I’m opposed to minimum wage. And I know I’m saying this at the risk of losing readers. The minimum wage hurts the poor and vulnerable in whose name and interest Labour claims to strike. Sounds foolish, right? How can more naira in the pocket of the Nigerian worker currently on a minimum wage of N30,000 be bad? In a country …

Organised labour may settle for N100,000 minimum wage as the Tripartite Committee on National Minimum Wage commences daily meetings for five days to reach a consensus. Multiple sources in the labour movement told The PUNCH on Tuesday that the union leaders were willing to review their demand from N494,000 to N100,000, following the criticism and controversy that trailed their proposal …

The Federal Government and organised labour have agreed on the fixing of a new minimum wage that is above N60,000. The agreement was reached at the end of a meeting held on Monday between leaders of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), the Trade Union Congress (TUC), and representatives of the Federal Government. The Federal Government called by the meeting after …

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) have declared a nationwide strike beginning from Monday, 3 June over the tripartite committee’s inability to agree on a new minimum wage and hike in electricity tariff. At a joint news conference with in Abuja on Friday, the labour leaders said that the decision follows the expiration of an earlier …

The Federal Government has again extended an invitation to organised Labour for the continuation of minimum wage negotiations, a source familiar with the matter told The PUNCH in Abuja on Wednesday. The source noted that Labour would honour the invitation. “A letter has been addressed to Labour by the committee chairman and signed by the NSIWC chairman. The meeting is …

The Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Hon. 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. In a statement on Wednesday in Abuja by the ministry’s Director of Press and Public Relations, Mr. Olajide Oshundun, the minister said that the Federal Government …

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 …