Organized Labour
The Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, has directed that payment of the new minimum wage to workers in the state, starts immediately with effect from this month of October. With the Minimum wage fixed at N77,500, all calculation discrepancies is said not affect payments but will be addressed in due course. Secretary to the […]
Following the agreement by the Nigerian government and the Organized Labour settling for N70,000 as the new minimum wage for the country, President Bola Tinubu has finally assented his signature to it. This was done at the Presidential Villa in the presence of National Assembly members and others.
Expectations concerning the new minimum wage approval are high as Organized Labour believes July ending would put an end to all the back-and-forth negotiations. President of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), Comrade Festus Osifo, had revealed that the tripartite negotiation committee which comprises the organized Labour and government are making efforts to see […]
Minimum wage tussles will soon be a thing of the past for Nigerian workers, this is according to the Governors Forum, assuring of a better wage at the ongoing negotiation table. The governors held an emergency meeting to discuss the pending new minimum wage after it was suspended by FEC for President Tinubu to […]
In pacifying the hopes of Nigerian workers, President Bola Tinubu in his democracy speech today, said the new minimum wage bill will soon be sent to the national assembly. The President reiterated his commitment to Nigerians, the growth of the economy and ensuring stability in all sectors. Negotiations between the Federal government and organized […]
Following the meeting with the tripartite committee after the nationwide strike was called off by the Nigeria Labour Congress for one week over the stipulated amount to be paid as minimum wage, the Federal Government has come up with a template. The last negotiation by the Federal Government was N60,000 but as of […]
The Organized Labour has suspended its nationwide strike for five days to give room for negotiation with the tripartite committee on the new Minimum Wage. Recalled that the tripartite committee had stated that in the next one week, meetings would be held with the organized Labour every day to conclude on a suitable […]
The back-and-forth negotiations between the Organized Labour and the Federal government over the new Minimum Wage seem not to be getting any light. Recalled that the Federal Government had proposed N48,000 which was raised to N54,000 and finally to N60,000 yesterday which the NLC and TUC also rejected. The president of NLC, Joe Ajearo […]
Nigerian Labour Congress, NLC and the Trade Union Congress under the umbrella of the the Organized Labour has again rejected the proposed minimum wage of the Federal Government. Federal government had proposed N48,000 which was later raised to N60,000. In anger the organized Labour walked out of the meeting insisting that N494,000 is […]
The Nigeria Labour is set to convey another meeting today by 4 pm after the negotiation meeting with the tripartite committee was unsuccessful yesterday. The Organized Labour rejected the N54,000 offer by the federal government and showed their displeasure at state governors not present at the meeting. Angered by the offer, the Labour […]
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