Minimum Wage: 'Suspend non-revenue generating frivolities' – States can pay more than N60,000, Labour hits govs
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The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has posited that each Governors of the 36 States of the Federation are capable of paying the new minimum wage proposed by the Federal Government.
In a statement, Halima Ahmed, the NGF's acting director of media affairs and public relations, stated that many states would use their whole monthly allotment from the federation account to pay employee salaries if permitted to fly.
Organised Labour on Saturday tackled the state governors, accusing them of acting in bad faith towards the new minimum wage negotiations....
NLC said the comment made by the SGF was deeply troubling and undermined the spirit of constructive dialogue.