There are indications that the organised Labour may end its strike over the new minimum wage as it reached an agreement with the Federal Government on Monday. After a six-hour meeting in Abuja, the Federal Government expressed the commitment of President Bola Tinubu to raising the N60,000 offered as the minimum wage. The meeting, held…
Some unions have shut their workplaces to comply with the directive of the two labour unions to embark on an indefinite nationwide strike. On Friday, the organised labour announced that they will be commencing a nationwide indefinite strike due to the refusal of the Federal Government to increase the proposed minimum wage from N60,000. According…
The National Association of Nigerian Students has expressed its support for the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress in their demand for an increase in the national minimum wage. On Friday, the NLC announced an indefinite nationwide strike set to commence on Monday, June 3, 2024, citing the Federal Government’s refusal to raise…
The President of the Manufacturing Association of Nigeria (MAN), Mr. Ajayi Kadri, has confirmed that the organized private sector concurred with the federal government that the new minimum wage should be N60,000. Ajayi disclosed this information during an interview on Saturday in Abuja. The MAN president explained that the ongoing negotiations between the government and…
The Federal Government has pleaded with Organised Labour to reconsider its decision to embark on an indefinite strike from Monday, June 3, 2024, in protest against the government’s refusal to raise the proposed minimum wage from N60,000. The interest of the masses should be the top priority of Organised Labour, the Federal Government stressed. The…
The number of people without jobs stands at 402 million globally in 2024. The International Labour Organisation, ILO, disclosed this in the May edition of its World Employment and Social Outlook report. The report explained that the global ‘Jobs Gap’ measures the number of persons without a job but want one. ILO said the 402…
The Organised Labour on Tuesday walked out of the Tripartite Committee meeting on Minimum Wage after the Federal Government increased its offer to N60,000. A source privy to the meeting which took place in Abuja, told newsmen that the federal government increased its offer by N3,000 thereby taking the whole amount to N60,000. The source,…
The Edo State Government has begun paying the N70,000 new minimum wage to workers in the state. This is in fulfillment of the promise to increase the minimum wage from May 2024. During the recent inauguration of the Labour House in Benin City, the state capital, Governor Godwin Obaseki announced the increase of the minimum…
By Yetunde Oke Pensioners in the South West, says the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) are not asking for too much as regards the new minimum wage. This was made known in a statement issued by the Southwest Zonal Public Relations Officer of Nigeria Union of Pensioners, NUP, Comrade Olusegun…
By Adebayo Yusuf The National President, Trade Union Congress, TUC, Comrade Festus Osifo has called on federal government to come up with sustainable ecomony policies that can enable good standard of living for workers. Comrade Osifo made the call during a 2-day maiden TUC southwest zone, Labour Summit, themed: “Repositioning The Labour Movement Amid Economic…