Minimum wage

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…

Organised labour in Ondo State on Wednesday, assured workers that the state government would not disengage any worker in the state to ensure the implementation of the new minimum wage.The  State Chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress…

Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has finally approved the implementation of the new minimum wage for workers in the state.Speaking to our correspondent, the Special Adviser to the governor on labour, Ode Enyi said that the approval…

Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello has approved the constitution of a 14-man committee for negotiations and implementation of the new national minimum wage of N30,000 for workers in the state.This was contained in a statement…

Sokoto State government has reiterated the need to embark on a wide-scale verification exercise to rid the state of ghost workers, child workers and bogus employment offers syndicates, just as it said it will begin pay of N30,000 minimum…

The Trade Union Congress (TUC) has stated that it is set for total showdown with various State Governments that are not willing or ready to comply with the directive by President Muhammadu Buhari over minimum wage implementation. …

Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has assured that no worker in the payroll of the state government would earn less than the national minimum wage.Makinde gave the assurance on Wednesday during the 2020 Inter-Religious Prayer Service,…