Tag: minimum wage
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SSANU, NASU extends 14-day warning strike in Nigerian universities by two weeks
It hoped that within the period, the government will be in a position to address the issues in contention
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Transfer of Minimum wage to concurrent list won’t work, FG assures Labour
The Federal Government has assured workers that the transfer of the National Minimum Wage from the Executive to Concurrent list would not work. The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, gave the hint at the 2021 May Day celebration, on Saturday in Abuja. The theme of the May Day celebration is: “COVID-19, Social…
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[EXCLUSIVE] May Day 2021: How Nigerian Governors are handling New Workers’ Wage
April 18 2021 makes it two years since President Muhammadu Buhari signed into law the bill to increase Nigeria’s minimum wage. The new wage bill puts the minimum monthly salary of an average Nigerian worker at 30,000 naira ($98); from 18,000 naira. But as the world marks the 2021 Workers Day today, it is clear…
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Minimum wage mirage: Kano faces reality – Dele Sobowale
Dele Sobowale “We can’t pay full March salary over drop in allocation.” Malam Muhammad Garba, Kano State Commissioner for Information. On April 5, 2021, the Kano State Government bravely led the way by being the first to announce that it could not pay workers their salaries. Politicians being what they are, the government said the…
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Minimum Wage/ NLAC: In Praise of Minister Chris Ngige, By Issa Aremu
Having related with dozen of Ministers of Labour during my eventful 35 years in the labour movement, I bear witness that Senator Chris Ngige, stands out among the best for his statesmanship in upholding the cherished core values of tripartism, Decent work, defense of workers rights that Nigeria signed into as a long standing member…
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Minimum wage: Organised Labour takes massive protest to Lagos, Ogun assemblies
Thousands of Organised Labour on Wednesday stormed the Lagos State and Ogun State Assemblies to protest plans by the House of Representatives to move the minimum wage from the exclusive list to the concurrent list. In Lagos, the protesters stormed the Assembly entrance with placards, chanting solidarity songs, resisting the plan to move minimum wage…
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Minimum wage: NLC to embark on nationwide protest today
The Nigerian Labour Congress will today (Wednesday) embark on a nationwide protest over moves by the National Assembly to remove the national minimum wage from the exclusive to the concurrent legislative list. In a statement on Tuesday, the NLC said the protest will hold in the 36 states’ Houses of Assembly. It added that the…
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Minimum wage: NLC directs members to protest at NASS, State Assemblies
The leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on Tuesday directed its members across the country to occupy legislative houses from Wednesday next week. These include the National Assembly in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), as well as the Houses of Assembly in various states of the Federation. According to the labour body, the directive…
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2020 Finance Bill to exempt minimum wage earners from tax – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday said his administration has set plans to exempt minimum wage earners from Personal Income Tax as a means of insulating the Nigerian masses against rising inflation. The President made these disclosures in his speech delivered virtually by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, on Monday at the opening session of the…
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FCTA to implement minimum wage for primary school teachers
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), says it will implement the national minimum wage for workers in the territory to avert another strike. Hajia Ramatu Aliyu, FCT Minister of State, said this in a statement issued by her Special Assistant on Media, Mr Austin Elemue, on Tuesday in Abuja. Aliyu made the promise when she…