FG declares Wednesday public holiday to mark Democracy Day The federal government has declared Wednesday, June 12, as a public holiday in commemoration of Democracy Day. Permanent secretary in the ministry of interior, Aishetu Ndayako, made the announcement in a statement on Tuesday. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, minister of interior,[Read More…]
New Minimum Wage: Labour rejects FG’s offer, fresh strike looms amidst competing proposals The organised Labour may resume their suspended nationwide strike action, firmly rejecting the proposed ₦62,000 and ₦100,000 minimum wage proposed by experts describing both as “starvation wages” for Nigerian workers. Labour had insisted on its demand[Read More…]
FG increases minimum wage to N62,000 against N250,000 demanded by Labour The Federal Government and the organised private sector have increased their offer for the new minimum wage to N62,000 from the earlier N60,000. However, the organised labour is proposing N250,000 which is a shift from its earlier[Read More…]
Wale Edun submits N105,000 as new minimum wage to Tinubu Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Mr Wale Edun, has submitted a proposal of N105,000 as the new minimum wage to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Tinubu had asked Edun to submit the projected cost implications of[Read More…]
Edun Submits Minimum Wage Cost to Tinubu President Bola Tinubu, Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, on Thursday, submitted the projected cost implications of implementing a new national minimum wage. The submission comes two days after Tinubu issued the directive to present a proposed new[Read More…]
Editors Condemn Increasing Spate of Journalists’ Abduction · Say Cyber Crimes Act not enacted to persecute journalists · Urge government to step up fight against terrorists, bandits The Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) has condemned the increasing sequence of abduction and arrest of journalists in[Read More…]
Minimum wage: Tinubu directs Edun to calculate cost implications The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economic, Wale Edun, was on Tuesday directed by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu calculate the cost implications of a new national minimum wage and revert to him very shortly President Tinubu gave the[Read More…]
BREAKING: Minimum wage: NLC, TUC suspend strike for five days Members of the organised labour comprising the Nigeria Labour Congress and Trade Union Congress, on Tuesday, suspended their strike for five days, a leader of the NLC told our correspondent in Abuja. The centres are expected to issue a statement[Read More…]
BREAKING: FG invites Labour for emergency meeting Tuesday The Federal Government, through the National Salaries, Wages, and Income Commission, has extended an invitation to the leaders of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress in view of halting the ongoing strike. Reporta from DailySun said, spokesperson[Read More…]
Strike: NLC shuts down national grid Electricity workers have shut down the National Grid, resulting in nationwide blackout. This is n compliance with the joint directive of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) to stop work on Monday June 3 over the[Read More…]
