Nigeria, April 30 -- The Joint Action Committee (JAC) of Ondo State-Owned Tertiary Institutions has issued a seven-day ultimatum to the state government to implement the new minimum wage in the institutions.

The committee threatened to shut down the institutions should the government fail to meet their demands promptly.

It also complained of poor funding and the failure of the state government to implement the approved 2025 budgetary allocations to the tertiary institutions in the state.

In a letter jointly signed by its Chairman, Olutayo Ogungbeni and Secretary, Kunle Akinwonmi, the JAC highlighted several unresolved issues, including non-payment of the 2024 National Minimum Wage, non-release of withheld subventions since 2017, outsta...