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Again, Ndume Blows Hot, Says Minimum Wage Can Only Buy Bag Of Rice

Again, Ndume Blows Hot, Says Minimum Wage Can Only Buy Bag Of Rice

Amid his illegal sacking as the Chief Whip of the Senate over negative comment on the All Progressives Congress (APC) led government, Sen. Ali Ndume has once again condemned the ₦70,000 new minimum wage approved…

BREAKING: Tinubu Approves N70,000 As New Minimum Wage

BREAKING: Tinubu Approves N70,000 As New Minimum Wage

President Bola Tinubu has approved N70,000 as the new National Minimum Wage. The approval followed the just-concluded meeting with the leadership of organised labour at the Presidential Villa Abuja, on Thursday. The Special Adviser to…

New Minimum Wage May Push States Into Bankruptcy – NGF Report

New Minimum Wage May Push States Into Bankruptcy – NGF Report

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has postponed the decision of the tripartite committee report on the new minimum wage, opting for further consultations amid concerns that many states could go bankrupt if the proposed wage…

Minimum Wage: Group Calls On NLC, TUC To Declare Nationwide Strike

Minimum Wage: Group Calls On NLC, TUC To Declare Nationwide Strike

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) have been urged to immediately mobilize and declare a nationwide strike over the minimum wage and the recent hike in electricity tariff. The Campaign for…

Minimum Wage: NLC Replies Govs, Says Nigerian Workers Won’t Be Treated As Beggars

Minimum Wage: NLC Replies Govs, Says Nigerian Workers Won’t Be Treated As Beggars

Amid the ongoing resolution of the New Minimum wage, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on Friday declared that Nigerian workers will not be treated as beggars in the country. The NLC in a statement issued by…

Minimum Wage: Ex-Imo Commissioner Blasts NLC

Minimum Wage: Ex-Imo Commissioner Blasts NLC

Former Commissioner in Imo State, Prof. Vitalis Orikeze Ajumbe has accused the organised labour, of insensitivity for demanding the sum of N250,000 minimum wage. Ajumbe who was the Commissioner for Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) and…

Minimum Wage: Fayemi Backs Call For Decentralised Negotiations

Minimum Wage: Fayemi Backs Call For Decentralised Negotiations

A former Governor of Ekiti State, Kayode Fayemi on Friday reemphasized the importance of decentralised minimum wage negotiations. Fayemi who spoke on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme opined that the states should be allowed to…

Minimum Wage: NLC Reacts To Tinubu’s Democracy Day Speech

Minimum Wage: NLC Reacts To Tinubu’s Democracy Day Speech

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has reacted to the Democracy Day Speech of President Bola Tinubu, where he gave assurance of a new minimum wage for the workforce, saying he failed to give them the…

Democracy Day: N’Assembly To Get Bill On New Minimum Wage Soon – Tinubu

Democracy Day: N’Assembly To Get Bill On New Minimum Wage Soon – Tinubu

President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday assured Organised Labour that an executive bill on the new national minimum wage for workers will soon be sent to the National Assembly for passage. President Tinubu gave the assurance…

Minimum Wage: FG Targets N62,000, Govs Want N57,000, Labour Demands N250,000

Minimum Wage: FG Targets N62,000, Govs Want N57,000, Labour Demands N250,000

The 36 State governors under the aegis of the Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) have outrightly rejected the ₦62,000 new national minimum wage proposed by the Federal Government. The governors made the rejection  on Friday night…