Tag: minimum wage
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No new minimum wage for Yobe workers yet – Gov’s Aide
The Yobe State Government says a viral post credited to it on the approval of a new minimum wage is false and misleading. This is contained in a statement by Alhaji Mamman Mohammed, Gov. Mai Mala Buni’s Director-General, Press and Media Affairs, issued in Damaturu on Thursday. He said the state government did not issue…
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Gombe govt agrees to pay new minimum wage, stop wage award
The Gombe State Government will pay the new national minimum wage of N70,000 to its workers, Deputy Governor Manassah Jatau has announced. Jatau, Chairman of the state’s Tripartite Committee on Minimum Wage negotiation, told newsmen on Sunday in Gombe that his committee is finetuning the details in that respect.
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Gov Fintiri approves payment of new minimum wage
Governor Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa State has approved the payment of N70,000 National Minimum Wage to workers in the state and local governments’ payrolls.
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Wage award not part of N70,000 minimum wage – NLC Lagos
The Lagos State Chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has explained that the N35,000 wage award in the state should not be taken as part of or in lieu of the N70,000 new minimum wage recently passed into law.
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Delta takes step on implementation of new minimum wage
Delta State Government has taken a firm step on the implementation of the new minimum wage with a directive to the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Dr. Kingsley Emu, and the Commissioner for Finance, Chief Fidelis Tilije, to hold talks with the State Council of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), on its implementation in…
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Corps members will not receive N70,000 minimum wage – NYSC clarifies
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) says it has not directed corps members to upgrade their accounts for payment of N70,000 minimum wage. The NYSC said this in a statement issued by the Director, Information and Public Relations, Mr Eddy Megwa, on Sunday in Abuja.
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No worker will be paid less than N70,000 from today – Akpabio
President of the Senate, Sen. Godswill Akpabio, on Monday has assured Nigerians that no worker will be paid less than N70,000 minimum wage. Akpabio made the remark during the signing ceremony of the Minimum Wage Act (Amendment) Bill into law by President Bola Tinubu at the State House.
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N6.2trn supplementary budget for minimum wage, infrastructure – Minister
The Federal Government says the proposed N6.2 trillion supplementary budgetary will be used to pay the minimum wage. Mr Atiku Bagudu, the Minister of Budget and National Planning, gave the assurance while addressing the House of Representatives’ Committee on Appropriation in Abuja.
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Governors need a better knowledge of the National Minimum Wage – By Owei Lakemfa
Governors, so to say, are up in arms against a new National Minimum Wage, NMW. Individually and collectively, they have voiced opposition to the evolution of a new wage which may not be less than N60,000 as promised by President Bola Tinubu. While some have called for a confederate wage system, others have vowed not…
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CARTOON OF THE DAY: What N70,000 minimum wage can buy
CARTOON OF THE DAY: What N70,000 minimum wage can buy