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 …

The Senate has passed a bill that seeks to amend the National Minimum Wage Act, 2019, to increase the national minimum wage from N30,000 upward to N70,000. Also passed by the Senate on Tuesday is a bill which seeks to reduce the time for periodic review of the National Minimum Wage from five to three years, and for related matters. …

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 …