The Taraba State University chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Universities has declared an indefinite strike, bringing academic activities, including the ongoing second-semester examinations, to a halt. The union announced the decision on Thursday following a congress meeting held…
Ondo Govt to implement N70k minimum wage for workers
The Ondo State government has expressed its readiness to implement the new national minimum wage, which President Bola Tinubu approved for workers in the state. The state’s Head of Service, Mr Bayo Philip, disclosed this while fielding questions from journalists…
Organised Labour suspends strike for 5 days
The Organised Labour has suspended the nationwide strike for five days to give room for uninterrupted meeting with the tripartite committee on the new national minimum wage. A source with the leaders of Labour disclosed this to Vanguard. Vanguard had…
Sanwo-Olu approves pay rise for pensioners
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has approved a pay rise for state pensioners tagged “consequential adjustment in pensions” in line with the subsisting national minimum wage. This was contained in a circular released by the state Head of Service,…
FG, Labour Conclude Minimum Wage Talks Tuesday (ThisDay)
As part of the last-minute efforts to avert industrial action by the organised labour, the Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, Wednesday met with members of the Joint National Public Service Negotiating Council (JNPSNC), including the leadership of…
Buhari administration keeping promises, says Presidency
Despite his campaigns to all the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory(FCT) before the February 23 Presidential election, President Muhammadu Buhari has said that governance did not suffer. A statement by the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi…
Buhari receives report on N30,000 National Minimum Wage implementation (Punch)
President Muhamamdu Buhari on Monday received the report of the Technical Advisory Committee on the implementation of the new National Minimum Wage at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. President Buhari had, on January 9, inaugurated the advisory committee chaired by an…
FG set to announce new minimum wage (Guardian)
The Federal Government is set to announce the new minimum wage as the Tripartite Committee completes its assignment for onward submission to President Muhammadu Buhari. Mr Ayuba Wabba, NLC President, made this known while speaking with newsmen on Monday in…