Lagos NLC demands 400% increase in workers allowances (Punch) The Lagos Chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress has demanded that the transport, housing and other allowances paid to workers in the state should be increased by 400 per cent. The…
Minimum wage: Labour gives FG Oct 16 ultimatum (Nation)
Labour on Wednesday gave the federal government an October 16 ultimatum to resolve all issues surrounding the consequential adjustment of salaries for the implementation of the minimum wage. Its leadership, comprising the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union…
Labour seeks immediate implementation of minimum wage (Guardian)
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has demanded the immediate implementation of the new national minimum wage by all tiers of government. In a communiqué signed the president, Dr. Ayuba Wabba, and the immediate past general secretary, Dr. Peter Ozo-Eson, after…
Avoid past mistakes in minimum wage implementation –Labour (Punch)
The organised labour on Thursday called on the Federal Government to avoid distortion and overlap in the implementation of the new minimum wage by meeting with the Joint National Public Service Negotiation Council to generate a fresh salary table so…
Echoes of struggle for better welfare as workers mark May Day (Guardian)
From Lagos to Sokoto, from Bayelsa to insurgency-ravaged Maiduguri and Damaturu, workers may lament their deteriorating conditions today as they mark the 2019 edition of May Day. The celebration of the 2019 edition of Workers Day popularly called May Day…
*Ambode was unhappy because of Tinubu’s overbearing nature – Dominic (Independent)*Lagos pays N41.8b to 10,286 retirees (Nation)
January 2, 2019 Ambode Was Unhappy Because Of Tinubu’s Overbearing Nature – Dominic (Independent) Dr. Adegbola Dominic, Lagos State chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Wednesday said he was surprised Governor Akinwunmi Ambode could not muster the resources…
We are running out of patience, Labour tells Buhari (ThisDay)
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) yesterday urged President Muhamadu Buhari to expedite action in transmitting an executive bill for the N30,000 minimum wage to the National Assembly. President of the NLC, Ayuba Wabba, said the continued delay in acting on…
Buhari did not renege on minimum wage – Presidency
The Presidency is concerned over recurring reports alleging that President Muhammadu Buhari has reneged on earlier acceptance of the N30,000 recommended as the new National Minimum Wage by the National Minimum Wage Tripartite Committee. These reports are contrary to what…
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…
Jubilation in Kano over N30, 000 minimum wage (Nation)
It was jubilation galore for workers at the Katsina Road secretariat of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in the ancient city of Kano on Tuesday, following the recommendation of the payment of N30, 000 minimum wage, after meeting of the…