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Oyebanji Pays New Minimum Wage to Ekiti Workers
By Oriola Afolabi There was jubilation galore across Ministries, Departments, Agencies, Parastatals and local Governments as civil servants and political office holders in Ekiti State received December salaries with the new minimum wage. The civil servants, who could not hide their feelings, rolled out drums in large numbers with various songs to appreciate Governor Biodun…
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NLC Affirms Objection to N48,000 New Minimum Wage Proposed By Govt.
The Nigeria Labour Congress has warned that it would rather mobilise workers to remain at home with their families or offer free services than accept the paltry N48,000 new minimum wage being offered by the Federal Government when they meet on Tuesday. The Deputy President of the NLC Political Commission, Prof. Theophilus Ndubuaku, disclosed this…
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New Minimum Wage: Ajaero Says NLC Yet to Adopt Position on Amount
The Nigerian Labour Congress has distanced itself from the N500,000 being canvassed as the new minimum wage, saying it has yet to adopt a position on an amount to be presented to the tripartite committee on the new minimum wage for workers. The President of the NLC, Joe Ajaero, disclosed this in an interview with…
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FG, Labour Agree N35000 Provisional Wage Rise (Video: BAT independence speech)
Federal Government has agreed to pay a provisional wage increase of N35,000 to all treasury-paid employees for a duration of six months. This was the outcome of consultations between a Federal Government delegation and leadership representatives from the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) in Abuja on Sunday, President Bola Tinubu had,…
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Tertiary Education: Kwara Signs Wage Agreement with Negotiating Council
Kwara State Government has signed an agreement with the Joint Public Service Negotiating Council on the implementation of Consolidated Polytechnics and Colleges of Education Academic Staff Salary Structure (CONPCASS) This is contained in a statement by the Head of Service, Modupe Oluwole in Ilorin. She said the deal provides that government shall, in subsequent wage…
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Teachers Issue Government 14 Days Ultimatum In Asaba
Delta State Chapter of the Nigeria Union of Teachers, NUT, has given the state government Two weeks ultimatum to resolve issues of outstanding minimum wage payment and stagnation of graduate primary school teachers on Grade Level 14. This is contained in a communique at the end of the Executive Council Meeting of the state Wing…
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Proposed Amendment of Minimum Wage Law by House of Representatives
Debate on removing minimum wage from exclusive to concurrent list is a major concern to workers in Nigeria as the issue of welfare, which often puts labour unions at loggerheads with government or employers in the private sector, appears to be at stake. Members of the House of Representatives, who embarked on the debate hinged…
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Removal Of Minimum Wage From Executive List Will Worsen Workers’ Welfare- Olusegun Abatan
Secretary, Nigeria Union of Pensioners, Oyo State Chapter, Mr. Olusegun Abatan says the proposed removal of the national minimum wage from the executive list will worsen workers’ welfare. Mr. Abatan said this while speaking with Radio Nigeria on the proposed move by the national Assembly to remove the national minimum wage to concurrent list. He…
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Minimum wage bill will help devolution of powers – El-Rufai
Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, says the new minimum wage bill sponsored by Garba Datti, representing Sabon Gari Federal Constituency in Kaduna, was a concrete step towards devolution of power in the country. El-Rufai in a statement on Wednesday said decentralisation of the judiciary, police and labour matters are among the items recommended by the…
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Minimum Wage Bill: NLC, TUC Take Protest to NASS, States
A procession of large crowd of workers protesting against the bill before the National Assembly seeking to remove the minimum wage from the Exclusive Legislative list to the Concurrent have completely disrupted the traffic flow between Maitama via Federal Secretariat to the National Assembly Complex. Addressing the mammoth crowd of workers at the Unity Fountain, Maitama Abuja…
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State’s Tertiary Institutions, . Agree on Minimum Wage
Oyo State Government has signed a new minimum wage agreement with the state owned tertiary institutions. The agreement paper was signed at the Ministry of Education, Agodi Secretariat, Ibadan. Signing the documents, Commissioner for Education, Mr Olasunkanmi Olaleye stated that the agreement was in line with Federal Government’s circular of salary payment. In a remark, the…
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Ekiti Govt, Organized Labour Agree On Modalities For New Wage
The Ekiti State government and the organised labour has reached an agreement on the misunderstanding surrounding the payment of minimum wage to certain categories of workers. The Head of Service, Mrs Peju Babafemi led government officials to the meeting where both parties signed a new agreement on modalities adopted in the payment of the approved…
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Ogun Government to Implement New Minimum Wage
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun says the process of implementing payment of Minimum wage and outstanding 2015 to 2020 leave bonus deductions has reached an advanced stage. Governor Abiodun stated this at the swearing-in ceremony of 6 new Permanent Secretaries, Principals General and Head Teachers General at Executive Chamber, Oke-mosan Abeokuta. Governor Abiodun also promised…
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Makinde Promises to do more for Workers
Oyo State Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde has expressed the readiness of his administration to continue to priortise workers’ welfare. Speaking after the government and organized labour reached an agreement on the 30, 000 minimum naira wage and the consequential adjustment for workers in the state, Governor Makinde said that every worker deserved his wages. This…
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Ogun to Begin Implementation of Thirty-Five Thousand Minimum Wage
Workers in Ogun state are to receive the thirty thousand five hundred naira minimum wage with effect from the first of January, 2020. This followed the Memorandum of Understanding signed by representatives of the organized labour comprising Joint Negotiating Council, JNC, The Nigerian Labour Congress, NLC, and The Trade Union Congress, TUC, while the Ogun State…
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I will pay minimum wage this month – Gov. Akeredolu
Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu has promised to pay workers in Ondo State the new minimum wage before the month runs out Governor Akeredolu, who made the promise at the annual prayer meeting of Mr Governor with Public Servants at Governor’s office, Alagbaka in Akure, said the new wage has become a law and must be paid…
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Egbe Osise Pe Fun Sisan Ajeele Ekunwo Owo Osu Titun
Egbe awon Osise TUC, ti kesi ijoba apapo lati san ajele ose marun owo-osu titun lati ojo kejidinlogun osu kerin odun 2019, lakoko ti Aare Muhammadu Buhari fowosi owo osu titun naa. Ijoba ati awon egbe osise fenu oro koo lori owo osu titun ohun lojo eti tokoja, leyin ojo okoodinigbalemeji t’Aare Muhamadu Buhari fowo…
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Ẹgbẹ òsìsẹ́ àti ìjọba sún ìdúnadúrà lórí owó osù síwájú
Ìpàdé lórí ẹ̀kún owó osù oní ẹgbẹ̀rún lọ́nà ọgbọ̀n tí ẹgbẹ́ àwọn òsìsẹ́ àti ìjọba gùùnlé ni ó tún ti forí sọ́pọ́n nígbàtí wọ́n ò lee fẹnu kò síbi kan lẹ́yìn wákàtí mẹ́san tí wọ́n ti ńsèpàdé. Alákoso fọ́rọ̀ àwọn òsìsẹ́ àti ìgbanisísẹ́, Dókítà Chris Ngige nígbàtí ó n bá àwọn oníròyìn sọ̀rọ̀ nílu Abuja…
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Ìjọba àpapọ̀ àti ẹgbẹ́ òsìsẹ́ ńfikùnlukùn lórí owó òsìsẹ́ tuntun
Ìjọba àpapọ̀ ilẹ̀ yíì àti ẹgbẹ́ àwọn òsìsẹ́ ńfikùnlukùn láti fọ̀rọ̀jomito ọ̀rọ̀, lórí àlékún owó osù òsìsẹ́ tówà lákàsọ̀ tókéréjù ẹgbẹ̀rún lọ́nà ọgbọ̀n náirà. Ìpàdé yíì ló ń wáyé lẹ́yìn ìpàdé èyí tíwọ́n se lána òdeyi níbi tẹ́gbẹ́ àwọn òsìsẹ́ ti fi ìpinu wọn lórí àlékún náà hàn, tí ìpàdé òní sì níse pẹ̀lú ìpinu…
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Ijoba Apapo f’okan awon osise bale lori sisan owo osu tuntun
Ijoba apapo sope ohun yoo fi ooto inu ati akoyawo yanju ibere awon osise lori alekun owo osu awon osise towa nipele talekun owo naa okan. Igbakeji aare, Ojogbon Yemi Osinbajo so eyi nigba ro nse ipade pelu awon adari titun egbe osise, TUC, tose abewo si nile aare nilu Abuja. Awon oludari naa tare…
