The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has criticised the Federal Government over the delay in the payment of the minimum wage for certain workers in the federal civil service. The Federal Government had earlier blamed the delay in payment on the prolonged approval of the 2025 budget. Civil servants who spoke to Sunday PUNCH in Abuja expressed frustration over the delay …

Staff members of tertiary institutions owned by the Ondo State government have given Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa’s administration a 14-day ultimatum to include them in the 2024 national minimum wage structure of the state. The staff said they are prepared for a showdown and will disrupt academic activities across the state’s tertiary institutions if the government refuses to implement the National …

Members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) have expressed their disapproval of the Federal Government’s persistent failure to implement the payment of the N77,000 allowance. The Federal Government had approved an increase in the corps members’ monthly allowance from N33,000 to N77,000, effective July 2024. In the same year, the Director-General of the NYSC, Brig. Gen. Yushau Ahmed stated …

Academic and non-academic staff of higher education institutions in Nasarawa State, under the aegis of Joint Unions of Nasarawa State Tertiary Institutions (JUNSTI), will embark on an indefinite strike on Monday. This was disclosed in a statement by the chairman of JUNSTI, Samson Kale Gbande, and his secretary, Paul Olotu, which was made available to journalists in Lafia, Nasarawa state. …

Workers’ unions in the Lagos State-owned media organisations embarked on a three-day warning strike on Monday in protest of non-payment of the minimum wage. The workers are also protesting non-inclusion in the state Oracle database for salary payment. The workers, under the umbrella of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) and Radio, Television, Theatre and Arts Workers’ Union (RATTAWU), Lagos …

Corps members across Nigeria will soon begin receiving a new monthly allowance of N77,000, the Director General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brigadier General YD Ahmed, has announced. The announcement was made on Tuesday by the Acting Director, Information and Public Relations, Caroline Embu. The statement said, “Corps members across Nigeria will soon begin receiving a new monthly …

Government workers in Oyo State will begin to receive the N80,000 minimum wage from January 2025. A statement on Tuesday by the Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Prince Dotun Oyelade, revealed that the Oyo State government reached an agreement with organised labour on the implementation of the new minimum wage and consequential adjustments. The agreement was signed by the Secretary …

Staff of the Ondo State Internal Revenue Service (ODIRS) staged a peaceful protest on Thursday, demanding the implementation of the new minimum wage. The protesters, primarily junior staff, voiced their displeasure over the alleged pay disparity between senior executives and junior employees within the organisation. Arriving at their offices as early as 8 a.m., the workers blocked the entrance to …

The strike led by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in the Federal Capital Territory has entered its 11th day, with negotiations between the labour unions and Area Council Chairmen at a standstill over the implementation timeline for the N70,000 minimum wage. Speaking to The PUNCH on Tuesday, the FCT Chairman of the Nigerian Union of Local Government Employees, Abdullahi Kabir, …

The National President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Joe Ajaero, on Tuesday, said the congress struggled to get some state governors to pay the “paltry” sum of N70,000 as minimum wage despite the harsh economic situation in the country. Ajaero who lamented the rising cost of food and other amenities in the country said the harsh realities in the country …