Workers got good news yesterday as they marked May Day. They will get a new minimum wage soon, the Federal Government assured them during the celebration of Workers Day at the Eagle Square in Abuja. Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, who broke the news, did not state the minimum wage. Labour is demanding ₦66,500 as minimum […]
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Organised Labour has proposed a new minimum wage of ₦66,500 per month, against the current minimum wage of ₦18,000. This was the position of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress, during a public hearing on the National Minimum Wage for workers at Alausa, Ikeja, Lagos, yesterday. Chairman of the Political Committee […]
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A new national minimum wage will be announced before the end of the year, if the word of the Minister Labour & Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige, is anything to go by. The 30-member tripartite committee chaired by former Head of Service of the Federation Ms. Amal Pepple is billed to conclude its assignment by the […]
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The expectation of Nigerian workers to get a new wage soon may not be a reality in spite of the inauguration of the committee as the Nigeria Employers Consultative Association (NECA), said fixing the new minimum wage will not be easy. The employers body has equally disclosed that trends from 1981 national minimum wage meetings […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday inaugurated the National Minimum Wage Committee and urged the Committee to work towards coming up with a wage that will be based on the ability of each tier of Government to pay. While inaugurating the Committee at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, President Buhari noted that the issue of minimum wage […]
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The House of Representatives on Tuesday sought a compulsory review of the National Minimum Wage every five years. The proposal was contained in a bill to amend the National Minimum Wage Act, 2004, which passed second reading on the floor of the House in Abuja. The session was presided over by the Speaker, Mr. Yakubu […]
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The Federal Executive Council, FEC, has approved the constitution of a National Minimum Wage Committee to kick start the process of deliberations for a new wage for Nigerian workers. Briefing journalists at the end of the meeting presided over by Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, yesterday, the Minister of Labour and […]
Read More The Nigeria Employers Consultative Association (NECA) has explained why its members could not pay the proposed national minimum wage. Its Director-General, Mr Olusegun Oshinowo, said at a briefing in Lagos that they could not pay because of the recession which has effected their members’ businesses. He said the association would canvass this position at the […]
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The Federal Government on Friday refuted the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) accusation of foot-dragging to constitute tripartite committee which is expected to deliberate on the proposed N56, 000 minimum wage for workers in the country. Sen Chris Ngige, Minister of Labour and Employment said this in a statement signed by Mr Samuel Olowookere, Deputy Director […]
Read More Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) said on Wednesday that it was running out of patience with the government over the issue of new minimum wage for Nigerian workers, saying cannot wait indefinitely for the government to respond at its own time. Speaking at the 4th NLC National Gender Conference in Abuja, President of the Congress, Comrade […]
Read More Minister of Labour and Employment Senator Chris Ngige has said the government would negotiate with the leadership of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on the new N56,000 minimum wage presented to it by the organised labour. Speaking when he received the leadership of the Organisation of Trade Union in West Africa (OTUWA) in his office, Ngige […]
Read More The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige, has said that the Federal Government was studying the recent demand of the organised Labour for a new minimum wage of N56,000 in the country. The minister said that he had received a letter from the government for appropriate advice for the resolution of the issue […]
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