Tinubu approves N70,000 minimum wage for Nigerian workers
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Tinubu approves N70,000 minimum wage for Nigerian workers

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President Bola Tinubu has approved N70,000 as the new minimum wage for Nigerian workers. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, disclosed this on Thursday while briefing State House correspondents after a meeting Mr Tinubu held with labour leaders in his office at Aso Rock Villa, Abuja. President of the Nigeria Labour Congress…

Minimum wage: Tinubu, labour leaders’ parley inconclusive, to continue next week
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Minimum wage: Tinubu, labour leaders’ parley inconclusive, to continue next week

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• President suggests two years minimum wage review• Ajaero: No shift in our N250,000 demand, status quo remains• Tinubu meets Shettima, governors after labour parley• Labour worried over Tinubu’s stance, to convene organ meeting The macabre dance for a new minimum wage for Nigerian workers continued yesterday with no end in sight as the consultations…

Tinubu meets labour, expresses commitment to just, realistic minimum wage
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Tinubu meets labour, expresses commitment to just, realistic minimum wage

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President Bola Tinubu says Nigerian workers deserve improved welfare, better wages, as well as safe and enhanced working conditions as the driving force of the nation. Speaking with the leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) led by Joe Ajaero and that of the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) led by Festus Osifo on…

NYSC speaks on report of increment in corps members’ allowance
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NYSC speaks on report of increment in corps members’ allowance

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The National Youths Service Corps (NYSC) has disclaimed reports that the Nigerian government has increased remuneration for corps members. Nigerians who completed bachelor’s degrees or its equivalent under the age of 30 are mandated by law to participate in the one-year NYSC scheme. They are currently being paid N33,000 monthly allowance. During his visit to…

Corpers to benefit from new minimum wage — NYSC
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Corpers to benefit from new minimum wage — NYSC

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The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has said an earlier claim that President Bola Tinubu has announced a fresh allowance package for corps members is false. However, NYSC spokesman, Eddy Megwa, in a statement on Monday, said while the claim of a new package is not true, the corp members will benefit from the new…

States may sack 600,000 employees to implement minimum wage
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States may sack 600,000 employees to implement minimum wage

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Spend 130% of yearly IGRs on wage billsKano, Imo, others spend about 40% of total revenue on personnel Govs need to create revenue-generating activities to prevent crisis, says OwohWorry over undocumented borrowings as domestic debts fall by 32% in three months An increasing number of states are falling deeper into the historical cesspit of fiscal crisis with Kano,…

Minimum Wage: NLC, TUC meet today
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Minimum Wage: NLC, TUC meet today

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Members of the organised labour, comprising the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC), have scheduled an emergency meeting following the decision of the Federal Executive Council to defer the memo on the minimum wage. The meeting, confirmed by a senior official at the NLC headquarters, will take place at Labour House,…

Southwest govs demand fiscal federalism in minimum wage agreement
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Southwest govs demand fiscal federalism in minimum wage agreement

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The Southwest governors have said that the minimum wage resolution between organised Labour and the Federal Government should reflect fiscal federalism. Oyo state governor, Seyi Makinde, made this known in a statement on Tuesday following a meeting involving the governors from the Southwest region of Nigeria. The meeting which took place in Lagos on Monday…

Minimum Wage: Tripartite committee submits report to FG
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Minimum Wage: Tripartite committee submits report to FG

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The Tripartite Committee on New National Minimum Wage on Monday submitted its report to the federal government. The Director of Information and Public Relations in the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Segun Imohiosen, announced this in a statement in Abuja. It is, however, not clear how much it recommended…

NLC criticises governors calling for less than N60,000 minimum wage
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NLC criticises governors calling for less than N60,000 minimum wage

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The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has criticised some governors proposing less than N60,000 as minimum wage for workers in their states. Speaking on Arise News Television’s Morning Show, on Monday, NLC’s head of information, Benson Upah, said such governors “do not mean well” and are only making mischief. “They are throwing spanners in the works….