The federal government has rejected the N22,500 minimum wage
proposed by the Nigerian Governors’ Forum (NGF).
In
an interview with Channels Television on Wednesday, Chris Ngige, minister of
labour, said he has made it known to the governors that the federal government
is not in support of their proposal.
On
Tuesday, Abdulaziz Yari, governor of Zamfara and chairman of the NGF, had announced that governors have agreed to
pay N22,500 to workers after months of deliberation.
But
Ngige said the N22,500 is lower than the N24, 000 recommended by the federal
government.
“The
governors have not even done enough. I told them that this N22,500 was even
rejected by the federal government,” the minister said. Labour
has threatened a nationwide strike from November 6 if its demand is not met.
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