Representatives of state governments at the last Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) meeting have bemoaned the decision by the Federal Government to save additional revenue for the payment of the new minimum wage. This development, which affected their revenue distribution from the federation committee, was received with opposing views when an update on statutory allocation showed that the government transferred …

It has been jubilation galore in Yola, the Adamawa State capital, since Tuesday when Governor Ahmadu Fintiri agreed to pay the new minimum wage of N70, 000 approved by the Federal Government. Arewa PUNCH reports that Fintiri had agreed with the state chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) to review the workers’ wages to reflect the new minimum wage. …

Organised Labour has called on Nigerians to be patient with the Federal and State Governments following the delay in the implementation of the new minimum wage. This was even as the workers’ union absolved the Federal Government of any wrongdoing, saying it would be unfair to conclude that there was a deliberate attempt to avoid paying the new minimum wage. …

The National Youth Service Corps has denied a social media report that corps members’ bank accounts are being upgraded to accommodate the N70,000 new national minimum wage. The corps said no directive has been given by the relevant authority for it to start the payment of N70, 000 minimum wage to corps members or to upgrade their accounts. According to …

Organised labour in Nasarawa State has given Governor Abdullahi Sule, a three-week ultimatum to begin the payment of the N70,000 new minimum wage. Labour also called on the governor to commence the payment of backlog of workers’ entitlements running into N250 million. The Chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in Nasarawa State, Ismaila Okoh, made the call at a …

The Ondo state government has agreed to pay N70,000 minimum wage to state workers. Speaking in Akure, the state capital, the State Head of Service HOS, Bayo Phillip, said that governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has given assurance that his administration would not do anything less than whatever is approved by the federal government as the national minimum for workers. Phillip said …

President Bola Tinubu has signed the Minimum Wage bill into law, ending months of deliberations between government authorities, labour unions, and the private sector. The President signed it at the State House in Abuja on Monday days after the National Assembly National had passed the Minimum Wage Act, 2019 to increase the National Minimum Wage from N30,000  to N70,000 pee …

The Senate and the National Council for Women Society (NCWS) have sought to include domestic servants in the proposed N70,000 National Minimum Wage Scheme. The call for the inclusion of domestic servants in the national minimum wage came from both institutions at the National Assembly in Abuja during a public hearing on a bill seeking an Act to provide for …

Southeast youth leaders have hailed President Bola Tinubu, for approving 70,000 minimum wage for workers with assurance to review it every three years, saying it will increase productivity The commendation was done yesterday under the auspices of the Coalition of Nigerian Youth Leaders (CONYL), the umbrella body of all the youth groups across the six geopolitical zones in the country. …

The Federal Government is set to spend N3 trillion on the new minimum wage and the payment of pensions and gratuities, according to Saturday PUNCH. The Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Atiku Bagudu, disclosed this on Friday during a meeting with the Senate Committee on Appropriations, chaired by Olamilekan Adeola. The minister presented the general principles of the newly …