- Some state governors have expressed readiness to pay the newly approved N70,000 minimum wage
- Lagos state governor Sanwo-Olu, his Oyo state counterpart Makinde and seven other governors are set to inaugurate committees that will implement the new wage in their respective states
- This came barely a week after civil servants in Nigerian threatened to shut down defaulting states
1. Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri (Adamawa State) 2. Lucky Aiyedatiwa (Ondo State)3. Ademola Adeleke (Osun state)4. Babatunde Sanwo-Olu (Lagos state)5. Godwin Obaseki (Edo state)6. Hyacinth Alia (Benue State)7. Abdullahi Sule (Nasarawa State) 8. Babagana Umara Zulum (Borno state)9. Seyi Makinde (Oyo state)Civil Servants threatens states over N70,000 minimum wage
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