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New minimum wage announcement on May 1st, not feasible – TUC

Temitope Nlewemchi — Fri, 26 Apr 2024 19:51:30 +0000

The President of the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC), Mr. Festus Osifo, announced that the anticipated new minimum wage is unlikely to be declared on May 1. He made this statement during a press interaction on Friday in Abuja. However, he mentioned that the N615,000 demanded by organized labour is not set in stone. [...]

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Wage employment among men in Nigeria crashed by 39% in 11 years

Temitope Nlewemchi — Thu, 04 Apr 2024 21:45:05 +0000

The percentage of men with wage or salary paying jobs have declined in 11 years, according to a brief on gender landscape in Nigeria by the World Bank. A noteworthy decline of 39% (9.1%-points) characterizes the landscape of wage and salaried employment for men, with a sharp decrease from 23.2% in 2011 to 14.1% in [...]

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Jigawa State Government Set to Roll Out Wage Allowances and Palliatives for Workers

Ifeanyi Nwagboso — Fri, 08 Dec 2023 15:04:12 +0000

In a recent interview with newsmen on Friday, Alhaji Muhammad K. Dagaceri, the Head of Civil Service in Jigawa State, announced that workers are on the verge of enjoying wage allowances and additional palliatives. Dagaceri reassured civil servants, stating, “I’m appealing to our teeming civil servants to be patient, as the state government will soon [...]

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I Will Pay More Than The N30,000 Minimum Wage If I’m Governor – Sanwo-Olu

David Folami — Fri, 01 Mar 2019 09:30:31 +0000

APC’s governorship candidate, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has vowed to workers that his government was ready to pay more than the N30,000 minimum wage and also come up with policies to boost the welfare of the employees if he is elected. The governorship aspirant also said the benefits that existed under Fashola, but was stopped under Ambode, [...]

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I Am Fully Committed To Having A New National Minimum Wage Soon – Buhari

David Folami — Sat, 10 Nov 2018 15:01:19 +0000

President Muhammadu Buhari will study the report of the Tripartite Committee on the Review of National Minimum Wage before making his view known to Nigerians. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed made the clarification when he addressed State House correspondents at the end of the meeting of the Federal Executive Council (FEC), [...]

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Buhari Might Not Implement New Minimum Wage – Atiku Abubakar

David Folami — Sat, 10 Nov 2018 15:01:08 +0000

Atiku Abubakar has said that President Buhari cannot be trusted to implement the new minimum wage. Abubakar also said that the President does not have the political will to implement the new minimum wage. The new minimum wage report was submitted to Buhari by the chairman of the committee, Amal Pepple at the Council Chamber [...]

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Alvaro Morata Set For Ridiculous Manchester United Wage

David Folami — Tue, 13 Jun 2017 09:08:29 +0000

Alvaro Morata is set to be handed a monster wage packet should he join Manchester United, if Spanish reports are believed to be true. The Real Madrid striker is closing in on a move to Old Trafford, in what is expected to be one of the biggest transfers of the summer, after failing to dislodge [...]

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FG Should Increase Minimum Wage To N52,000 This Year – NLC

David Folami — Tue, 03 Jan 2017 16:21:00 +0000

The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) has urged the Federal Government to implement the N52,000 new minimum wage in 2017. In its new year message, the Union’s President, Ayuba Wabba also asked President Muhammadu Buhari to tackle unemployment affecting young Nigerians. Wabba charged the President to deal with the challenge of the power sector through “either [...]

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Catholic Church In Ekiti Wage War Against Ayo Fayose

David Folami — Mon, 02 May 2016 23:39:34 +0000

Ayo Fayose has been sued by the state government for allegedly imposing levies on pupils in the state. This is following the shutting down of seven schools belonging to the Catholic church, by the state government, for refusing to pay the education levy. Reports have it that the Ekiti state government asked students in pupils [...]

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NUJ Want Increase In Nigerian Workers Minimum Wage

David Folami — Sun, 01 May 2016 23:22:30 +0000

The Chairman of the Edo State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, on Sunday called for an urgent upward review of the national minimum wage. Mr. Osakwe made the observation in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Auchi, as part of activities to mark this year’s Workers’ Day. His call [...]

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Labour Urge Nigerian Government To Set Up Minimum Wage Committe

David Folami — Sun, 01 May 2016 23:10:11 +0000

Nigeria’s organised labour on Sunday in Abuja called on the Federal Government to constitute a tripartite committee to discuss the proposed N56,000 new national minimum wage. Ayuba Wabba, the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, made the call at the 2016 May Day celebration with the theme: “Working Class and The Quest for Socio-Economic [...]

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NLC Demand N56,000 As Minimum Wage

David Folami — Thu, 28 Apr 2016 02:58:00 +0000

NLC President, Comrade Ayuba Wabba stated this in Abuja on Wednesday, April 27 2016 that the organised Labour had made a formal demand of the new wage of N56, 000 to the Federal Government for debate. He said the need for upward review of the current minimum wage became necessary, considering the economy challenges which [...]

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House Of Reps Warn Governors To Pay N18,000 Minimum Wag

David Folami — Tue, 19 Jan 2016 21:22:44 +0000

The House of Representatives in Abuja, has asked the Governors to cut their security votes, and manage their spending, instead of threatening to sack workers because they cannot pay N18,000 minimum wage. This is coming on the heels of report that the Imo state Governor, Rochas Okorocha allegedly sacked 3,000 workers. Speaking to Punch Newspapers, [...]

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NLC Condemns Attempt To Reverse Minimum Wage, Says It’s A Declaration Of War On Nigerian Workers

Wale Adebayo — Mon, 23 Nov 2015 21:25:42 +0000

Any attempt to reduce the N18,000 national minimum wage will be treated as a declaration of war on Nigerian workers, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) yesterday warned. The congress made its position known in response to the statement credited to chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum and Governor of Zamfara State, Abdulaziz Yari, that the [...]

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