Tag: May Day
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May Day: Stop paying early salaries, it lead to debts – Workers beg Ayade
Workers in Cross River State have beg Governor Ben Ayade to stop paying them early salaries as it make them indebted before the end of the month. TheNewsGuru.com reports that the workers got their May salary on April 30, on the eve of May Day, few days after April salary was paid, even while others…
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May Day: Workers disrupt celebrations over non implementation of new minimum wage
Sequel to their constant demand for a new minimum wage and the subsequent refusal of the Federal Government to yield to their demands, aggrieved Nigerian workers on Monday in their thousands disrupted the 2017 May Day celebrations at the Eagles Square, Abuja over the non-implementation. The workers insisted that the Federal Government had a responsibility…
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May Day: Workers are ‘angry,’ attend to their demands now, Saraki tells FG
Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, has called on the Federal Government to immediately constitute a panel to work on demands of Nigerian workers for increased wages, arrears of pension, promotion and allowances. Saraki said this while addressing workers at the Eagles Square, Abuja, venue of the 2017 May Day Celebration. He stated further that government…
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May Day: Labour decorates Fayose as ‘Comrade Governor’, promises to clear salary arrears
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Ekiti State chapter on Monday decorated Governor Ayodele Fayose with the title of ‘Comrade Governor’ for his proactive measures in protecting the lives and properties of residents of the state. Giving reasons for honouring the governor, the state’s NLC Vice Chairman, Comrade Richard Olugbenga Adeniyi said: “The governor earned this…
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May Day: You can’t win anti-corruption war with N18,000 minimum wage, Ekweremadu tells Buhari
The Deputy President of the Senate, Ike Ekweremadu, has said the anti-corruption war embarked upon by the President Muhammadu Buhari led administration would only have a meaningful impact if the minimum wage is reviewed from N18,000 to N50,000. Ekweremadu stated this in his goodwill message to workers on May Day. He said the current N18,000…