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…
The Yobe State Government has said it has not issued any statement with regard to the approval of minimum wage. Contrary to speculation, it said it is still working on it, and would provide a statement on it, as soon as it is completed. Director-General of Press and Media Affairs to Yobe state Governor, Mamman…
The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has urged governors who are unable to meet the new N70,000 minimum wage to step down from office. This comes in response to the Gombe State Governor, Inuwa Yahaya, who recently stated that his administration could not afford to pay the newly established national minimum wage. Governor Yahaya, who also…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has signed the new minimum wage bill into law. Tinubu who presided over the Federal Executive Council, FEC, meeting, at the Council Chamber in the State House, Abuja signed the N70,000 the new minimum wage into law. Newsmen had reported how the Federal government and Organized Labour settled for N70,000 as…
Labour unions in the country say they will schedule meetings with state governments as part of efforts to ensure that they comply with the 2024 National Minimum Wage Amendment Act Bill, which on Tuesday empowered Nigerian workers to earn at least N70,000 on a monthly basis. The Senate on Tuesday at plenary passed the 2024…
President Bola Tinubu has proposed a N3 trillion increase to the recurrent expenditure of the 2024 budget, amid ongoing negotiations over the minimum wage. In a letter sent to both chambers on Wednesday, President Tinubu is seeking a fresh N6.2 trillion supplementary budget, with N3.2 trillion proposed for capital and N3 trillion for recurrent expenditure….
The Federal Government has warned the organized labour against negotiating a new minimum wage that would lead to mass retrenchment of workers or endanger the welfare of about 200 million Nigerians. Speaking at the opening of the 2024 Synod of the Charismatic Bishops Conference of Nigeria in Abuja on Wednesday, the Minister of Information and…
President Bola Tinubu says he will approve the government can afford as the new minimum wage for workers in the country. He stated this on Wednesday at a dinner to mark Nigeria’s 25 years of unbroken Democracy in Abuja. The President appreciated those who stood by him over the years and promised Nigerians that he…
By Adebayo Yusuf Two Public Affairs Analysts have suggested 100, 000 naira to the federal government as the new minimum wage for workers. The analysts, Dr Yemi Farounbi and Hon. Femi Adebisi’s suggestion followed yesterday’s proposal of 62,000 naira as the minimum wage after a meeting by the tripartite committee. They said this while featuring…
Members of the organised labour comprising both the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC), today carpeted the 36 governors for saying they couldn’t afford N60,000 minimum wage. The two labour leaders described the governors’ comment and actions towards the Nigerian workers as act of wickedness, while calling on them to have…