Tag: salary cut
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NLC suspends planned strike, protest in Kano over salary cut
The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) has suspended its earlier plans for a three-day warning strike over alleged plans by the Kano State government to revert to N18,000 minimum wage. The strike was scheduled to begin on Thursday. The suspension was announced by the National Deputy President of the Union, Mr Najeem Yasin while briefing newsmen…
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Hard times: Calls for Salary cut, low cost of governance should be directed at Executive – Reps
The House of Representatives on Thursday said that the calls for reduction of salaries of federal lawmakers and cost of governance were misdirected. It argued that since the Executive manages 99.902 percent of the national budget, the calls should be directed at that arm of government and not the National Assembly which receives a paltry…
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Ekiti orders immediate 50% salary cut for Gov. Fayemi, deputy, all political appointees
The Ekiti government has directed that salaries of Gov. Kayode Fayemi, his deputy and all political appointees in the state be slashed by 50 per cent with immediate effect. Chief Muyiwa Olumilua, the state’s Commissioner for Information and Values Orientation, disclosed in a statement in Ado Ekiti on Tuesday that Gov. Fayemi gave the salary…