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Jun

29

2024

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Minimum Wage: NLC Cautions Governors Against Dictatorial Tendencies

Economy, Labour, News Flash, Politics

(Minimum Wage): NLC Cautions Governors Against Dictatorial Tendencies The Nigeria Labour Congress on Friday cautioned state governors against exhibiting dictatorial tendencies amidst the recent statements made by some governors regarding their desire to pay what they deem fit to Nigerian workers as the minimum wage. “This notion is not only dictatorial but also undermines the very essence as well as the model adopted for creating a national minimum wage in Nigeria,” NLC’s spokesperson, Benson Upah made this known in a statement sent to The PUNCH in Abuja. Explaining the concept of a national minimum wage, Upah noted that it is…

Jun

28

2024

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Better Minimum Wage Coming -Governors Assure Labour

Columns/Opinions/Letters, Labour, News Flash

Better Minimum Wage Coming – Governors Assure Labour The Nigeria Governors’ Forum has assured Nigerians and the organised labour that better minimum wage will result from ongoing negotiations. The governors had previously rejected the Federal Government’s proposal of N62,000, stating that some states would need to borrow money to pay salaries. Despite this, organised labour continues to demand a wage of N250,000. The governors chose to hold an emergency meeting after the Federal Executive Council postponed the minimum wage discussion on Tuesday to allow President Bola Tinubu to conduct broader consultations. According to a communiqué released after an emergency meeting…

Jun

26

2024

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Labour Convenes Emergency Meeting Over FEC’s Decision On Minimum Wage

FGN, Labour, News Flash

Labour Convenes Emergency Meeting Over FEC’s Decision On Minimum Wage Members of the organised labour comprising both the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress, have convened an emergency meeting over the decision of the Federal Executive Council to step down the memo on the minimum wage. The meeting, according to a top official at the NLC headquarters, will be held at Labour House at 10:00am on Wednesday. The official said it is meant for discussion on the decision of FEC to step down the memo on minimum wage. Daily Trust had earlier reported that the Minister of Information…

Jun

26

2024

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FEC Steps Down Minimum Wage Memo, Gives Reason

FGN, Labour, News Flash

FEC Steps Down Minimum Wage Memo, Gives Reason The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has stepped down consideration and deliberation on the memo on the new minimum wage to allow President Bola Tinubu engage in more consultation with stakeholders. Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, disclosed this on Tuesday while briefing State House correspondents on the decisions taken at the council meeting. He said the President has studied the report submitted by the Tripartite Committee on Minimum Wage and would consult further before a final submission on a new national minimum wage to the National Assembly. Talks for a…

Jun

25

2024

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Minimum Wage: Approve N250,000 Demand To Match Inflationary Trend – Labour Tells Tinubu

Economy, Columns/Opinions/Letters, FGN, Labour, News Flash

Minimum Wage: Approve N250,000 Demand To Match Inflationary Trend – Labour Tells Tinubu Organised Labour has pleaded with President Bola Tinubu to prove his love for Nigerian workers and approve its demand of N250,000 minimum wage to reflect the present inflationary trend in the country. Speaking to Vanguard, a member of the organised labour negotiating team in the Tripartite Committee of the New National Minimum Wage and President-General of the Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria, MWUN, Prince Adewale Adeyanju, accused state governors of stalling efforts at achieving a reasonable wage for public workers. He said: “If you are an employer…

Jun

24

2024

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NLC Rejects Call To Decentralize Minimum Wage Negotiations; ‘Governors Will Basterdize It’

Columns/Opinions/Letters, Economy, Labour, News Flash

‘Governors Will Bastardise It,’ NLC Rejects Call To Decentralise Minimum Wage Negotiations The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has opposed some politicians’ calls for decentralised minimum wage negotiations. Adebayo Aribatise, secretary of NLC in Oyo State, spoke with journalists on Sunday in Ibadan and said decentralising minimum wage negotiations would be at workers’ disadvantage in some states. Some politicians had recently called for decentralised minimum wage negotiations. One of them, Kayode Fayemi, stressed the need for allowing states to conduct wage negotiations with their labour unions, separate from the federal government. Mr Fayemi, a former governor of Ekiti, said the position…

Jun

24

2024

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National Assembly Moves To Approve N70k Minimum Wage For Workers

FGN, Economy, Labour, National Assembly, News Flash

National Assembly Moves To Approve N70k Minimum Wage For Workers The National Assembly has reportedly moved to approve a new minimum wage of N70,000 as part of efforts to alleviate the sufferings of Nigerian workers, 9News Nigeria has learnt. The move, according to an inside source who preferred not to be named, will relax the tension between the organised labour, the federal government, states, and local governments. Nigerian Senate President Godswill AkpabioNigerian Senate President Godswill AkpabioRecall that the tripartite committee had recommended a minimum wage of N62,000. Labour unions in the country have since turned down the offer, insisting on…

Jun

23

2024

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Minimum Wage: Hints Of Another Nationwide Strike By NLC

Labour, FGN, News Flash

Minimum wage: Labour hints on another nationwide strike The Organized Labour has planned to declare a nationwide strike over President Bola Tinubu’s delay in approving the new minimum wage bill.The union expressed concern over Tinubu’s delay in announcing the figure to be submitted to the National Assembly since he received the final report. The Head of Information of the NLC, Comrade Benson Upah said not every problem will be solved with a strike while adding that strike is always the last option. Comrade Upah advised Nigerians to be patient in drawing conclusions, contending that the report was sent to the…

Jun

23

2024

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‘Don’t Plunge The Country Into Resentment’ – Labour Warns Governors Over Minimum Wage

Labour, News Flash, Politics

‘Don’t Plunge The Country Into Resentment’ – Labour Warns Governors Over Minimum Wage The Organized Labour has warned some of the governors not to plunge the country into a state of resentment, misery, and impoverishment through their wrong pieces of advice. The Organized Labour also reiterated that the position taken by President Bola Tinubu on the two proposals before him from the report of the Tripartite Committee on the National Minimum Wage would determine their next line of action. Recall that while the government team and the organized private sector had made an offer of N62,000 on the last day…

Jun

18

2024

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Minimum Wage: FGN Pushes N62,000 Pay Despite Labour’s Opposition

Economy, FGN, Labour, News Flash

Minimum wage: FG pushes N62,000 pay despite Labour’s opposition The Presidency, on Sunday, insisted that the N250,000 minimum wage clamour by Organised Labour is unsustainable, warning that the Federal Government cannot channeled all its resources to meet such a demand. The warning comes two days after the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria raised concerns over the N62,000 being proposed by the FG. The ALGON said if approved, the wage may put a strain on the councils’ financial burden. On Tuesday, May 28, talks between the Federal Government and Organised Labour broke down after the government and the Organised Private…