After much agitation and threats to shut down the economy by the organised labour, President Muhammadu Buhari finally transmitted a new national minimum wage Bill to the National Assembly. JOSHUA EGBODO in this piece tries […]
The House of Representatives last week amended the Minimum Wage Bill and passed a uniform minimum wage of N30, 000 rather than the N27, 000 recommended by the Council of State and forwarded to […]
Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has insisted that the National Assembly must do the needful by approving the N30, 000 national minimum wage, which is the product of the tripartite committee. President of the Nigeria […]
The new national minimum wage has received a boost, as it scaled second reading on the floor of the House of Representatives on Thursday. The Bill which was introduced for first reading through a letter […]
Despite having 2019 budget still begging for attention after it was submitted by President Muhammadu Buhari, the Senate has suspended its rules by evoking order 79 to give the new Minimum Wage (amendments) Bill an […]
The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) has said that the N27, 000 minimum wage approved for Nigerian workers by the National Council of States is not acceptable to Nigerian teachers. The union was also not […]
Rising from its one-day meeting on Tuesday, the National Council of State, pegged the national minimum wage at N27, 000 for states and the private sector, and N30, 000 for the federal workers. President Muhammadu […]
Governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Gombe, Senator Usman Bayero Nafada, during a debate organized by British Broadcasting Corporatio (BBC) Hausa Service stole the show when he assured that workers deserve more […]
The National Economic Council (NEC) has resolved to refer the new N30,000 minimum wage as demanded by the organised labour to the National Council of State, which is scheduled to meet on Tuesday, January 22, […]
A crucial meeting on the new minimum wage between Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and state Governors. Details loading…
The Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) meeting ahead of Thursday’s National Economic Council (NEC) meeting over the controversial N30,000 new minimum wage failed to hold on Wednesday as a result of lack of quorum. Out of […]
The Minister of Information and Culture, Mr. Lai Mohammed, has said that the extraordinary meeting of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) extensively discussed the national minimum wage and would comment on its deliberations after the […]
President Muhamamdu Buhari on Wednesday inaugurated a Technical Advisory Committee on the implementation of a new minimum wage headed by and economist and financial expert, Mr. Bismarck Rewane. The President said he is committed to […]
The federal government yesterday agreed to transmit an executive bill of the recommended N30.000 National Minimum wage to the National Assembly by January 23rd, 2019 for enactment into law. Minister of labour and Employment, […]
The Nigerian workers under the umbrella of Nigeria Labour Congress has threatened to vote out any state governor or party who failed to implement the newly proposed N30,000 minimum wage for workers in the state. […]
Generally, there was ceaseless moments of angst and obvious sadness glaring on the faces of mostly government workers popularly known as Civil Servants following Nationwide protest declared by the Organised Labour, comprising – Nigeria Labour […]
The Organised Labour will later on Monday resume talks with the federal government in a bid to finding lasting solution to lingering minimum wage issues. This development comes three days after a previous gathering aimed […]
The ongoing disagreement among stakeholders on the proposed N30.000 New Minimum Wage is creating ripples, just as labour warms up for indefinite strike action next week. MOSES JOHN takes a look at the issues. […]
The Nigeria Governors Forum, yesterday, reiterated its position on the controversial N30, 000 minimum wage proposal, insisting that it is “neither realistic nor sustainable.” Rather, the NGF said, states should pay a minimum wage of […]
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has concluded plans to embark on a nationwide mobilisation of Nigerian workers to protest federal government’s delay in transmitting, enacting and implementing a new national minimum wage of N30,000. The […]
The National Chairman of governing All Progressive Congress (APC), Comrade Adams Oshiomhole has said that Nigeria has the capability to pay the N30.000 new minimum wage as recommended by the national minimum wage tripartite […]
As President Muhammadu Buhari presents 2019 budget proposal of N8.7 trillion to the joint session of the National Assembly tomorrow, one of the items to be sought for in the proposal is whether the N30,000 […]
The federal government is working towards an early implementation of a new minimum wage, Boss Mustapha, Secretary to the Government of the Federation has said. Mustapha made this known yesterday in Abuja at the opening […]
NLC President Ayuba Wabba, speaks on the controversies around the proposed new national minimum wage, the governors’ position and what Nigerian workers would do. Moses John presents the details. Excerpts, Minimum wage It’s not going […]
The Governorship candidate of All Progressive Congress (APC), Senator Sunday Ogbuorji has assured that his government would pay N30,000 minimum wage to workers if elected. Ogbuorji who gave the assurance when he spoke through a […]
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