The minister of finance, Zainab Ahmed, has said that National Youth Service Corps members will now receive the new minimum wage as allowance. While speaking to the press on Thursday, the minister revealed the government’s […]
The Akwa Ibom state Commissioner for Finance, Mr. Nsikan Nkan has expressed state government’s readiness to implement the new of N30,000.00, minimum wage saying it has already been captured in the 2019 budget. The Commissioner […]
Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi state Wednesday inaugurated a 20-man joint committee on the new national minimum wage. The governor while inaugurating the committee at the executive council chambers, Government House, Abakaliki said the state […]
The ceaseless verbal war on the New Minimum Wage between the outgoing and incoming administrations in Oyo state appears endless to the point that both sides seem to be on each other’s throat. AGBOOLA BAYO […]
It was cheery news for workers across the country as state governors Wednesday expressed readiness to pay the N30, 000 minimum wage recently signed into law by President Muhammadu Buhari. This was the major highlight […]
President Muhammad Buhari has been commended for signing into law the National Minimum Wage Bill approving N30,000 for the least paid worker in the country. Dr Joe Okei-Odumakin, President, Women Arise for Change Initiative, stated […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has signed the National Minimum Wage Bill into law. The Senate had on March 19 passed the bill, approving N30,000 as the new national minimum wage. The House of Representatives had earlier passed […]
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 […]
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