* Recommit to process, better pay for workers
*Southern governors seek to negotiate payable wage with workers
*FG approves $1b agric consortium initiative
*Seeks measures to end crude oil theft
*Meeting approves NDPHC board members
Deji Elumoye, Chuks Okocha, Emmanuel Addeh in Abuja and James Sowole in Abeokuta
The National Economic Council (NEC), chaired by Vice President Kashim Shettima, yesterday, ended its 142nd meeting without any information on the contentious new national minimum wage.
Curiously, President Bola Tinubu, in an unprecedented move, attended the NEC meeting held at the Council Chambers of State House, Abuja.
That was as the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF), yesterday, said its members had agreed to continue engaging with key stakeholders with a view to reaching a mutually agreeable solution on the minimum wage debacle.
NGF recommitted to the process and assured that the ongoing…
Source: Thisday Newspaper
