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NLC berates Zamfara over teachers N8,000 salary
As Nigerian workers agitate for a new minimum wage, primary schoolteachers working across the 14 local government areas of Zamfara State still receive N8,000 as minimum wage. Addressing thousands of civil servants, who converged on J.B. Secretariat, Gusau on Wednesday to celebrate Workers’ Day, the Chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress in Zamfara State, Sani […]
Minimum Wage Negotiations Deadlocked as Government and Labour Fail to Reach Consensus
The talks for a new minimum wage have reached an impasse, as the Federal Government and organised labour fail to find common ground. President Bola Tinubu disclosed this during the International Workers’ Day celebration in Abuja, acknowledging the challenges in reaching an agreement. Mr Bayo Onanuga, the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, criticized […]
FG Approves Significant Salary Increases , Pension Raises for Various Sectors
The Federal Government has granted approval for a substantial salary hike, ranging from 25 to 35 percent, for key sectors including police officers, armed forces personnel, and public servants. The announcement was made by the National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission and will take effect from January 1, 2024. This salary increase encompasses six consolidated […]
Labour asks FG to unveil new minimum wage May 1
In anticipation of Workers’ Day 2024, organized labour in Nigeria has outlined its expectations, emphasizing the need for significant improvements in workers’ welfare, including the announcement of a new minimum wage by the Federal Government. Tommy Etim, the National Vice President of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), likened Workers’ Day to Christmas Day for Nigerian […]
Labour submits fresh proposal, demands N615,000 as minimum wage
Organised labour, comprising the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC), has submitted a fresh proposal to the Federal Government of Nigeria, demanding N615,000 as the new minimum wage for workers in the country. Sunday PUNCH quotes a source as revealing that the new wage of N615,000 monthly was reached after consultations by […]
Ajaero not working for APC, says NLC
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has strongly opposed the allegations made on Tuesday by the Labour Party leadership, accusing its President, Joe Ajaero, of colluding with the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to undermine the Labour Party’s stability. Obiora Ifoh, the National Publicity Secretary of the Labour Party, claimed in a statement that Ajaero instructed […]
NLC stakeholders convene amid leadership crisis in Labour Party
Stakeholders of the Nigeria Labour Congress are set to convene today to address the ongoing leadership crisis within the Labour Party and the potential reinstatement of Julius Abure as the party’s National Chairman. It’s been reported that unionists are proposing the formation of a caretaker committee to assume control of the opposition party. Invitations have […]
Former NLC president, Ciroma is dead
Ali Ciroma, a former President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, passed away at the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital in Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State, on Tuesday. The announcement was made by a family member, Ali Ibrahim Ciroma, who is also the Secretary of the Borno State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists. […]
NLC yet to determine new minimum wage, says Ajaero
The Nigerian Labour Congress has distanced itself from the N500,000 being canvassed as the new minimum wage, saying it has yet to adopt a position on an amount to be presented to the tripartite committee on the new minimum wage for workers. The President of the NLC, Joe Ajaero, disclosed this to Sunday PUNCH in […]
Just In: NLC Suspends Protest, Extends Ultimatum To FG
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), on Tuesday night, suspended its two-day protest all over the country. The Labour, in a communique at the end of its National Executive Council meeting, said the objectives of the protest were achieved on the first day of the demonstration. “Consequently, NEC-in-session resolved as follows: to suspend street action for […]