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The Nigerian government has disclosed that the minimum wage applicable in the country would hence be reviewed on a two-year interval instead of five years. The Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Nkeiruka Onyejeocha mentioned this on Thursday in Abia State. According to the minister, the minimum wage review period is in line with…
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The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) has announced an indefinite strike in 14 states starting Monday, December 2nd. This action is a response to the non-implementation of the new national minimum wage of ₦70,000, which was signed into law by President Bola Tinubu in July. The law, which raised the minimum wage from ₦30,000, followed extensive…
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The Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Wednesday, announced that the minimum wage for civil servants in the state is ₦85,000. Sanwo-Olu made this disclosure on Wednesday during an interview with Channels Television. He said, “I’m glad to let you know that the minimum wage for Lagos, which we have discussed with our union,…
Civil servants under the federal government payroll will start receiving the new minimum wage payment from Thursday, the 26th of September. The Spokesperson of the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation, Bawa Mokwa disclosed this in an exclusive interview on Thursday. He assured that workers will begin to get alert of their new minimum…
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The coast is now clear for governments at all levels to commence the payment of the new minimum wage. This is sequel to the conclusion of work on the consequential adjustment in salary by the committee set up for that purpose by the Federal Government. The delay in sorting out the adjustment has been responsible…
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The Federal Government on Saturday appealed to the organised labour to halt its planned strike and return to the negotiating table. The appeal is coming barely a day after the organized Labour declared commencement of an industrial action from Monday 3rd of June,. The Minister of Information and National Orientation Mohammed Idris urged labour to…
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The president of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero, has lambasted the federal government describing it’s 35 per cent pay rise for civil servants as mischievous while insisting that a living wage should be N615, 000. Ajaero stated this while speaking during an interview on Channels Television on Wednesday. He said, “We should be…
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The Nigerian Labour Congress said on Tuesday that the N200,000 minimum wage it earlier proposed to the Federal Government was no longer realistic, considering the country’s current economic situation. The congress, which spoke through its National Vice President, Tommy Etim, was reacting to Tuesday’s inauguration of the Minimum Wage Committee by Vice President Kashim Shettima….
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