The Edo State government has commenced the payment of N70,000 minimum wage to workers in the state. The Chairman of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Edo State Chapter, Odion Olaye, confirmed the payment of the new salary and commended the state government for fulfilling his promise to the workers. He said Governor Godwin Obaseki had demonstrated his commitment to the welfare …

The tripartite committee on new minimum wage has adjourned till next Tuesday, 28 May to continue deliberation after Wednesday’s meeting in Abuja ended in a deadlock again. The Federal Government, the organised private sector and the organised labour failed to reach a consensus on the new minimum wage at the Wednesday meeting. Sources at the meeting told The PUNCH that …

Organised Labour, comprising the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC), has said it will not accept the N48,000 minimum wage offer proposed by the Federal Government. The organised private sector had proposed an initial offer of N54,000 as a monthly living wage. The unions had on Wednesday dumped the minimum wage negotiation after the Federal Government offered …

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has assured workers in the state that his administration would implement the new minimum wage that is approved by the Federal Government. He made the commitment in response to the demands of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) during the Workers’ Day celebration held on Wednesday at the Mobolaji Johnson …

The Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has increased the minimum wage for workers in the state from N40,000 to N70,000, effective 1st May 2024. The governor made the announcement at the inauguration of the newly built ultra-modern Labour House secretariat complex for labour unions in the state, along Temboga Road, Ikpoba-Hill, Benin City. This is as the Nigeria Labour Congress …

Organised labour, comprising the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC)) and Trade Union Congress (TUC), has demanded N615,000 as the new minimum wage for workers in the country, PUNCH reports. An impeccable source, who is an executive of organised labour, who did not want to be named because he was not authorised to speak on the matter, told Sunday PUNCH that the …

The United Kingdom government has increased the general salary threshold for those arriving in the UK on a Skilled Worker visa from £26,200 to £38,700. According to the Home Secretary, James Cleverly, the minimum wage increased by 48 per cent to cut migration and put British workers first in force. Changes that are now in force will slash migration and …

The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) 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 Sunday PUNCH in Yola, …

The Tripartite Committee on the National Minimum Wage has called for the participation of stakeholders in proposing and implementing a new minimum wage for Nigerian workers. The Chairman of the National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission, Ekpo Nta, in a statement released on Friday, said the committee would hold a public hearing on 7th March. It was reported that the …

The President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero said most governors of the 37-Member Tripartite Committee On Minimum Wage are not complying with the proposed base pay structure. Ajaero stated this in an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Tuesday. Earlier, Vice President Kashim Shettima had inaugurated the committee in Abuja on Tuesday, saying the decision was …