Tag: minimum wage
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We’ll implement new minimum wage soon – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday assured the implementation of the new national minimum wage will commence soon. He asked asking state government and employers in the private sector to work towards providing a living wage for their workers. Represented by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha at the 11th triennial delegates…
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Implementation of newly approved Minimum Wage a ‘done deal’ – LASG
The Lagos State Government on Monday said the implementation of the newly approved minimum wage in the state civil service is a ‘done-deal’. Head of Service, HoS, Hakeem Muri-Okunola said at a news conference in Alausa, Ikeja, Lagos on the forthcoming celebration of the 2019 Public Service Day, which he said had been moved to…
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PDP governors ready to pay N30,000 minimum wage – Dickson
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governors have expressed their readiness to pay the N30,000 minimum wage recently signed into law by President Muhammadu Buhari. The Chairman of the PDP Governors’ Forum, Gov. Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa, disclosed while speaking with newsmen at the end of the forum’s meeting which ended in the early hours of…
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Minimum wage: Makinde kicks as Ajimobi negotiates with labour today
The Oyo State government will today open discussions with labour leaders on the modalities for the implementation of the N30,000 minimum wage, it was learnt yesterday. It is coming on the heels of Governor Abiola Ajimobi’s promise to workers that they would enjoy the new pay as soon as the Federal Government approves it. The…
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New salary hasn’t been approved for Armed Forces – DHQ
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) said on Friday that a new salary structure had not been approved for the members of the Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN). DHQ was reacting to a “fictitious document” being circulated on some social media platforms in that regard. “The DHQ therefore, wishes to reiterate that the purported new salary scale…
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Minimum Wage: We won’t accept anything below N30,000, Labour tells governors
Organised labour Thursday warned that no state chapter of the labour movement would accept any renegotiation for downward review of the already signed minimum wage law of N30,000 from any state governor. The National President of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Mr Ayuba Wabba, made the declaration in Ado Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital, while presiding…
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Ekiti, Ondo, Kwara, Benue assure workers of readiness to pay N30,000 minimum wage
Governors Kayode Fayemi (Ekiti), Oluwarotimi Akeredolu (Ondo), Abdulfatah Ahmed (Kwara) and Samuel Ortom (Benue) have assured workers of their readiness to pay the N30,000 new minimum wage. They spoke Thursday at different fora on the minimum wage, which was signed into law by President Muhammadu Buhari Fayemi said the welfare of the workers had always…
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We expect all 36 governors to pay new minimum wage – Presidency
The Presidency on Tuesday expressed optimism that all 36 governors of states of the federation will comply with the new minimum wage bill signed by President Muhammadu Buhari. Recall that Buhari had on Thursday signed the N30,000 National Minimum Wage Bill into law and directed that the implementation should commence immediately. It replaces the current…
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Buhari’s new minimum wage will soon throw Nigeria into chaos – Tony Momoh
A former Minister of Information, Prince Tony Momoh, has expressed fears that the new N30, 000 minimum wage, signed into law by President Muhammadu Buhari on April 18 would lead to chaos. Momoh, who is also a chieftain of the APC stated this while addressing newsmen on Friday in Abuja as part of activities to…
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N30,000 minimum wage, another election promise delivered – APC
The All Progressives Congress (APC) says the signing into law of N30,000 minimum wage for Nigerian workers by President Muhammadu Buhari is another election promise delivered. Malam Lanre Issa-Onilu, APC National Publicity Secretary, made the assertion in a statement on Friday in Abuja, while commending Buhari for signing the new minimum wage bill into law.…