The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has reaffirmed its call for key adjustments in Nigeria’s security structure and a crackdown on illicit foreign adoption rackets involving Nigerian children.

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This was contained in a statement issued by the NGF Chairman and Kwara State Governor, Abdulrahman AbdulRazaq. The NGF in a virtual meeting also urged the National Minimum Wage Committee to take cognizance of the current economic realities, the financial capacities of both the state governments and the private employers, and to rely on data-driven, evidence-based proposals.

“Members reviewed the progress of the National Minimum Wage Committee (NMWC) and ongoing multi-stakeholder engagements towards agreeing on a fair minimum wage.

“Members urged the NMWC to consider the current realities, individual state’s peculiarities, and consequential impact on the capacity of the government, as well as private sector employers to pay,” AbdulRazaq said.

Other items on the agenda included state-level implementation progress for the World Bank’s business enabling reforms programme, and updates on health initiatives, like the Primary Health Care Leadership Challenge and UNICEF’s Child Nutrition Fund.