Minimum wage

Organised labour in Kwara State on Monday said that workers in both state public service and local government areas of the state will commence an indefinite strike action over non-payment of N30,000 minimum wage by the state government on…

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described the economic assertions in President Muhammadu Buhari’s independence anniversary speech as a huge slap on the sensibilities of Nigerians, noting the illogicality in the comparison of…

The Nigeria Union of Pensioners (NUP) has called on the National Incomes, Salaries and Wages Commission  (NISWC) to urgently forward the recommendation of the Technical Committee on Pension review in line with the last consequential…

The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), Enugu State Wing, says primary school teachers in the state will embark on strike if the state government fails to pay them the new minimum wage before school resumption.The Chairman of the NUT,…

Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq has said that he is yet to sign minimum wage deal with labour union because he was not convinced that the local government councils can afford the table that the negotiation panel has proposed.Speaking…

Having reached an agreement for the payment of N30,000 as the new minimum wage for civil servants in Gombe State, it has been agreed that February 2020 salaries will capture adjustments, as implementation takes effect from January 1, 2020.…

The Ogun State Government has agreed to pay N30,500 as new minimum wage for workers in the state with effect January 1, 2020.The government and the Organised Labour in the State reached the agreement on Tuesday night, putting an end to…

The Kaduna State chapter of the Nigerian Union of Pensioners(NUP) has commended governor Nasir el-Rufai for raising the minimum pension payment in the state to N30,000 monthly.The union noted that Malam El-Rufai is the first governor to…

The full implementation of the new minimum wage of N30,000 by the end of January may be delayed by disagreement over consequential adjustment in some states across the South-West.This is as some states are still negotiating with the…

Katsina State Government says payment of the new minimum wage to workers in the state would cost it additional N401 million monthly.The state’s Commissioner for Budget and Economic Planning, Alhaji Faruq Lawal-Jobe, disclosed this on…