On Thursday, a crucial meeting between President Bola Tinubu and labour union leaders aimed at finalizing the new minimum wage ended without resolution, leading to an adjournment until next week. The discussions, which lasted for […]
The Organised Labour has decided to attend the “negotiation” meeting of the Tripartite Committee on the Minimum Wage on Tuesday. Mr Etim Okon, the Vice President of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), confirmed in an […]
Organized labour in Nigeria has vehemently opposed the idea to set the new minimum wage at N100,000, noting that such an amount is insufficient to cover the fundamental needs of workers and families. The Nigeria […]
On Wednesday, organized labour stormed out of a minimum wage committee meeting with the Federal Government over the latter’s offer of a new wage of N45,000. Recall that the organized labour had made a demand […]
Cross River State Governor Bassey Otu has declared a new minimum wage of N40,000 for state employees, saying that the execution of the wage increase is grounded in the state’s current reality rather than personal […]
Governor Godwin Obaseki has explained why he increased the minimum wage in Edo State from N40,000 to N70,000. Obaseki appeared in an interview with Channels Television’s Politics. Recall that prior to the declaration of the […]
Joe Ajaero, the president of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), has lamented the increased cost of living resulting from President Bola Tinubu’s removal of fuel subsidy. Ajaero feels that with rising living costs, even a […]
The Enugu State wing of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) has expressed heartfelt gratitude to the state administration for demonstrating genuine care for the welfare of teachers in the state, including the extension of […]
There are indications that organized labour in Nigeria may advocate for a new minimum wage of N500,000 as the zonal public hearing on the new wage structure begins. The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) President, Joe […]
The House of Representatives has rejected a bill that would amend the 1999 Constitution to change the educational requirements for elections to certain political seats. Standing in the name of Adewunmi Onanuga, the proposed legislation […]
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