Minimum Wage: Governors to Hold Emergency Meeting | METROWATCH
By Seyi Babalola Governors of Nigeria's 36 states have scheduled an emergency meeting for today, Wednesday, to discuss the proposed new minimum wage. This comes just a few hours after the Federal Executive Council, or FEC, voted to withdraw the minimum wage directive on Tuesday. It should be recalled that the 36 governors previously rejected the federal government's suggested N62,000, claiming that if the figure is enforced, some states may be forced to borrow money. However, the organised labour is still insisting on N250,000 ...