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LASG Pledges to Pay New Minimum Wage in State-owned Tertiary Institutions

Written by Akeem Alao

The Lagos State Government has declared its commitment to paying the new minimum wage and consequential adjustments to the staff of all State-owned tertiary institutions with effect from October 2020.

This was disclosed in a statement signed by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Education, Mr. Tokunbo Wahab, on Tuesday September 15, 2020.

The decision was made after a meeting of relevant stakeholders held, earlier today, to resolve the agitations for the implementation of the new minimum wage

Wahab stated that the state government took the decision to restore and sustain normalcy as all stakeholders collectively strive to ensure a guaranteed future for the students and institutions.

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Akeem Alao

Akeem Alao trained as a language teacher. He graduated from Adeniran Ogunsanya college of Education where he studied English/Yoruba Languages and Ekiti State University where he obtained a degree in English Education.

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