The Federal Government has said it due not direct its workers to change their salary accounts on the Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System (IPPIS). The spokesperson for the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation, Mokwa Bawa, made this clarification in a statement today. This comes amid speculations that the Federal Government had…
By Babatunde Tiamiyu The Nigeria Association of Social Workers (NASoW) has declared that the delays in the constitution and inauguration of Nigerian Council for Social Work is undermining the effectively of Social Work profession in the country. The association appealed to President Bola Tinubu to constitute and inaugurate the Nigerian Council for Social Work without…
Abia State Government (ABSG) and the organized labour in the State have signed the agreement on the implementation of the new national minimum wage of N70,000 and the consequential adjustments. This is coming two days after the organized labour issued a November 2, 2024 strike notice to the Abia State government. Speaking during the occasion,…
The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, SSANU, has insisted that there is no going back on the strike by the union and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions, NASU, until their demands are met. Newsmen report that SSANU and NASU embarked on an indefinite strike on Monday over the non-payment of…
By Michael Adeyemo The need for labour leaders to fully understand the trade union’s constitutional provisions for them to function effectively and efficiently towards the welfare of their members has been stressed. This was the submission of two speakers at a One- Day leadership Capacity Building Workshop Organised by the Southwest Zone of Nigeria Union…
Federal workers on the platform of the Federal Workers Forum (FWF) have appealed to the federal government under the leadership of President Bola Tinubu to pay outstanding salaries and other entitlements for the workers. The union made this appeal during its online meeting held on Monday. The communiqué issued at the end of the meeting…
The organised labour has lauded Lagos State Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s approval of N85,000 minimum wage for the state workers. In interviews with newsmen on Thursday in Lagos, labour leaders described the approval as a right step in the right direction. Newsmen report that Sanwo-Olu, during an interview on a television station, announced that his administration…
Director General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, has declared that the agency is not in charge of the number of staff to be promoted in the agency. Prof. Adeyeye disclosed this while reacting to the ongoing indefinite strike embarked on by the Senior Staff Association…
The Federal Government through the National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission, NSIWC, has stated that the payment of the new minimum wage will commence from July 2024. The NSIWC Chairman, Ekpo Nta, said this during a press briefing on Tuesday in Abuja. The commission stated that this was because the date in question was when…
President of Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Joe Ajaero, has said all efforts to intimidate and silence organised labour would fail. The labour leader also said he would on Wednesday, September 25, honour the last police invitation extended to him. Recall that Ajaero had in recent times been under the radar of security agencies, especially the…