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BREAKING: Governors summon emergency meeting over minimum wage

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6 years ago

October 29, 2018

Governors under the auspices of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum have called an emergency meeting where decisions on minimum wage will be discussed .The meeting , which will hold in Abuja on Tuesday, is said to be compulsory for all the 36 governors .

A statement issued by the NGF secretariat in Abuja on Monday said that all the governors must be present and that they should not send any representative .

The statement reads in part , “Emergency meeting of governors over minimum wage will hold tomorrow at the NGF secretariat, Maitama , Abuja at 5 pm .

“In attendance will be all governors , no representation .

“Various stakeholders , including the Minister of Finance , Mrs. Zainab Ahmed ; and the Minister of Labour , Senator Chris Ngige , will also attend . ”