Bola-Audu, Thugs Invade ASCSN Abuja Office, union condemns act The office of the Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria (ASCSN), Area 7 at the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja was on Wednesday, July 24, 2024 invaded by Bola-Audu Innocent and his thugs. ASCSN Secretary-General, Comrade Joshua Apebo, who disclosed[Read More…]
Tinubu approves N70,000 minimum wage President Bola Tinubu has approved N70,000 as the new minimum wage for workers in the country. Tinubu announced the minimum wage during a meeting with leaders of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) at the presidential villa on Thursday. NLC president,[Read More…]
Remain calm, law-abiding, ASCSN tells members The National Leadership of Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria (ASCSN) has called on its teeming members to remain calm, resolute, steadfast and law-abiding as arrangement has been concluded to appeal the Judgment of the National Industrial Court in respect of[Read More…]
Labour meets Tinubu, insists on N250,000 minimum wage The Nigeria Labour Congress has said it would press for N250,000 minimum wage during a planned meeting with President Bola Tinubu at the State House, Abuja, on Thursday. According to Punch, the Head of Public Affairs of the NLC, Benson Upah[Read More…]
N’assembly will consider request for new presidential jet if necessary – Akpabio Senate President Godswill Akpabio has said that the national assembly will consider the purchase of a new presidential jet if the request is necessary. Speaking on the floor of the senate on Thursday, Akpabio said there is no[Read More…]
Tinubu meets with governors, ministers over minimum wage, economy President Bola Tinubu, on Thursday, met with governors of the 36 states of the federation and ministers over the new minimum wage demand by organised labour and other economic matters. Vice-President Kashim Shettima chaired the meeting at the council chamber[Read More…]
Minimum wage: Tinubu says he will pay what Nigeria can afford President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday night said that he will approve a new minimum wage the government can afford, alerting the National Assembly to expect his memorandum on the final settlement. He stated this at a[Read More…]
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…]
