The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has said the commencement of negotiation of the new National Minimum Wage in 2024 would be based on the prevailing cost of living in the country. NLC President, Mr Joe Ajaero, said this at the ongoing 19th edition of the NLC 2023 Harmattan School, organised by the Congress on Tuesday…
The Jigawa State Government has approved the recruitment of 1,124 health workers previously engaged as casual workers under its J-Health programme. This is contained in a statement by the Commissioner for Information, Youths, Sports, and Culture, Alhaji Sagir Musa, on Friday in Dutse. According to Musa, the State Executive Council approved the exercise during its…
The Federal Government on Thursday announced that a new minimum wage regime would come into effect on April 1, 2024. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Idris Mohammed, made this announcement, saying that the current N30,000 minimum wage would expire at the end of March 2024. “Certainly, there is a new wage regime that…
By Babatunde Tiamiyu The Governor of Osun State, Ademola Adeleke has approved the payment of wage award to civil servants and pensioners in the state as a measure to mitigate the impact of subsidy removal. Governor Adeleke made this known in a statement signed by his Spokesperson, Mallam Olawale Rasheed The governor stated that the…
By Adebayo Yusuf The Executive Secretary, Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate, PTAD, Dr Chioma Ejikeme says the federal government will soon commence payment of 25,000 naira wage award to Pensioners. Dr Ejikeme made this known at the ongoing National Executive Council, NEC meeting of Nigeria Union of Pensioners in Akure. She said the wage award was…
The Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Mr Adewale Adeniyi, believes it is critical to tap into the richness of knowledge of former management officials of the service. Mr Adeniyi stated this in Abuja during the first reunion of retired NCS management officials that such a step was important for improved service delivery. According…
By Adebayo Yusuf The Nigeria Union of Pensioners, NUP, Southwest Zone, has described as irrelevant, the requirements proposed by the National Social Safety-Nets Coordinating Office, NASSCO, for pensioners to receive wage awards. The Public Relations Officer of NUP, South-West zone, Comrade Olusegun Abatan made this known while addressing newsmen during the zone’s last meeting of…
National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, on Wednesday, said that some suspected political thugs that brutalized the National president of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Joe Ajaero have been arrested. Recalls that the NLC president was attacked in Owerri, Imo State capital on November 1 when workers in the state staged a protest over unpaid salary….
The Organised Labour has clarified that it did not receive any court order stopping the ongoing nationwide strike that began on Tuesday. It also accused the government of repeatedly flouting court orders, all the while, demanding strict adherence to judicial rulings from other institutions. “Yes, we don’t have a service on the court order but…
The Osun State Government has denied reports that it has increased allowance of the state civil servants by N25,000. In a statement signed by the Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Kolapo Alimo and obtained by newsmen on Sunday, the state government described that information as fake news and one maliciously fabricated to deceive the…