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Following the passage of the new Minimum wage act by the Senate on Tuesday, July 24, Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has warned that domestic staff and artisans must not be paid less than the mandatory N70,000 minimum wage.   Speaking after the bill was passed, Akpabio said; ‘’If you are …

The Senate on Tuesday, July 23 passed the National Minimum Wage Act 2019 (Amendment Bill). The bill, which scaled first, second and third readings, just minutes after it was sent by President Bola Tinubu, was instantly passed by the upper chamber. In a unanimous vote after a clause consideration in …

Organised Labour leaders have confirmed accepting the N70,000 minimum wage President Bola Tinubu approved for Nigerian workers.   Mohammed Idris, Minister of Information, disclosed on Thursday, July 18, that the president announced the offer earlier in the day at a meeting with the labour leaders at the Presidential Villa in …

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) says it will shut down the economy for one month if the National Assembly decentralises the minimum wage. The president of the NLC, Joe Ajaero, stated this during the Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA) annual general meeting in Lagos on Tuesday, July 16. Ajaero stated …

President Tinubu today July 11 met with leaders of the Nigerian Labour Union on the lingering dispute over the minimum wage. The closed-door meeting took place at the Presidential Villa in Abuja.   After meeting with President Tinubu, the President of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Joe Ajaero while …

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has reacted to the proposal by the Southern Governors Forum that states should determine the minimum wage in their domains.    The Southern Governos had met in Abeokuta, Ogun state during the week where deliberations on the new minimum wage was had.    In a …

Governors from the Southern part of Nigeria, under the aegis of the Southern Governors’ Forum, have proposed that each state should be allowed to determine what it can pay as a new minimum wage.   The governors made this proposal in a 16-point communique issued and also advocated that each …

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) postponed the decision on the new minimum wage during their meeting on Tuesday, June 25.   Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, informed State House Correspondents that all 39 items on the agenda were addressed.   Regarding the minimum wage, Idris explained that …

Disclosing the development in a statement on Friday, June 14, 2024, Lawal’s spokesperson, Sulaiman Bala Idris, said the state civil servants have also started receiving their June salary on the 12th ahead of the upcoming Eid-ul-Adha celebration. Idris also revealed that Zamfara civil servants were being paid a paltry salary …

The national assembly is reportedly proposing legislation aimed at sanctioning states that don’t comply with the new minimum wage presented by the federal government.    Chairman of Senate Committee on Media and Publicity, Senator Yemi Adaramodu (APC, Ekiti South) who spoke to newsmen on Friday, June 14, said the national …