• Privacy Policy
  • Terms
  • About us
  • Contact Us
  • Staff Email
Saturday, June 28, 2025
  • Login
TheMattersPress
  • Home
  • News
  • Features
  • Thematterspress
  • Multimedia
    • Audio
    • Photo
    • Video
  • About us
  • Contact Us
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
  • Features
  • Thematterspress
  • Multimedia
    • Audio
    • Photo
    • Video
  • About us
  • Contact Us
No Result
View All Result
TheMattersPress
No Result
View All Result
Home News

Minimum wage: Governors, President to meet

The Matters Press by The Matters Press
December 14, 2018
Reading Time: 2 mins read
0
Dividing Nigeria with religion is evil – Buhari

BUHARI

BUHARI

Governors are to meet President Muhammadu Buhari again to find a way out of the controversy surrounding a new minimum wage, just as Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA) calls for the implementation in January.

RELATED POSTS

Tinubu’s N60b Intervention in Gombe Agro-Livestock Zone excites group

N1.5trn recapitalisation of Agric bank will herald food security – TMV

Lamido Wrong on Tinubu’s June 12 Role, haunted by his anti-democratic past- TDF

The governors on the platform of the Nigerian Governors Forum (NGF) are meeting with Buhari on Friday.

But the NGF Head, Media and Public Affairs, Mr Abdulrazaque Bello-Barkindo, told newsmen at the end of the meeting that the governors on Thursday and confirmed the resolved to meet the president.

“It was a very short meeting, of course the very last one for the year, the meeting welcomed the newest governor in its midst, the Osun state governor, Adegboyega Oyetola.

“The meeting resolved to meet the president on the issue of the minimum wage which hopefully will be resolved before the end of the year.

“The governors are also meeting the president tomorrow to thank him for the way he has handle the economy,” Barkindo said.

The governors had offered to pay N22,500 while the federal government want to pay N24,000 against the N30,000 being demanded by the organized labour.

The forum at its last meeting set up a committee to meet with Buhari to canvass its position, which it stated was not reflected in the report of the Tripartite Committee submitted to the president.

Oyetola earlier in an interview with newsmen commended the meeting, saying it offered the governors opportunity to peer review each other and share experiences and best practices.

Some of the governors at the meeting were Edo, Lagos, Osun, Kaduna, Kwara, Kano, Plateau, Kebbi and Gombe States.

The governors of Bauchi, Benue, Adamawa, Rivers and Nasarawa were represented by their deputies.

Meanwhile, NECA has said Federal Government must conclude all legal processes for the implementation of the 30,000 minimum wage before Dec. 31, to ensure its implementation by Jan. 1, 2019.

NECA President, Mr Muhammed Yunusa, said at a briefing shortly after the associations’ governing council meeting in Lagos on Thursday.

Yunusa said the N30, 000 minimum wage would lift workers’ purchasing power.

“Payment of the agreed new minimum wage will increase total demand and ultimately stimulate economic activities.

“Government should be focused on how to broaden the nation’s revenue base, ensure the viability of the states of the federation and curb or eliminate wastages,” he said.

Yunusa said it is not uncommon to hear outcry of inability to pay by some employers but it is for each and every employer including government to focus inward to effect the necessary adjustment to be able to pay.

He said the ability to pay should not be an issue if there is efficiency, effectiveness and prudence in the administration of the government resources.

Tags: Minimum wage
ShareTweetPin
The Matters Press

The Matters Press

Related Posts

$2.5 billion JBS investment, a big economic victory for Nigeria –  TDF
Economy/Technology

Tinubu’s N60b Intervention in Gombe Agro-Livestock Zone excites group

June 27, 2025
ActionAid, SWOFON call for urgent completion of BOA recapitalisation
Agriculture

N1.5trn recapitalisation of Agric bank will herald food security – TMV

June 26, 2025
Lamido Wrong on Tinubu’s June 12 Role, haunted by his anti-democratic past- TDF
Energy

Lamido Wrong on Tinubu’s June 12 Role, haunted by his anti-democratic past- TDF

June 25, 2025
Tinubu’s Visit to Benue, Mark of True Leadership, Renewed Hope
News

Tinubu’s Visit to Benue, Mark of True Leadership, Renewed Hope

June 25, 2025
79 candidates for presidential election
News

Tinubu’s new INEC building: A consolidation of democratic institutions, legacy in Nigeria – TDF

June 23, 2025
Gombe: Troops take over to enforce peace
News

Nigerian Army kills 6,260 terrorists, rescues 5,365 civilians in 2 years

June 20, 2025
Next Post
Africa’s remittance inflows hit $72b

World's debt increases to $184trn in a week

Stable petrol supply excites Buhari

Stable petrol supply excites Buhari

Recommended Stories

Nigeria seeks collaboration to resuscitate cotton industry

Institute, cotton farmers set seed grading standard

November 10, 2022
FCT-IRS extends filing of annual returns

FCT-IRS issues deadline for filing 2023 returns

January 8, 2024
Old pension scheme beneficiaries get a boost in entitlements

PTAD, NHIA collaborate to provide health insurance to pensioners

September 26, 2023

Popular Stories

  • Rising prices of goods cause protests in Morocco

    Rising prices of goods cause protests in Morocco

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • NLNG not responsible for gas supply shortfall, price hike

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • NCC sets fresh operational fees, spectrum prices for telecom operators

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Hoarding causes hike in prices of grains

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Prices of Petrol, diesel increase in November

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
TheMattersPress

We bring you the best news update in Nigeria

LEARN MORE »

Recent Posts

  • Tinubu’s N60b Intervention in Gombe Agro-Livestock Zone excites group
  • N1.5trn recapitalisation of Agric bank will herald food security – TMV
  • Lamido Wrong on Tinubu’s June 12 Role, haunted by his anti-democratic past- TDF

Categories

  • Agriculture
  • Economy/Technology
  • Energy
  • Entertainment/sports
  • Features
  • Foreign
  • Multimedia
  • Natural Resources
  • News
  • Oil and Gas
  • Photo
  • Politics
  • Security
  • Thematterspress
  • Uncategorized
  • Video

© 2025 Domo Tech World - Powered by Thematterspress.

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
  • Features
  • Thematterspress
  • Multimedia
    • Audio
    • Photo
    • Video
  • About us
  • Contact Us

© 2025 Domo Tech World - Powered by Thematterspress.

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In
Call Us