Tag: minimum wage bill
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Reps okay N30,000 as minimum wage
By Gabriel Okoro, Abuja The House of Representatives on Tuesday passed for third reading the national minimum wage bill that contains N30,000 per month for workers in the country. This decision was sequel to the consideration by the House on the report by the Yusuf Lasun led ad-hoc committee on national minimum wage. Speaking on…
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Presidency transmits Minimum Wage Bill to National Assembly
The Presidency on Wednesday evening confirmed the transmission of the National Minimum Wage Bill to the National Assembly for necessary legislative actions. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters (Senate), Senator Ita Enang, disclosed this on Wednesday in Abuja. Recall that the Minister of Labour and Productivity, Dr Chris Ngige, had…
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Protests: Finally, FG agrees to send minimum wage bill to NASS Jan 23
The Federal Government and organised labour in the country on Tuesday finally reached an agreement that the Presidency would send the National Minimum Wage (Amendment) Bill to the National Assembly after three days of meetings. The agreement came on a day that labour unions staged a nationwide protest over the non-transmission of the bill to…
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May Day: Dogara speaks on minimum wage bill
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr Yakubu Dogara, on Tuesday said the House is ready to pass the minimum wage bill as the legislature awaits the executive to forward the bill for upward review. Dogara,in a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media and Public Affairs, Mr Turaki Hassan, to mark 2018…