Minimum Wage in Nigeria
Buhari commends Ondo govt over implementation of new minimum wage
Press Release President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday, in Akure, commended the Ondo State government for being one of the first set of states to commence the payment of the new minimum wage. ”It is gratifying to note that Ondo State is one of the first few states in Nigeria that have started implementing the New Minimum …
Pay minimum wage or vacate office, NLC tells governors
The labour congress has appealed to state Houses of Assembly to identify with workers by compelling governors to pay the new minimum wage. Emmanuel Ugboaja, General-Secretary of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), made the appeal while fielding questions from journalists on Sunday in Lagos. According to Mr Ugboaja, any governor who refuses to pay the …
Minimum wage: Federal government, labour in deadlock
Gbeleyi Abayomi According news making the round, Organised labour and the Federal Government again failed to conclude negotiations over consequential adjustment in workers’ salaries as a result of the new minimum wage of N30,000 despite meeting for about nine hours. The meeting which began around 5pm on Wednesday and ended at 2am on Thursday without …
Minimum Wage: NLC shuts down offices, schools in Asaba
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Delta chapter, has started to shut offices and schools in Asaba ahead of the planned strike over delay to implement the new minimum wage. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports on Wednesday that the NLC members were seen patrolling Asaba in a marked Hiace mini-bus, closing government offices and turning back …
