ASHENEWS reports that the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) says that State Governments are currently in the process of deciding the respective minimum wage rate payable by them.
The NGF stated this in a communique issued on Thursday and signed by the NGF’s chairman and Governor of Kwara State, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq.
The communique said “While we acknowledge various initiatives adopted of recent by way of wage awards and partial wage adjustments, it is imperative to state that the 37-member tripartite committee inaugurated on the National Minimum Wage, is still in consultation and yet to conclude its work.
“As members of the committee, we are reviewing our individual fiscal space as State Governments and the consequential impact of various recommendations, to arrive at an improved minimum wage we can pay sustainably. We remain committed to the process and promise that better wages will be the invariable outcome of ongoing negotiations.”
The communique also said that the forum, during the meeting also discussed the revised National Policy on Justice (2024 -2028).
“Members agreed to consider the submissions from the summit as may concern their individual States, including recommended legal amendments, administrative improvements, and policies to strengthen the justice sector.
“Also, the Forum committed to looking into issues bordering on remuneration of State judicial officers and the infrastructure of the Courts.”
Another resolution reached by the governors during the meeting was the proposal to create an implementation roadmap to scale up impact and ensure sustainability of efforts towards enhancing Nigeria’s Human Development Index (HDI).
This, the communique said followed receipt of a presentation from the National Human Capital Development (HCD) Program – Core Working Group Secretariat, which highlighted the marginal progress made by States and its contribution to Nigeria’s Human Development Index (HDI), especially across health, nutrition, education, and labour force participation.
“Having reviewed the previous program design and national strategy, a revised governance and implementation roadmap was proposed to scale up impact and ensure sustainability. Members pledged to support the effective domestication of proposed revisions to the national HCD,” the statement said.
