Business

Nigerian workers to earn more as FG seeks pay parity

Ihesiulo Grace 5 May 2021 0

PHILIP CLEMENT, ABUJA Contrary to reports insinuating that the federal government is cutting salaries of workers, Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed said the government is rather mulling salary harmonisation. The rationale behind the harmonization is due to the fact

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Nigerian workers pleased with President Buhari – NLC

Ihesiulo Grace 20 December 2019 0

Abuja – The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has congratulated President Muhammadu Buhari on the occasion of his 77th birthday, praising him for ”exceptionally working very hard” in defence of the rights and welfare of Nigerian workers. A statement issued in Abuja by Ayuba Wabba, NLC president, on behalf Nigerian workers, commended the president for approving […]

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Minimum wage: Anxious workers salivate as state govts ‘await template’

Ihesiulo Grace 18 November 2019 0

When President Muhammadu Buhari signed the N30,000 minimum wage bill into law in April, salivating Nigerian workers were anxious for the new salary that will shore up their purchasing power. The more optimistic among them picked up their calculators to work out the possible new earnings and started looking forward to when they would start […]

Features

How close are Nigerian workers to getting their N56, 000 minimum wage demand?

Ihesiulo Grace 14 May 2016 0

The demand for a new minimum wage of N56, 000 by Nigerian workers  was finally presented to the government few days to the last May 1st Workers’ Day celebration, now the whole world is waiting to see if their expectations will be dashed or if their prayers will be answered?JOY EKEKE writes…….. Raising the minimum […]

News

Buhari Hails Workers Sacrifices In The Face of Economic Ordeals

Ihesiulo Grace 1 May 2015 0

    The President-elect, General Muhammadu Buhari has extolled the sacrifices of the Nigerian working class in the face of economic tough times in their everyday struggle to survive. In his May Day message to Nigerian workers, General Buhari said he was fully aware of the hardships of the Nigerian working class, which he said, was compounded by poor […]