Minimum Wage
Bauchi inaugurates committee to implement N70,000 minimum wage
The Bauchi State Government has inaugurated a tripartite technical committee tasked with determining the modalities for the payment of the new national minimum wage to civil servants in the state. The committee includes representatives from the state government, the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and the Trade Union Congress, TUC. Speaking after the State Executive Council […]
Oyo Governor promises to pay N70,000 minimum wage
The Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, on Saturday, declared that his administration would commence the payment of the N70,000 minimum wage once the issue of consequential salary adjustment has been addressed. This was contained in a statement made available to journalists by his Special Adviser on Media, Sulaimon Olanrewaju, in Ibadan, the state capital. Makinde […]
Adamawa begins payment of N70,000 minimum wage in August
Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri of Adamawa State has approved the payment of the new national minimum wage of ₦70,000 to civil servants in the state, starting from August. This development was announced by Comrade Emmanuel Fashe, the state Chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), after a closed-door meeting with the governor at the state […]
Kwara sets up committee on minimum wage adjustment
Kwara State Government has set up a 21-member tripartite committee to work out the consequential adjustment component for other categories of workers on minimum wage in the state. The state governor, AbdulRaman AbdulRazaq, approved the constitution of the committee, according to a Government House statement released to the press on Thursday. The statement noted that […]
“I can’t pay N70,000 minimum wage”, Gombe Governor
The Gombe State Governor, Inuwa Yahaya, has disclosed that with the lean allocation to the state, it would be difficult to meet the N70,000 minimum wage. The minimum wage was recently assented to by President Bola Tinubu following an agreement with joint labour unions. Speaking on Tuesday during a meeting held with stakeholders on the […]
Senate Passes New Minimum Wage Of N70,000 Into Law
The Nigerian Senate has passed into the law the newly amended national minimum wage Act. In a speedy way, the bill, scaled first, second and third readings, just minutes after it was transmitted by President Bola Tinubu and was immediately passed by the upper chamber. In what was an unanimous vote after a clause consideration […]
BREAKING: President Bola Tinubu Approves N70,000 Minimum Wage
President Bola Tinubu has approved a minimum wage of N70,000 for Nigerian workers with a promise to review the national minimum wage law every three years. President Tinubu announced the decisions at the meeting held with leaders of TUC and NLC on Thursday in Abuja According to the Special advisor to the president on Information […]
Tinubu to make final decision on new minimum wage Thursday
Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris has disclosed that President Bola Tinubu may likely take a final decision on the new minimum wage on Thursday this week. He said the President will be meeting with the organised Labour on Thursday before deciding on an amount that would be forwarded to the National Assembly. […]
Minimum wage: Govs can’t dictate what to pay —NLC
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) yesterday rebuked governors for asking to be allowed to pay whatever they can afford as minimum wage to workers. Negotiations for minimum wage between organised labour and government has been deadlocked with the federal government offering N62,000 while labour insists on N250,000. Further talks on a new wage are being put on […]
BREAKING: FEC steps down memo on new national minimum wage
The meeting of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) presided over by President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday stepped down deliberation on the minimum wage memorandum brought before it. This, according to the minister of information and national orientation, Mohammed Idris, is to enable the president to consult with the 36 state governors on the matter. Briefing […]