The Imo State Government has begun payment of its newly approved ₦104,000 minimum wage to state workers, fulfilling an earlier promise by Governor Hope Uzodimma to review salaries. Workers confirmed receiving salary alerts over the weekend reflecting the new wage structure, sparking excitement and gratitude toward the governor. Governor Uzodimma had approved ₦104,000 for fresh […]
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has called for an upward review of the national minimum wage. They insist that the current ₦70,000 is no longer sufficient to meet the rising cost of living. The demand comes in the wake of wage increases announced by several state governments in recent months. President Bola Tinubu had in […]
Hope Uzodimma, governor of Imo state, has approved a new minimum wage of N104,000 for civil servants in the state, making it one of the highest-paying in Nigeria. The governor announced the increase during a late-night meeting with labour leaders at Government House, Owerri, on Tuesday. The new wage replaces the previous N76,000 minimum. Uzodimma […]
By Tunde Opalana As the nation await recommendations of the National Minimum Wage Committee (NMWC) on the proposed minimum take- home for Nigerian workers, state governors have given the committee useful tips. The 36 state governors under the auspices of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) meet on Wednesday to deliberate on various issues of national […]
The Federal Government has launched a nationwide review of the minimum wage, aimed at gathering diverse perspectives and recommendations. According to a statement from the Federal Ministry of Finance, the initiative seeks to engage stakeholders across the six geopolitical zones in public hearings scheduled to take place in various regions on March 7, 2024. The […]
By Ukpono Ukpong .Appeals to ASUU, other varsity based unions to suspend their strike The Federal Government has said it would spend about N34 billion on the ongoing payment of minimum wage consequential adjustments to education sector workers with effect from 2019. The beneficiaries include the members of the striking Academic Staff Union of Universities […]
The Ekiti State Government has suspended implementation of the minimum wage for its senior civil servants following dwindling revenues accruing to the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the action followed the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the government and organised labour on Friday in Ado Ekiti. Under the […]
The Federal Government has approved the adjustment in pensions of retirees under the defined benefit pension scheme arising from the implementation of the New National Minimum Wage Act 2019. In an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday, Ekpo Nta, Acting Chairman, National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission (NSIWC) said the approval […]
STEPHEN GBADAMOSI, IBADAN The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has directed workers in 18 states of the federation where the national minimum wage of N30,000 is yet to be paid to immediately proceed on strike. The congress said about half of the 36 states of the federation were yet to conclude negotiations on payment of the […]
The leadership of the two major labour unions in Ekiti State have commended Governor Kayode Fayemi for implementing the new minimum wage for the state workers, as earlier agreed. The commendation was contained in a statement in Ado-Ekiti signed by Mr Kolapo Olatunde, Chairman, the Ekiti State Chapter of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Mr Sola […]
The in-house unions of Lagos State University (LASU), Ojo, on Monday locked its gate, preventing its management, staffers and students from entering into the institution’s premises. Representatives of the unions said that their action was to protest against the delay in the payment of the new minimum wage to the staffers of Lagos tertiary institutions […]
Former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Timi Frank, has called for the increase of the minimum wage from ₦30,000 to ₦100,000. Timi Frank said this on Thursday, September 3, in reaction to the hike in fuel price and electricity tariff by the Federal Government. Daily Times reports that the […]
The organised labour in Ekiti state, on Friday, said that their minds have been made on its planned commencement of a three-day warning strike from Aug. 3. READ ALSO: Hide your face in shame, let Fayose account for N10bn airport project allocation, Ekiti APC tells PDP The strike, according to the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), […]
Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq of Kwara state says the 16 local government councils in the state may not be able to pay the N30, 000 minimum wage. The governor made this known on Friday in Ilorin at a meeting he held with labour leaders on the minimum wage. A statement by the governor’s Chief Press Secretary, […]
The organised labour in Bauchi has issued a 21-day ultimatum to embark on industrial action if negotiations fail to resume on implementation of the National Minimum Wage. Mr Danjuma Kirfi, State Chairman, Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), stated this at a press conference on Friday in Bauchi. READ ALSO: NAF obliterates insurgents’ camp in Sambisa forest […]
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has handed down a 21-day ultimatum to the Bauchi state government within which to resume negotiations and subsequently, implement the N30, 000 national minimum wage in the state. NLC Chairman in the state, Comrade Danjuma Kirfi while giving the ultimatum at a press conference on Friday, said it is part […]
Organised labour in Kebbi state has announced the immediate suspension of its strike notice, which was to take effect on Tuesday over the state government’s delay in the implementation of the national minimum wage. Aggrieved workers in the state issued the strike notice on Februaury 27. However, state Chairman of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), […]
The National Assembly chapter of the Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria (PASAN) has threatened to embark on an indefinite strike and shut-down the National Assembly over plans by the management to dissolve the association’s executive for agitating for the implementation of the minimum wage. The alleged sack plan, according to findings, is in connection with […]
The organised labour in Niger state has suspended the strike it started on February 4 over the non -implementation of the N30, 000 minimum wage. The strike was called-off on Sunday following resolutions reached between the state government and labour. Muslims council decries high cost of marriage in Adamawa The suspension was contained in a statement by […]
The organised Labour and the Ogun state government have agreed on the payment of N30, 500 as minimum wage for workers in the state with effect from January 1. In a memorandum of understanding on the agreement reached and signed by the representatives of labour and the state Head of Service, Mrs. Amope Chokor, who […]