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‘N60, 000 minimum wage not sustainable’ – Nigerian Governors Forum

Aminu Imam
Governors Forum

Governors, under the aegis of the Nigerian Governors Forum, (NGF), say the N60,000 minimum wage for workers is not sustainable. In a statement issued yesterday by its Director of Media and Public Affairs for NGF,  Halimah Salihu Ahmed, the Governors said the proposed minimum wage of N60,000 “cannot fly”. The Governors said many State governments would spend their entire allocation paying salaries, noting that there would be nothing left for developmental purposes. The statement read in part: “The Forum urges all parties to consider the fact that the minimum wage…

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Covid-19: Nigeria Governors Forum Meets Wednesday to take definitive decision

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

The Nigerian Governors Forum said alarmed by the intensity of the second wave of the Covid19 pandemic, and Nigeria’s tardy commencement of inoculation that is sweeping through countries globally, it may finally come up with a definitive pronouncement, as they will be meeting on Wednesday January 20 to find the way forward for the country. The meeting which will be the first this year, 2021, by the governors, will as usual, be virtual, in conformity with the Covid19 protocols. The meeting will be the 23rd of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum…

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