JUST IN: STATE GOVERNORS PROPOSE NEW MINIMUM WAGE, OTHERS AS PALLIATIVES

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By ‘Leke Yusuf

Rising from an emergency session of the National Economic Council (NEC) at the State House, Abuja on Thursday; the 36 state governors have proposed that a new minimum wage should be negotiated with Nigerian workers.

The meeting chaired by Vice President Kashim Shettima made the following resolutions:

  • Negotiate New Minimum Wage for Nigerian Workers
  • Respective State to Implement the Cash Transfer Programme
  • Cash Awards to Civil Servants for a Period of Six Months
  • All Outstanding Liabilities by States Governments to Civil Servants should be Paid Immediately
  • Micro, Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (MSMEs) to be Supported with Single Digit Interest Loans
  • An Immediate Implementation of the Energy Transition Plan

 

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