An economics expert, Bismarck Rewane, has cautioned the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) against using the United States dollar exchange rate as a benchmark to determine the...
The Akwa Ibom State government has urged the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) to be realistic about its minimum wage demands. The NLC had proposed N497,000 as...
The Director General of the Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA), Wale Smatt-Oyerinde, has stated that the newly suggested minimum wage of N57,000 is a good deal...
The Labour Unions and the Federal Government in Nigeria (FGN) are engaged in a passionate debate and negotiations as regards an increase in the minimum wage...
The Zamfara State Government says it will begin payment of N30,000 minimum wage to its workers in June. According to NAN, Governor Dauda Lawal stated this...
As negotiations on the new national minimum wage continues, organised labour on Wednesday shifted ground on its demand from N615,000 to N500,000. The new concession by...
The Anambra State Government has set up committees on new minimum wage, contributory pension, and other issues raised by organized organised labour in the state. The...
Governor Dauda Lawal of Zamfara State said the payment of N30,000 minimum wage to civil servants in the state will commence in June. He disclosed this...
The Organised Labour comprising the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) has again rejected the Federal Government’s new offer of ₦57,000...
Organized Labour has rejected the fresh offer of ₦57,000 minimum wage from the federal government. Naija News reports the amount, which was proposed by the government...
Governor Dauda Lawal of Zamfara State has announced that his government will begin paying the new minimum wage from next month. The governor announced this on...
The federal government on Wednesday, made a fresh offer to organized labour regarding the new minimum wage for Nigerian workers. Naija News understands the government increased...
The Anambra State government has set up a committee to look into the issue of the minimum wage for workers in the state civil service. The...
The Federal Government team at the ongoing Tripartite Committee on New National Minimum Wage meeting holding in Abuja, has reportedly taken a break to consult and...
Organised Labour has reduced its demand for a new National Minimum Wage from N615,000 to N500,000. Naija News gathered that the labour unions made the new...
The President of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), Festus Osifo, in an interview with ARISE NEWS on Tuesday night has said that the suggested N54,000 for...
The president of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero, has revealed why the union rejected the federal government’s latest minimum wage offer. The union president...
President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero, has revealed that the union can come down on its ₦615,000 minimum wage request if the federal...
After the Organised Labour, which includes the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress, walked out of the last meeting with the Tripartite Committee on...
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) have kicked against the N54,000 proposed by the federal government as the minimum wage for...
The National Minimum Wage Committee meeting which was held between members of the organised labour and the federal government in Abuja on Tuesday, ended in a...
The Nigerian Labour Congress and Trade Union Congress on Tuesday, May 21, rejected the N54,000 proposed by the Federal government as the new minimum wage. ...
Organised Labour turned down the Federal Government’s N54,000 minimum wage proposal on Tuesday. One of the leaders of Organised Labour who attended the meeting disclosed to Vanguard in...
The Federal Government has reportedly proposed N54,000 as a new minimum wage. Naija News reports that this follows a walkout by the Organised Labour comprising the...
As Nigerians await the outcome of the negotiations by the federal government ‘s Tripartite Committee on Minimum Wage, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union...
The Organized Labour says its May 31 ultimatum for the Federal Government to finalize the new national minimum wage fixing process for workers remains sacrosanct. This...
The Organized Labour says its May 31 ultimatum for the Federal Government to finalize the new national minimum wage fixing process for workers remains sacrosanct. This...
The Organised Labour has reiterated its May 31 ultimatum for the Federal Government to finalise the new national minimum wage fixing process for workers. The position...
The organized labour on Monday held an emergency National Executive Council (NEC) meeting over the new minimum wage negotiation with the federal government. At the end...
The Organised Labour has agreed to attend the negotiation meeting of the Tripartite Committee on the Minimum Wage slated for Tuesday. The Vice President of the...
The Organised Labour has said it rejected the proposed N48,000 minimum wage because the Federal Government did not reveal how it arrived at the amount. ...
The federal government, organised labour (Trade Union Congress TUC and Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC) and the private sector have proposed three different minimum wages for employees...
The Organised Labour has agreed to attend the ”negotiation” meeting of Tripartite Committee on the Minimum Wage slated for Tuesday. Mr Etim Okon, the Vice President...
Organised Labour has explained why the Federal Government should not think of offering N100,000 as the new minimum wage, insisting that it used the lowest minimum...
The Primate of the Church of Nigeria Anglican Communion, Most Rev. Henry Ndukuba, has advised the Federal Government to be considerate while labour should be reasonable...
The confrontation over the minimum wage between the NLC, TUC, and Governor Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State has entered a new phase. The National President of...
The Anambra State governor, Prof Chukwuma Soludo has described allegations by the President of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Joe Ajaero that he was inciting...
The federal government, organised labour and other stakeholders would on Tuesday, resume negotiations on the national minimum wage. The Chairman of the Tripartite Committee on National...
Former Senator representing Kaduna Central, Shehu Sani, has called on the Federal Government to address the issue of minimum wage, noting that no Nigerian worker can...
The Anambra State governor, Prof Chukwuma Soludo, has described allegations by the president of the Nigerian Labour Congress, NLC, Comrade Joe Ajaero, that he was inciting...
Shehu Sani, a former senator representing Kaduna central, says the federal government has the resources to pay N615,000 as the minimum wage to workers. Speaking...
Amidst the ongoing clamour for a substantial increase in the national minimum wage, President Bola Tinubu’s administration announced an increase from ₦30,000 to ₦48,000. However, this...
Former Kaduna lawmaker, Shehu Sani, has called on the Federal Government to address the issue of minimum wage to avoid strikes from organised labour. Sani made...
Former federal lawmaker Shehu Sani in an interview with ARISE NEWS on Thursday has stated that the issue of minimum wage should be addressed to avoid...
The Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has disclosed how the state government intends to generate funds to finance the recently approved minimum wage of ₦70,000 for...
The Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has said the N70, 000 new minimum wage for civil and public servants in the state will be funded by...
Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has unveiled plans to finance the implementation of the N70,000 minimum wage for civil and public servants through the state...
A chieftain of the New Nigeria People’s Party, NNPP, Ambassador Olufemi Ajadi has said no worker can survive with the N48,000 minimum wage proposal by the...
The Trade Union Congress (TUC) says the N48,000 minimum wage proposed by the federal government is “abysmal”. Speaking in an interview with Channels Television on...
Negotiations for a new minimum wage appeared to have hit the rocks with organised labour on Wednesday, saying they were pulling out of the engagement with...
Gives Tinubu 2-week ultimatum Government mum The organised labour yesterday rejected the federal government’s proposal of a new minimum wage of N48,000. Labour leaders, who...
Organized labour has described the ₦48,000 proposed new minimum wage by the federal government as an insult to the sensibility of Nigerian workers. The labour leaders...
President of the Trade Union Council of Nigeria (TUC), Festus Osifo, has said that the union walked out of negotiations meeting with the Federal Government due...
The N48,000 proposed by the Federal Government as minimum wage for public service workers has been rejected by organized labour. This was presented to labour...
The organised labour on Wednesday withdrew from the ongoing discussions on the minimum wage with the Federal Government. This decision followed proposals from the Federal Government...
Members of the organised labour, on Wednesday, lampooned the federal government for offering Nigerian workers N48,000 minimum wage. The Congress accused the government and members of...
Organised Labour on Wednesday pulled out of the ongoing minimum wage negotiations with the Federal Government. The development came after the FG and the Organized Private...
The National Chairman of the Labour Party (LP), Julius Abure, has warned that the attempt by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) to take over the leadership...
The organized labour on Wednesday abandoned a meeting of the tripartite committee on new minimum wage due to the ‘ridiculous offer’ made by the federal government...
The organized labour has reportedly given the federal government a deadline of May 31, 2024, for the conclusion of all processes regarding the new minimum wage...
The Federal government says it is currently developing a new wage system for the civil service that will be tied to employee productivity, allowing workers at...
The Federal Government is contemplating a supplementary budget to accommodate a proposed increase in the minimum wage, as ongoing negotiations are likely to exceed the allocations...
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has launched the reviewed minimum wage document for Nigerian Seafarers, developed in line with the provisions of the...
Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State has assured that governors are not opposed to the implementation of the new minimum wage for public workers, dismissing claims...
The Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) is planning to increase the minimum wage of players in the league due to economic hardship across the country. Reports...
The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) national president, Joe Ajaero, has explained why they proposed ₦615,000 as the minimum wage to the federal government. According to Ajaero,...
Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule, has refuted reports suggesting that state governors are obstructing federal government’s efforts on the issue of a new minimum wage. Following...
The Governor of Nasarawa State, Abdullahi Sule, has debunked reports that the state governors are at logger heads with the federal government on the issue of...
A chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Podar Johnson, has called for a uniform salary structure in Nigeria’s minimum wage. He argued that different...
The Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA) has implored the federal government to encourage the tripartite committee on the national minimum wage to conclude its proceedings. According...
The Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA) has called on the federal government to task the tripartite committee on the national minimum wage to finalise its decision,...
The Governor of Katsina State, Dikko Radda, has expressed his view on the lingering argument over the new minimum wage. Naija News reports that recently, some...
Organized Labour, consisting of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and the Trade Union Congress, TUC, has outlined details of its proposed N615,000 minimum wage. The...
The President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero, on Thursday, noted that governors can afford to pay the proposed ₦615,000 minimum wage if they...
Governors of the federation after a virtual meeting on Wednesday said they would review the report of the tripartite committee, when submitted and each state reached...
Joe Ajaero, president of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), says state governors can afford to pay the proposed N615,000 minimum wage if they get their priorities...
The All Progressives Congress, APC, governorship candidate in Edo State, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has faulted Governor Godwin Obaseki over the ₦70,000 new minimum wage for workers...
The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Edo State, Senator Monday Okpebholo has demanded for accountability of N5 billion approved by the Federal...
Joe Ajaero, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) President, has said that N615,000 minimum wage demand is the most realistic amount. Ajaero stated this during an interview...
Governors under the auspices of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) said they are reviewing their fiscal spaces to arrive at an improved minimum wage for workers....
Adams Oshiomhole, the Senator representing Edo North, has stated that Nigerian workers, the Federal Government, and state governments have come to an agreement about raising the...
A Member of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) team on the National Minimum Wage Committee, Professor Theophilus Ndubuaku, has said he is certain that the Labour...
Edo North Senator, Adams Oshiomhole has described the current N30,000 minimum wage as a joke. Oshiomhole said the pay package of workers should increase in...
The Edo N’Okpa Movement, a civic organization based in Benin City, has strongly criticized Governor Godwin Obaseki’s recent announcement of a new N70,000 minimum wage for...
The president of the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC), Festus Osifo, has said that the proposed minimum wage of 615,000 naira is open to negotiation...
Paul Alaje, Chief Economist and Partner at SPM said that the federal government’s minimum wage review should be at least N100,000. Alaje disclosed this during an...
A Benin-based organisation, the Edo N’Okpa Movement, has advised Edo State voters not to fall prey to the recent minimum wage of N70,000 announced by the...
President Bola Tinubu has assured the organised labour that his administration will consider national living wage over minimum wage. The President gave the assurance on Wednesday...
A chieftain of New Nigeria People’s Party, NNPP, Ambassador Olufemi Ajadi Oguntoyinbo has advised President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to approve N200,000 as the minimum wage for...
President Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday, celebrated his first May Day as president, assuring the organised labour that the issues that prevented the tripartite committee on minimum...
A chieftain of New Nigeria People’s Party, NNPP, Ambassador Olufemi Ajadi Oguntoyinbo has advised President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to approve N200,000 as the minimum wage for...
Kwara State governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq yesterday assured workers in the state that his administration will continue to review its responses to the current economic realities, including...
Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and its Trade Union Congress (TUC) counterpart in Nasarawa State, have appealed to Governor Abdullahi Sule to implement the N30,000 national minimum...
Governor of Adamawa State Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri has reiterated his administration’s commitment to implementing any amount unanimously, agreed upon as the new national minimum wage for...
The organised labour yesterday urged the federal government to increase the minimum wage to N615, 000. It said this was in line with current economic realities...
Senator Adams Oshiomhole has confirmed a widespread consensus among federal and state governments, along with private employers, regarding the necessity to raise the national minimum wage....
The Governor of Imo State, Hope Uzodimma, has assured civil servants in the state that his administration will be among the first to implement the new minimum...
The Federal Government has assured workers in the country that the implementation of the new national minimum would still take effect from April 1. Mrs Nkeiruka...
The governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has promised workers in Lagos State that his administration will implement the new minimum wage approved by the Federal...