The Southern Governors’ Forum has called for the ability of each state to pay the new minimum wage to be considered, and for each state to negotiate the new wage with labor unions.
The Nigerian Governors’ Forum (NGF) has promised to continue engaging with stakeholders to reach a mutually agreeable solution to the new minimum wage crisis.
Organised Labour has raised alarm over the delay in concluding the new minimum wage, and is pushing for industrial action to quicken the process.
President Bola Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima did not comment on the new minimum wage at the National Economic Council (NEC) meeting, despite the growing tension over the issue.
