Minimum wage strike: Nwifuru expresses outrage as FCT, three states grounded
The industrial action by the Nigeria Labour Congress over the non-implementation of the new national minimum wage grounded the civil service in three states and […]
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Minimum wage: Strike commences in five states, FCT amidst panel deliberations
Barring any last-minute change of plan, the workers in the Federal Capital Territory, Cross River, Nasarawa, Ebonyi, Kaduna and Zamfara states may down tools on […]
14 States, FCT set for Labour strike amid minimum wage controversy
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has ordered its members to begin strike in 14 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) for failure to implement […]
Minimum Wage: Labour, States Hold Last-Minute Talks Ahead Monday Strike
The remaining states yet to implement the N70,000 minimum wage for workers are making last-minute moves to ensure the Nigeria Labour Congress does not embark […]
States in panic as NLC sets Dec 1 strike deadline over minimum wage
There is growing tension among states yet to implement the N70,000 new minimum wage, following the December 1 strike notice given by the Nigeria Labour […]
FG starts disbursing new minimum wage to civil servants
Civil servants under the federal government payroll will start receiving the new minimum wage payment from Thursday, the 26th of September. The Spokesperson of the […]
NLC declares N70,000 minimum wage meaningless amid petrol prices surge
The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, said Thursday it would meet with the federal government on how workers could survive the recent hike in the pump […]
“No official directive on N70,000 corps members” – minimum wage
The National Youth Service Corps has denied a social media report that corps members’ bank accounts are being upgraded to accommodate the N70,000 new national […]
Of minimum wage, tortoiseshell and Akpabio’s threat, by Hassan Gimba
“Unlike the stomach, the brain doesn’t alert you when it’s empty.” – Arabic proverb. There are many tales about how the tortoise got its cracked back. […]
NASS passes ₦70,000 minimum wage bill
The Senate and the House of Representatives on Tuesday speedily passed the National Minimum Wage Act 2019 (Amendment Bill). The bill, which scaled second and […]
NLC details justifications for accepting N70,000 minimum wage
The President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Joe Ajaero on Thursday gave reasons why the Organised Labour accepted the proposal of N70,000 minimum wage from […]
Tinubu approves new minimum wage for Nigerian workers
By Goodluck Ikiebe President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved N70,000 as the new minimum wage for Nigerian workers with a promise to review the national […]
30-Day strike looms as Labour alleges decentralisation of minimum wage discussions
The Nigeria Labour Congress, on Tuesday, threatened to shut down the country for a month in protest against plans by the National Assembly to deregulate […]
Tinubu, labour to discuss minimum wage on Thursday; LGs seek increased allocation
President Bola Tinubu will again meet with labour leaders on Thursday to reach a consensus on a new minimum wage just as the Association of […]
