Tag: Minimum Wage

By Seyi Babalola President Bola Ahmed Tinubu  on Tuesday, transmitted the Minimum Wage Bill to the House of Representatives for consideration and passage into law. Tinubu's letter, which was read on the House floor, calls for a new national minimum wage as well as a legislative framework for implementing the agreed-upon pay. In the letter, the president encouraged lawmakers to accelerate the adoption of the minimum wage bill, ensuring rapid implementation for the benefit of Nigerian workers. Tinubu also sought the amendment to the Nigeria Police Act ...

Following their agreement with the Nigerian government on minimum wage, the National Executive Council, NEC, of the Nigeria Labour Congress, ...

Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has denied proposing to pay a minimum wage of N80,000 to workers in the state ...

Organised labour has explained that it agreed to President Bola Tinubu’s N70,000 new national minimum wage increase because wage review ...

By Seyi Babalola Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, George Akume, has stated that organized labour must compel compliance with minimum wage payments by state governments in light of certain states' incapacity to pay. Akume made the declaration on Thursday in Abuja, following the conclusion of a two-day pre-retirement seminar hosted by XEM Consulting Ltd. The SGF, represented by the Permanent Secretary of the General Services Office, Dr. Nnamdi Mbaeri, encouraged organized labor not to rely on the government to execute the law. “So, as we are discussing paying a pension, I will also throw it ...

Barring a last-minute change in plan, President Bola Tinubu will meet with the leaders of the Organised Labour on Thursday. ...

The Trade Union Congress, TUC, has expressed optimism that the new minimum wage implementation will begin before the end of ...

By Seyi Babalola The Nigeria Governors' Forum (NGF) has pledged that continuing discussions between the government, private sector, and organized labour will result in higher and more equitable pay. Following its meeting in the early hours of Thursday, the NGF, in a statement issued by its Chairman and Governor of Kwara State, AbdulRazaq AbdulRahman, stated that they resolved to continue working with key stakeholders to reach a mutually acceptable solution. The National Minimum Wage issue has sparked significant controversy, particularly after the Governors voiced concerns about the N62,000 provided by the Federal Government and the Organized Private Sector at the Tripartite Committee. “The Forum received a presentation from the Minister of Women Affairs on the World ...

By Seyi Babalola Governors of Nigeria's 36 states have scheduled an emergency meeting for today, Wednesday, to discuss the proposed new minimum wage. This comes just a few hours after the Federal Executive Council, or FEC, voted to withdraw the minimum wage directive on Tuesday. It should be recalled that the 36 governors previously rejected the federal government's suggested N62,000, claiming that if the figure is enforced, some states may be forced to borrow money. However, the organised labour is still insisting on N250,000 ...

By Seyi Babalola The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) have summoned an emergency meeting. This follows the Federal Executive Council's (FEC) decision to withdraw the minimum wage directive on Tuesday. According to Daily Trust, the meeting will begin at 10 a.m. on Wednesday at the NLC Headquarters. According to reports, the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, today said ...