The House of Representatives on Tuesday passed the new National Minimum Wage Bill approving N30,000 as the new minimum wage. The passage of the Bill followed the adoption of the […]
NLC rejects N27,000 minimum wage, to hold emergency meeting
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has rejected the N27,000 new minimum wage adopted by the National Council of State on Tuesday. NLC General Secretary, Peter Ozo-Eson, who made this known […]
Council of State approves N27,000 as new minimum wage
The National Council of State on Tuesday in Abuja approved N27,000 as the new national minimum wage. The Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, made the disclosure while briefing […]
FG to send new minimum wage to National Assembly Jan. 23
The Federal Government and labour unions in the country reached a truce on the issue of the new National Minimum Wage Bill, as the Federal Government finally agreed to send […]
NLC holds nationwide protest today over minimum wage
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) said it will hold a nationwide protest on today (Tuesday) over the delays by the Federal Government to transmit the report of a tripartite committee […]
Minimum wage: NLC fixes Jan. 8 for nationwide protest
The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) has declared January 8 as a day of national protest to drive home its demand for a new minimum wage. The resolution was reached at […]
Minimum wage: Nigerian workers issue fresh ultimatum to FG
Labour unions in Nigeria on Thursday said that the Federal Government has till 31 December 2018 to send the tripartite committee report on N30,000 minimum wage to the National Assembly […]
NLC says workers running out of patience over minimum wage
By Omotilewa Quadri The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) says Nigerian workers were running out of patience with the government over the delay in implementation of the new national minimum wage. […]
NASS will fast track passage of minimum wage bill
The Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Labour, Employment and Productivity, Rep Ezenwa Onyewuchi, says the National Assembly would give the minimum wage bill accelerated hearing and passage. Onyewuchi, who […]
Labour condemns NGF threat to sack workers over N30,000 minimum wage
The organised labour on Thursday condemned threat by the Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF), to sack workers if the new national minimum wage of N30,000 is implemented. Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) […]
Why we rejected N30,000 minimum wage – Governors
By Omotilewa Quadri Governors of the 36 states of the federation said they cannot pay N30,000 as new minimum wage because the amount will force the states into bankruptcy. They […]
Fresh crisis looms as governors reject N30,000 minimum wage
Nigerian governors under the aegis of the Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) on Wednesday rejected the proposed N30,000 minimum wage, arguing that most states in the federation cannot afford it. The […]