The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has vowed to go ahead with its planned protest Tuesday against the Rivers state government over alleged infractions on workers’ right. NLC and its counterpart, the Trade Union Congress (TUC), had planned to hold a peaceful protest in Port Harcourt, the state capital Tuesday to compel the state government to address their demands which ranged from payment Read More
It seems the mass resignation of about seven lecturers at the Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University, Lapai (IBBUL), in Niger state, was not a novel incident. But another lecturer at the institution, who did not want to be named, told Blueprint that many academic staff have discreetly resigned their appointments in recent times. “That four professors in our university tendered their Read More
The Taraba state chapter of the Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT) Monday lamented the non-payment of primary school workers for over three months. State chairman of NUT, Comrade Peter Julius, who spoke with journalists in Jalingo said the situation was becoming pathetic. He said since May, the teachers have not been paid their salary which has now made life unbearable, Read More
The Special Assistant (SA) to governor David Umahi on Inter-Party and Labour Relations, Mrs Jennifer Adibe-Nwafor, has said she used dialogue and all-inclusiveness in bringing the present harmony and cohesion witnessed in the Ebonyi labour force and inter-relationship among political parties. Adibe-Nwafor who also holds the portfolio of the SA on King David Gifted Children Academy, disclosed this in an Read More
The leadership of the organised labour in Ekiti state have threatened a showdown with Governor Kayode Fayemi over the delay in the implementation of the N30,000 minimum wage and the consequential adjustment across board. The workers expressed concern that negotiation for minimum wage and consequential salary adjustment that they started on 23rd December 2019 had dragged on with no hope Read More
A Chieftain of the Alliance for Democracy (AD) in Oyo state, Engineer Oyedele Hakeem Alao, on Friday raised alarm of inflation of numbers of workers in the pay roll of the Oyo state government by the present administration. Engineer Alao in a statement made available to journalists in Ibadan entitled, “Inflation of number of Oyo state workforce to 115,000 with Read More
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) Tuesday said 16 states of the federation were yet to implement the M30,000 national minimum wage, while 16 others had commenced implementation. NLC President Ayuba Wabba, who announced this at the National Administrative Council (NAC) of the congress, said its state councils had already been empowered to mobilise their members to withdraw their services once there Read More
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on Tuesday said 16 states of the federation are yet to implement the M30.000 national minimum wage. President of NLC, Comrade Ayuba Wabba, who made this known during the National Administrative Council (NAC) of the Congress said its state councils have already been empowered to mobilise their members to withdraw their services once there was Read More
Serving members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) have started receiving alerts of N33,000 increased allowance by the federal government, nearly a year after the new minimum wage law was signed. President Muhammadu Buhari had in April 2019, signed the national minimum wage bill into law — a move that gives workers a conditional right to take legal action if they’re Read More
Kogi state government and organised labour have set up a 14-man committee to negotiate the implementation of the new minimum wage to workers in the state. The chief press secretary to the state governor, Mohammed Onogwu, stated this in a statement in Lokoja Monday. Mr Onogwu said the secretary to the state government, Folashade Ayoade, is the chairman of the Read More
The chairman, Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), Plateau chapter, Eugene Manji, has said that the organised labour and the state government are yet to agree on the new minimum wage and the consequential adjustments for state workers. Manji made the disclosure in an interview Monday in Jos. He said that the State Joint Negotiating Council (JNC), the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) Read More
As Sokoto state concur to pay the minimum wage of N30,000 to workers, the state government has reiterated the need to embark on a wide scale verification exercise to weed out ghost workers, child workers and bogus employment offers syndicates. A Press statement by Muhammad Bello, Special Adviser, Media and Publicity to the Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal of Sokoto state Read More
Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa state Tuesday, inaugurated two executive committees on new minimum wage and internally generated revenue with a view to negotiate wages and to improve on the revenue generation in the state. Inaugurating the committee in Lafia, Sule charged members to ensure that all revenues accrued to the state are properly remitted, and also explore new ways Read More
Ebonyi state civil servants are now wearing smiles on their faces after Governor David Umahi their January Salary will kick-off payment miimum wage pay. The governor also said the salary would be paid as soon as January 10, 2020. In a statement, Umahi said the new minimum wage table agreed upon between the Organised Labour in the state and his Read More
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has declared that intent to loot and lack of conscience have emerged the reason any governor would hesitate to pay workers the N30,000 new national minimum wage. NLC President, Comrade Ayuba Wabba, in his new year messgae said ongoing revelations on the monumental looting perpetrated by former governors prove that only an intent to loot, Read More
There is New Year joy in Abia state following declaration by Governor Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu that he will start paying minimum wage to civil servants in January 2020. Ikpeazu who disclosed this in his New Year message expressed readiness to make workers’ top priority this year. Details loading…
The federal government has said some civil servants in various ministries, agencies and departments have started receiving arrear payment of the approved minimum wage. A director at the ministry Finance and Budget Planing said some of the workers have already received the payment alerts from their banks. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the director called on the Read More
Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue state Tuesday advised the state negotiating committee on the new National Minimum Wage to work in the overall interest of Benue people and avoid issues that will result to waging war against each other. The governor gave the advise at the inauguration of the committee in Makurdi, Benue state capital. Deputy Governor Benson Abounu who Read More
Jigawa state government has commenced payment of the new national minimum wage. This was contained in a statement signed by the Jigawa state Head of the Civil Service, Alhaji Hussaini Ali Kila Tuesday. He said some workers had received bank alerts of their December salary. He called on workers in the state to reciprocate the gesture by dedicating themselves to Read More
The nationwide strike slated for today by labour unions over the delay in the implementation of the new National Minimum Wage by the federal government and labour may hold if negotiations between the two breakdown. The implications of a strike action at this point of the nation’s development are dire to the already comatose economy. It is quite worrisome that Read More
It’s over four months now since the N30, 000 new minimum wage bill was signed into law by President Muhammadu Buhari for implementation, but disagreements between the federal government and Labour over its implementation still persist. TAIYE ODEWALE, in this report, takes a look at the contending issues. When on Thursday, April 18, 2019, President Muhammadu Buhari signed into law Read More
Contrary to the allegations that the labour representatives at the Joint national public service negotiation council are delaying the process of implementation of the N30,000 minimum wage, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) Thursday, accused government of not saying the truth. President of the Congress Comrade Ayuba Wabba, while speaking on the sidelines of the 2019 International Youths Day, said the Read More
The national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole, has called on the organised labour to challenge political leaders to ensure that state resources meet the needs of workers and other Nigerians. Mr Oshiomhole made the call in Abuja at a reception in honour of the director-general, International Labour Organisation (ILO), Guy Ryder. Mr Oshiomhole expressed concern over the nonchalant attitude Read More
The relatively stable foreign exchange (forex) and seemingly benign inflation rate will come under test as the Federal Government (FG) will begging to implement the 2019 budget and pay the new minimum wage, beginning with arrears of two months. According to Bismarck Rewane, chief executive officer of Financial Derivatives Company (FDC) Limited, “naira pressure will commence as budget releases are Read More
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 of workers’ day, a day set aside by the United Nations Organisation to celebrate workers worldwide. The ceremony, which held in various parts of the Read More
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