Tag: New Minimum Wage
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New Minimum Wage: We’ll resume talks with NLC, TUC on Sunday – Ngige
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, says conciliation on the national minimum wage will continue on Sunday despite the court injunction restraining organised labour from embarking on strike. The National Industrial Court had on Friday ordered the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) labour not to go ahead with the…
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New Minimum wage: Governors bow to pressure, agree to pay N22,500
The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) on Tuesday agreed to pay a national minimum wage of N22,500 from the existing N18,000. The Chairman of the Forum and Governor of Zamfara State, Abdul’aziz Yari disclosed this while briefing newsmen at the end of its 2nd emergency meeting held in Abuja. Yari said that the decision was arrived…
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New Minimum wage: Labour threatens to embark on another strike
…says ‘we cannot guarantee industrial peace’ Indications emerged on Friday that Organised Labour may soon call out workers for yet another round of strike following insinuations that the government was yet to agree on a new National minimum wage with Organised Labour. The leadership of Organised Labour said they cannot guarantee industrial peace and…
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FG set to announce new minimum wage – NLC
The Federal Government is set to announce the new minimum wage as the Tripartite Committee completes its assignment. The outcome of the Tripartite Committee has been submitted to President Muhammadu Buhari. Mr Ayuba Wabba, President of Nigeria Labour Congress, made this known while speaking with newsmen on Monday in Abuja. According to him, the committee…
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New Minimum Wage: Nigerians workers will soon have reasons to smile – FG
The Federal Government on Sunday assured Nigerians of its determination to address the agitation for the upward review of the national minimum wage. The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr Boss Mustapha, made the promise in his remarks at the 22nd Choir Anniversary of the Christ Apostolic Church, Living Water DCC Headquarters, Abuja,…
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Workers to know new minimum wage in August – TUC
The President of the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC), Mr Bobboi Kaigama, announced on Wednesday that a new amount agreed on by the Federal Government and labour to serve as Nigeria’s new minimum wage would be announced next month. Bobboi, who made the disclosure in an interview with the labour newsmen in Lagos, said…
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New minimum wage will address poverty challenge in Nigeria – FG
The Federal Government on Thursday assured workers that it was working towards ensuring a new national minimum wage that will address issue of social imbalance, inequality and the wide gap of poverty. Secretary to the Government of the Federation Boss Mustapha gave the assurance at an award dinner to end the 40th anniversary of the…