Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo has approved a new minimum wage of N104,000 for civil servants in the state. The minimum wage was increased from N76,000 to N104,000. Governor Uzodimma made this known during a meeting with various labour union leaders at the Government House in Owerri. He said Imo citizens had faced numerous challenges…
The Nigerian government has said it has commenced payment of five-month wage award arrears of N35,000 to civil servants since the end of May 2025. This comes as the federal government clarified that it has implemented a N70,000 minimum wage payment to all its employees. The Director of Media, Office of the Accountant General of…
The workers of polytechnics and colleges of education in Oyo State have threatened to embark on an indefinite strike from February 6, 2025, following the continued delay in implementing the approved minimum wage for the institutions by the Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde. The Chairman, Joint Action Committee, Dr Kola Lawal, made this known in…
Anuoluwapo Fasoyin The Oyo state Governor, Seyi Makinde has promised to meet with labour leaders this week on the need to readjust the monthly pension in line with new minimum wage scale. Governor Makinde made the promise at an interfaith service to usher in the New Year, held at the secretariat, Ibadan. The Governor assured…
Jigawa State Governor Umar Namadi has approved the implementation of the N70,000 minimum wage for civil servants in the state from December 2024. The governor’s SA on New Media, Muhammad Garba, announced this in a post on his verified Facebook account on Wednesday. “Governor Umar Namadi has approved the implementation of new minimum wage to…
The Association of Nigerian Private Medical Practitioners, ANPMP, says private hospitals in Nigeria are folding up due to the ravaging economic downturn. It also revealed that the nation’s economic situation has forced several Nigerians into self-medication, resulting in organ failure and subsequently, death. ANPMP’s Chairman, Dr. Odia Festus Ihongbe, while being interviewed by newsmen, said…
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…
Civil servants under the federal government payroll will start receiving the new minimum wage payment from Thursday, the 26th of September. The Spokesperson of the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation, Bawa Mokwa disclosed this to newsmen on Thursday. He assured that workers will begin to get alert of their new minimum wage salary…
By Adebayo Yusuf The Nigeria Union of Pensioners, NUP, Southwest Zone, has rejected the 70,000 naira new minimum wage. Public Relations Officer, NUP Southwest zone, Comrade Olusegun Abadan made this known at the quarterly meeting of the leadership of the union held at Ado Ekiti, Ekiti state, while speaking on the economic implications of government…
The federal government yesterday inaugurated a 16-member consequential adjustments in salaries arising from provisions of the National Minimum Wage Act, 2024, of N70,000, approved by President Bola Tinubu. The Chairman of the committee and Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (HCSF), Mrs. Didi Walson-Jack, inaugurated the committee on behalf of President Tinubu. Daily…