It may be crunch time in Nigeria as the country’s workers square off with the President Muhammadu Buhari government today (Tuesday) to resolve their disagreement in the negotiation of consequential…
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Minimum Wage: Organised Labour Sets Vows To Embark On Nationwide Strike Again
by Damilare Salami October 3, 2019Organised labour on Wednesday threatened to embark on a nationwide strike from October 16, if the federal government fails to reconvene the meeting of the committee negotiating the consequential adjustment…
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Labour leaders and Federal Government officials will meet between tomorrow and Friday to unlock the stalemate over the payment of the N30,000 minimum wage. Minister of Labour and Employment Chris…
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Negotiation between the federal government and the Joint National Public Service Negotiating Council (JNPSNC) on the new minimum wage has been rescheduled for September 16. The last negotiation between the…
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FG Must Learn To Treat Workers Fairly – Adams Oshiomohole On Minimum Wage Saga
by Damilare Salami August 2, 2019The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole, has called on organised labour to challenge political leaders to ensure that state resources meet the needs of workers…
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Head Of Service, Oyo-Ita Reveals Why Payment of New Minimum Wage Is Delayed
by Damilare Salami July 23, 2019The Head of Civil Service of the Federation, Winifred Oyo-Ita, on Monday attributed the delay in the full implementation of the new National Minimum Wage to the unrealistic demands by…
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The Joint National Public Service Negotiating Council said on Tuesday that it has commenced a nationwide mobilisation of civil servants in the country for a possible showdown with the government…
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NLC Set To Hold Protest To Embarrass Labour Minister, Chris Ngige
by Damilare Salami May 10, 2019The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has directed its members to embarrass the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, as well as members of his family. The labour union also…
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Worker’s Day: Pay The New Minimum Wage Or Else… Oyo NLC Threatens
by Damilare Salami May 1, 2019The Oyo State chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has demanded that the arrears of the N30,000 minimum wage be paid to workers in the state. The NLC Chairman…
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Minimum Wage: NLC Vows Not To Accept Anything Less Than N30, 000
by Damilare Salami April 26, 2019The Organised labour on Thursday warned that no state chapter of labour movement would accept any renegotiation for downward review of the already signed minimum wage law of N30,000 from…