The Nigeria Labour Congress on Thursday warned state governors against any delay in the payment of the N30,000 new minimum wage, saying doing so would force workers to embark on an industrial action. The Anambra State Chairman of the NLC, …
FG to review revenue sharing formula over minimum wage (Guardian)
The Federal Government yesterday resolved to engage governors of the 36 states of the federation and the Council of State in a review of the nation’s federal allocation sharing formula.The review is part of demands by the Nigeria Governors Forum…
Akwa Ibom expresses willingness to pay new minimum wage (Guardian)
Akwa Ibom State governor Udom Emmanuel has said the state government was willing to pay its civil servants the proposed new minimum wage when enacted into law. “Minimum wage has never been an issue, it is just that it has…
Nigerians Are Startled As South Africa Increases Minimum Wage (Guardian)
Some Nigerians opine that the country is in a perpetual struggling state. Struggling to combat insecurity, poverty, infrastructure maintenance, sustainable economic development, education…the list is endless. The constant row between opposing factions and rivals and the EFCC constantly announcing eye-popping…
Minimum wage: Sack threat can’t intimidate us, Labour tells govs (Sun) * ASUU, FG meeting deadlocked as strike continues (Punch)
Minimum wage: Sack threat can’t intimidate us, Labour tells govs (Sun) The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has vowed not to bow to the threat by governors to sack workers over the proposed N30,000 minimum wage. Reacting to the latest position…
Govs to Labour: Expect sacking if we must pay N30,000 minimum wage (Punch)
Nigerian governors have said they cannot afford to pay workers a minimum wage of N30,000 unless the organised labour wants its members to be sacked. Apart from this, the governors at their emergency meeting in Abuja on Wednesday night, asked…
Dec. deadline for minimum wage (Nation)
Labour yesterday requested that all processes leading to the implementation of the N30,000 minimum wage should be completed next month. It also vowed not to accept anything less than the N30,000 recommended by the Tripartite Committee to President Muhammadu Buhari.…
Minimum Wage: Labour Gives President Two Weeks to Submit Bill to N’Assembly (ThisDay)
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) yesterday said the organised labour expects President Muhammadu Buhari to submit the new national minimum wage bill to the National Assembly for passage into law within the next two weeks, explaining that it was prepared…
2019 poll: Buhari vows harsh verdict for Atiku (Nation)* How Ambode lost his second term bid, Adefuye, GAC member reveals (Vanguard)
2019 poll: Buhari vows harsh verdict for Atiku (Nation) The proposed N30,000 minimum wage seems to have become a campaign issue ahead of next year’s election. To the Presidency, the controversy over President Muhammadu Buhari’s position on what the least…
How FG fooled labour on strike, N30,000 minimum wage (Guardian)
The Federal Government might have successfully hoodwinked the organised labour into calling off its planned industrial action while at the same time having the last laugh on workers’ demand for a 30,000 minimum wage. One after the other, unions across…