal Executive Council (FEC)the memo on the minimum wage on Tuesday.
The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, on Tuesday told journalists that the FEC could not make a decision due to the involvement of local government, state governments, the federal government, and the organised private sector.
It should be noted that the 36 governors had previously turned down the proposed N62,000 wage, citing concerns that some states would need to borrow money to meet the requirement.
However, the organised labour is still insisting on N250,000 wage.
According to Daily Trust, the Acting Director on Media and Public Affairs of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, NGF, Halima Ahmed, disclosed that the governors would meet in Abuja by 7 pm today, Wednesday, over the matter.
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