MINIMUM WAGE

The Federal Government has, through the National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission, NSIWC, summoned a meeting of the tripartite committee on the new national minimum wage for tomorrow, June 4. The last meeting of the committee…

Members of the organised labour, on Friday, declared a nationwide indefinite strike over the Federal Government’s refusal to raise the proposed minimum wage from N60,000. The President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Joe Ajaero,…

The Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Nkeiruka Onyejeocha, has appealed to organised labour to be considerate and patriotic in their demands in the ongoing negotiation for a new national minimum wage. Onyejeocha made the…

The Federal Government has added a sum of N3,000 to its initially proposed N57,000 minimum wage, making it the sum of N60,000 proposed on Tuesday during a meeting of the tripartite committee on minimum wage in Abuja. Organised…

The Nigeria Labour Congress and Trade Union Congress on Wednesday expressed deep disappointment as negotiations resumed at the Tripartite National Minimum Wage meeting. Unfortunately, discussions hit an impasse due to what Organised…

The Nigeria Governors’ Forum, on Thursday, assured the Nigeria Labour Congress, Trade Union Congress, and the workers of an improved and sustainable minimum wage. Recently, the two primary labour organisations, the NLC and the TUC…

The Federal Government says although the Tripartite Committee On National Minimum Wage is yet to conclude its negotiations, workers will not lose anything as the new minimum wage will take effect from May 1, 2024. The Minister of…

The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria, on Thursday, frowned on the non-completion of negotiations on a new minimum wage for Nigerian workers and urged the Federal Government to fast-track action. The TUC President, Comrade Festus…

Remember the days when a measly 200 grand was enough to get by? Well, brace yourselves, folks, because Nigeria's union boss, Joe Ajaero, just dropped a wage bomb that'll leave your jaw hanging lower than a politician's after-election…

Nigeria's labour unions have reignited the national conversation about the minimum wage, demanding a staggering increase from N30,000 to N400,000 per month. This audacious claim, nearly 13 times the current amount, has sent shockwaves…

The Federal Government will inaugurate the Minimum Wage Committee on January 30. The committee is to recommend a new national minimum wage for the country. After President Bola Tinubu removed the fuel subsidy on May 29, 2023, the…

The Federal Government will start paying the anticipated minimum wage increase for government servants by the end of this month (April), barring any unforeseen changes. Any minute now, President Muhammadu Buhari is anticipated to…

Over refusal of the Federal Government to release the reviewed condition of service negotiated over seven years ago, the Aviation workers' unions plan to embark on a strike. The aviation workers' Union grievances also include the…

Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, has said that the incoming administration of the President-elect, Bola Tinubu, should review of the current minimum wage of N30,000 currently obtainable in Nigeria. Ngige, who was a…

Nigerian government on Tuesday said it was in the process of kick-starting a review of the current minimum wage of N30,000. The Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, who addressed workers at the 13th quadrennial delegates…