By Omotilewa Quadri Organised Labour has reacted to claims by the Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige that the tripartite committee on the new National minimum wage was […]
FG proposes N24,000 as new minimum wage
The Federal Government has said after consultations it proposed N24,000 as the new minimum wage for civil servants. The Minister of Labour and employment, Chris Ngige, stated this on Wednesday […]
Minimum Wage: FG yet to reach agreement with Labour
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, has said the Federal Government and the organised labour have yet to reach an agreement on the new National Minimum Wage as […]
New minimum wage ready this week, says NLC President
The President, Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Ayuba Wabba, on Monday said the Federal Government will soon announce the new minimum wage. Wabba who made this known in a chat with […]
Minimum wage: NLC calls off warning strike
By Omotilewa Quadri Leaders of Nigeria’s labour unions on Sunday announced the suspension of their four days national warning strike but said the face-off with government is far from over. […]
Why minimum wage may not be ready this year – FG
The expectations of workers in the country getting a new national minimum wage by the end of September 2018 may not materialize after all as the government said on Tuesday that the […]
Labour talks tough on new minimum wage
Labour leaders in the country have threatened to use their electoral power come 2019 against any government that refuses to pay the new minimum wage currently being negotiated in the […]
House of Reps to pass minimum wage bill
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has said that the National Assembly is waiting for the executive to forward the bill for an upward review of minimum […]
New minimum wage will meet economic realities, says FG
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha, has reiterated the Federal Government’s commitment to ensuring that the new National Minimum Wage meets the present economic realities. […]
New minimum wage coming, says FG
By Patience Danjuma The Head of Service of the Federation, Winifred Oyo-Ita, has said that the federal government is working hard to review the current minimum wage of N18,000. Speaking […]
Labour makes fresh demand for higher minimum wage
The organised labour has submitted a fresh demand for higher minimum wage to the tripartite committee on minimum wage. The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) stated that it had demanded above […]
Minimum wage: 2018 budget can’t accommodate NLC proposal- Akabueze
The Director General, Budget Office of the Federation, Ben Akabueze, has said the 2018 budget cannot accommodate the minimum wage as proposed by the Nigeria Labour Congress. Akabueze disclosed that the Federal […]