Nigeria’s President, Bola Tinubu has committed to a National Minimum wage that is higher than N60,000 for Nigerian workers. The president’s commitment is contained in the...
Story Highlights Nigerian lawyers are split over the legality of the Nigeria Labour Congress’s (NLC) strike demanding a N494,000 minimum wage, with some asserting it aligns...
The Federal Government has agreed to a minimum wage higher than N60,000. The agreement was reached after the first day of indefinite strike declared by the...
The Federal Government and the Organised labour, on Monday night signed an agreement over the minimum wage controversy. The agreement was signed after a marathon...
The Federal Government and the Organised labour, on Monday night signed an agreement over the minimum wage controversy. The agreement was signed after a marathon meeting...
The tripartite meeting of the National Minimum Wage Committee, which started at about 5pm on Monday, concerning a potential increase in the minimum wage, has concluded...
Former lawmaker, Senator Daniel Bwala, has suggested that the minimum wage should be around N250,000. Bwala gave the suggestion on Monday while fielding questions on...
Nigeria’s federal government has summoned an emergency meeting with leaders of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) to address the ongoing...
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) on Monday supported the demand by organized labour for a national minimum wage describing it asunderstandable and justified. The organization...
Renowned Human Rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Femi Falana, has suggested that the National Assembly could resolve the deadlock between the Federal Government...
A chieftain of New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, Ambassador Olufemi Ajadi Oguntoyinbo has called on President Bola Tinubu to accede to the request of Labour leaders...
A former Treasurer of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the current chairman of the Medical and Health Workers Union of Nigeria, Bamgbose Betty, has suggested...
A member of the Nigerian Labour Congress has called for lawmakers in the country to be placed on the current N30k minimum wage so they can...
A chieftain of New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, Ambassador Olufemi Ajadi Oguntoyinbo has called on President Bola Tinubu to accede to the request of Labour leaders...
The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has described government’s attitude and response to the on-going national minimum wage negotiation as presented by Presidential spokesperson, Bayo Onanuga, as...
Organised Labour leaders are currently at the office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation for a closed-door meeting with Federal Government representatives. Naija...
The Federal Government has sent out what it describes as a heartfelt and deeply considered appeal to the labour unions to continue along the path of...
The Bola Tinubu-led Federal Government, through the minister of information and national orientation, Mohammed Idris, has appealed to the Organised Labour to sheath their swords and...
The Labour Party (LP) in Nigeria has urged workers’ unions to re-negotiate with the Federal government on new minimum wage rather than embarking on strike. ...
Following the ongoing nationwide strike action by the organised labour, the federal government has summoned a meeting of the Tripartite Committee through the National Salaries, Incomes...
The Federal Government through the National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission, NSIWC, has called for a meeting of the tripartite committee on the new national minimum...
Bankers and banks across the country have been directed to comply with the strike order issued by the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress...
The strike declared by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC), affected the activities of the Abuja-Kaduna Train Services (AKTS) on Monday....
The Joint Union Action Committee (JUAC) of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), on Monday, locked the entrance of the secretariat in compliance with infinite industrial...
Biodun Adedipe, a Nigerian macro-Economist has urged the organised labour to put in consideration the economic implications of the 494,000 new minimum wage demand, labelling it...
The presidency says Nigeria’s economic reality is at odds with labour’s new minimum wage demand. In a chat with Femi Akande on TVC’s ‘Politics on...
The entrance gates of the Federal High Court Headquarters, Abuja and the Court of Appeal Headquarters, Abuja have been shut and blocked by civil servants in...
Wale Edun, minister of finance and coordinating minister of the economy, says the minimum wage demanded by the labour unions is unaffordable across the board. ...
Human Rights lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN, has advised the National Assembly to pass the new Minimum Wage Act the same way the new National Anthem Act...
A former director general of the Voice of Nigeria, Mr Osita Okechukwu, appealed to Organised Labour to be considerate in their minimum wage demand, adding that...
The Presidency on Sunday evening cautioned that the demand by organized Labour for a significant increase in the minimum wage could have far-reaching and devastating consequences...
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The leadership of the National Assembly on Sunday night, failed to convince the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) to suspend their...
Nigeria’s Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Lateef O. Fagbemi, SAN, has declared the proposed nationwide strike by the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress...
Human Rights lawyer, Femi Falana, has charged the National Assembly with passing the new Minimum Wage Act within 48 hours, the same way the new National...
The national minimum wage of N494,000 demanded by the Organised Labour will force many private companies to dismiss their workers if implemented, Senate President Godswill Akpabio...
The leadership of the organised labour in Nigeria has been advised to shelve the planned nationwide strike scheduled for tomorrow, Monday, June 3, 2024. The call...
The National Assembly has said that it will engage the organised labour as part of moves to avert the industrial action due to commence on Monday....
The National Assembly is currently engaging the Organised Labour as part of last-minute moves to avert the planned industrial action slated to commence on Monday. The...
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has been advised to employ all means for possible dialogue with the Federal Government towards finding ways to an amicable solution...
The National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, has called on the Bola Tinubu-led administration to align itself with the demands of Organized Labour. In a statement...
A prominent advocate for public sector reforms, Mallam Salihu Nataro, has vehemently criticized the planned nationwide strike by organised labour, branding it as “unnecessary” and “insensitive.”...
Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State has cautioned the organized labour against embarking on a nationwide strike on Monday. Mohammed said embarking on a nationwide strike...
The Nigerian Government has said the N494,000 new minimum wage proposed by the organized labour is capable of crippling Nigeria’s economy. The Minister of Information and...
The Nigerian Government has said the N494,000 new minimum wage proposed by the organized labour is capable of crippling Nigeria’s economy. The Minister of Information and...
The Director-General of the Manufacturing Association of Nigeria (MAN), Mr. Segun Ajayi-Kadir, has thrown its weight behind the federal government on the N60,000 minimum wage proposal,...
Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has said the N494,000 national minimum wage being demanded by organized labour, which cumulatively amounts to the sum...
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has backed the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) in their call for an increase in...
The federal government has said that the organised labour’s demand for minimum wage to be pegged at N494,000 is “unsustainable”. According to the Minister of...
The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has said the sum of N494,000 national minimum wage being demanded by organised labour, which cumulatively amounts...
The Federal Government has said that the sum of N494,000 national minimum wage being demanded by Organised Labour, which cumulatively amounts to the sum of N9.5...
The federal government has insisted that it can’t pay the ₦494,000 the organized labour is demanding as the new minimum wage for Nigerian workers. This was...
The Federal Government has reacted to the proposed strike by organised labour, set to take off on Monday, saying it would compound the economic woes of...
The Federal Government has warned organised labour over its proposed nationwide strike scheduled for Monday, June 3, 2024, saying that such action would compound the economic...
The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG, has directed its members to comply with the indefinite nationwide strike ordered by Organised Labour. The...
The Federal Government has reacted to the proposed strike by organised labour, set to take off on Monday, saying it would compound the economic woes of...
The Federal Government has reacted to the proposed strike by organised labour, set to take off on Monday, saying it would compound the economic woes of...
The organized private sector has accepted the Federal Government’s proposal for a new minimum wage of ₦60,000. The Director-General of the Manufacturing Association of Nigeria, Ajayi...
The President of the Manufacturing Association of Nigeria (MAN), Mr. Ajayi Kadri, has confirmed that the organized private sector concurred with the federal government that the...
The President of Trade Union Congress (TUC), Festus Osifo, says labour’s issue is not the amount of minimum wage the Federal Government is offering but its...
The federal government on Friday, defended its position on the proposed N60,000 minimum wage it had offered the organised labour through the Minimum Wage Committee led...
The Federal Government has urged Organised Labour to reconsider its decision to embark on an indefinite strike from Monday, June 3, 2024, in protest against the...
The organised labour comprising the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) has announced the commencement of an indefinite nationwide strike starting Monday,...
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) have announced a nationwide strike set to commence on Monday, June 3rd, 2024. This announcement comes...
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) have declared an imminent nationwide strike commencing on Monday, June 3rd, 2024. This decision stems from...
The organised labour comprising the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) on Friday announced the commencement of a nationwide indefinite strike starting...
The Organised Labour has announced an indefinite nationwide strike over the failure of the federal government to conclude negotiations on a new national minimum wage and...
Organised Labour has declared an indefinite nationwide strike from Monday, June 3rd over the failure of the federal government to conclude negotiations on a new national...
The organized labour, comprising the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC), has declared an indefinite strike beginning on June 3, 2024. ...
Members of the organised labour, on Friday declared to embark on an indefinite strike over the federal government’s refusal to raise the minimum wage from N60,000....
The Organised Labour has reportedly walked out on the federal government team at the Tripartite Committee meeting on new national minimum wage. This will make it...
Talks to reach a compromise on a new minimum wage for workers in the public service have been deadlocked as organised Labour, again walked out of...
Talks to reach a compromise on a new minimum wage for workers in the public service have been deadlocked as organised Labour, again walked out of...
A report has indicated that Organised Labour may begin a nationwide strike on Monday, June 3, over the new minimum wage. Recall that Labour had walked...
Nigeria’s federal government has invited representatives of organized labour to a tripartite committee meeting to reach an agreement on the new minimum wage on Friday, May...
As negotiations continue regarding the minimum wage of workers in Nigeria, the government has made a proposal of 60,000 naira, which the Labour Unions have rejected....
President Bola Tinubu-led government, on Wednesday, reached out to the Organised Labour consisting the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) for the continuation...
The governor of Abia State, Alex Otti has promised workers in the state that his government would be among the first to pay whatever becomes the...
The Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Mrs Nkeiruka Onyejeocha, has appealed to organised labour to be considerate and patriotic in their demands in the...
The Trade Union Congress, TUC, has accused the Federal Government of being nonchalant about deliberations on the new minimum wage. President of the TUC, Festus Osifo,...
The Trade Union Congress, TUC, has accused the Federal Government of being nonchalant about deliberations on the new minimum wage. President of the TUC, Festus Osifo,...
The organised labour has again turned down another proposal of N60,000 as new national minimum wage for Nigerian workers offered by the federal government. The new...
The Federal Government has appealed to organized labour to be considerate and patriotic with their demands in the ongoing negotiation for a new national minimum wage....
The Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Mrs Nkeiruka Onyejeocha, has appealed to organized labour to be considerate and patriotic in their demands in the...
The Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Mrs Nkeiruka Onyejeocha, has appealed to organized labour to be considerate and patriotic in their demands in the...
Organised Labour has said it rejected the Federal Government’s new minimum wage proposal of ₦60,000 because it does not tally with the nation’s economic realities. The...
Members of the organised labour on Tuesday threatened to paralyse the economy of the country if the federal government remains adamant to offer the Nigerian workers...
The Tripartite Committee on Minimum Wage has indefinitely postponed its meeting without scheduling a future date, according to sources close to the matter in Abuja. The...
The Organised Labour on Tuesday, May 28, walked out of the Tripartite Committee meeting on Minimum Wage after the Federal Government increased its offer to N60,000....
The Organised Labour has rejected a fresh minimum wage proposal by the Nigerian Government. Channels Television reports that the Organised Labour, comprising the Nigeria Labour Congress,...
The Organised Labour has rejected a fresh minimum wage proposal by the Nigerian Government. Channels Television reports that the Organised Labour, comprising the Nigeria Labour Congress,...
The Organized Labour has rejected the fresh ₦60,000 minimum wage proposal by the federal government of Nigeria. Naija News reports that the government offered the amount...
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the President Bola Tinubu-led Federal government have been battling over a new national minimum wage. The NLC is insisting that...
The Presidency has said organized labour’s demand for ₦497,000 as minimum wage is unrealistic and unserious. Recall that organized labour had demanded a minimum wage of...
Director-General of Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA), Mr. Adewale-Smatt Oyerinde, has urged representatives of organised labour to embrace the proposed N57,000 new minimum wage or be...
The Edo State government has paid the N70,000 new minimum wage to workers in the state, in fulfilment of its promise to increase the minimum wage...
The Edo State government has officially commenced paying its workers a new minimum wage of ₦70,000, a significant increase from the previous ₦40,000. Naija News reports...
The Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA) says the private sector can’t meet the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC)’s N500,000 minimum wage demand this year or any time...
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Abia State chapter has given a 14-day ultimatum to Governor Alex Otti to make full payment of the ₦30,000 national minimum...