A recent report from the Tripartite Committee, commissioned by President Bola Tinubu, reveals that despite the newly signed National Minimum Wage setting a minimum pay of N70,000 for Nigerian workers, not all are covered. Initially negotiated down from N250,000 by…
The Senate on Tuesday at plenary, passed the 2024 National Minimum Wage Amendment Act Bill. This, followed presentation and adoption of a report on the bill,by leader of the Senate Sen.Opeyemi Bamidele (APC-Ekiti). The bill which was transmitted to Senate…
The Nigeria Labour Congress on Friday night said its acceptance of the N70,000 minimum wage proposed by President Bola Tinubu was an act of solidarity. The Congress made this known in a statement which was released at the end of…
The Benue State Governor, Rev Fr Hyacinth Alia, has declared that his administration is ready to pay N70,000 minimum wage to state workers. The governor disclosed this in a chat with journalists in Makurdi, saying that his administration has blocked…
…To support Labour with 36 CNG buses to ease workers’ cost of living …We can’t pay N70,000 without Govt support – Private sector By Sodiq Adelakun The Federal Government and labour unions have reached an agreement on a new minimum…
The new N70,000 minimum wage adopted by the Federal Government after consultation with the Organised Labour on Thursday will be reviewed after three years. Alhaji Mohammed Idris, Minister of Information and National Orientation, said this while addressing State House correspondents.…
The President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Joe Ajaero on Thursday gave reasons why the Organized Labour accepted the proposal of N70,000 minimum wage from the President, Bola Tinubu. Ajaero, who spoke to State House reporters after the meeting with…
President Bola Tinubu has approved N70,000 as the new minimum wage for Nigerian workers with a promise to review the national minimum wage law every three years. This is coming after the leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress and the…
…As Labour insists on N250,000 …I’m committed to a realistic minimum wage – Tinubu By Matthew Denis There was anxiety among Nigerians on the expected outcome of the meeting between President Bola Tinubu and the Organised labour Unions, however it…
By Bajowa Oni It is hard to argue that, considering current economic realities, an update of the minimum wage is not necessary. When the current administration came into office a year ago, inflation was at 22%. It now stands at…
