The call was made on Wednesday in Abuja during a technical review of a desk report on Y-NEET organised by Mind the Gap Foundation.
Three in ten adults reported earning below N100,000 per month.
An industrial relations and personnel management expert, Ismaila Kadiri, has advised the federal government to review upward the current minimum wage to reflect the cost of living.
The report indicated a decline in bank fraud in the period under review.
“There is an embargo that I made and that embargo is still in place,” said the Abia governor.
COWA president Kikelomo Adeniyi said the move would ensure that the officers deployed in remote areas had a conducive environment.
Mr Ojukwu said the day’s celebration was to call upon Nigerians to always stand for and demand their rights from the government.
Some oil and gas industry stakeholders have commended President Bola Tinubu for pegging the crude oil price at $77.96 and the naira-dollar exchange at N750/$1.
President Bola Tinubu has sought the approval of the Senate for a 2023-2024 external borrowing plan of $8.6 billion and €100 million.
Mr Obasanjo said a democracy that nurtured poverty, unemployment and insecurity should be thrown overboard.
