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The federal government has paid the second tranche of the outstanding N35,000 wage award arrears to federal government workers. The Office of the Accountant General of the Federation (OAGF) made …
FG pays second tranche of wage award arrears Read More
Borno state governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has charged the 27 local government area chairmen to ensure swift and effective implementation of the new N70,000 minimum wage. At a high-level …
Zulum tasks Borno LG chairmen on N70,000 minimum wage implementation Read More
The Federal Workers Forum (FWF) Tuesday called for the full implementation of the new national minimum wage to federal workers. The workers made the call in a letter to President …
Federal workers task FG on full implementation of new minimum wage Read More
The Federal Workers Forum (FWF) on Sunday kicked against alleged delay in the payment of the N35, 000.00 wage award meant to cushion the effect of fuel subsidy removal FWF …
Federal workers kick over delay in payment of wage award Read MoreThe Senior Staff Union in Colleges of Education, Nigeria, (SSUCOEN) has called for an immediate payment of the arrears of N70.000 minimum wage and 25/35 percent salary increment. The union …
SSUCOEN calls for payment of minimum wage, arrears Read MoreMinister of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), Nyesom Wike, has disclosed that the administration is set to withhold 10 per cent of the statutory allocation to the FCT area …
Teachers strike: Wike threatens to withhold area council allocation Read More
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), Nyesom Wike, Thursday, reaffirmed the administration’s unwavering commitment to improving the welfare of FCT workers, even as he called on area councils …
FCT: Wike restates commitment to workers’ welfare, charges councils to effect minimum wage Read MoreThe FCT Chapter of the National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives (NANNM) on Friday protested against the non-implementation of N70, 000 minimum wage in the six area councils of …
FCT nurses, midwives, teachers protest non-implementation of minimum wage Read More
A coalition of civil society organisations under the umbrella of Zamfara Patriotic Citizens has criticised Zamfara state Governor Dauda Lawal for allegedly failing to honour the tripartite agreement on the …
Coalition accuses Gov Lawal of betraying minimum wage agreement Read More
A youth group, the Sokoto Youth Emancipation Front (SYEF), has commended Governor Ahmed Aliyu for his commitment to the welfare of workers in Sokoto state. This followed his approval of …
Sokoto youth group lauds implementation of N70,000 minimum wage Read More
How do we sum up 2024 for a start? KEHINDE OSASONA in this piece believes that it would not be out of place to say it is indeed a year …
Scandals, headline events, deaths, conflicts, beefs that rocked 2024 Read More
The Oyo state government Thursday said the salary and wages of workers in Oyo state will increase by 86% from January 2025. The Commissioner of Information and Orientation, Prince Dotun …
Oyo workers’ salary, wages will increase by 86% from January – Commissioner Read More
There was jubilation in Yobe state as workers began receiving the payment of the N70,000 minimum wage as promised by Governor Mai Mala Buni . The workers started receiving their …
Yobe workers jubilate as government begins payment of N70,000 minimum wage Read MoreThe Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Yobe state Council, on Friday signed an agreement on the implementation of the new national minimum wage of N70, 000, with the Yobe state government. …
Yobe government, NLC agree on N70, 000 minimum wage Read More
The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) has called on state governments to speed up implementation of new national minimum wage and address the consequential adjustments necessary for workers’ welfare. …
TUC urges state governments to speed up implementation of new minimum wage Read More
Nigeria is confronting a looming fiscal crunch as analysts warn of deeper economic implications as governments at all levels move to implement a recently approved minimum wage hike. The decision, …
Minimum wage hike ‘ll further strain Nigeria’s fiscal imbalance – Experts Read More
Sokoto state government has directed the State Council of the Nigeria Labour Congress to submit its proposal of the new minimum wage. This was contained in a press statement issued …
Minimum wage: Sokoto government tells NLC to make submission Read More
Benue state Governor, Hyacinth Alia, has approved a minimum wage of ₦75,000 for workers in the state, exceeding the President’s approved sum of ₦70,000. This announcement was made Monday at …
Breaking: Alia okays ₦75,000 minimum wage for Benue workers Read More
The Zamfara state government says arrangements has reached advance stage to pay N70, 000 as minimum wage to the state’s workforce. The state head of service and steering committee chairman …
Zamfara to implement N70, 000 minimum wage – Official Read More
Plateau State Governor Caleb Mutfwang has approved a N70,000 minimum wage for workers in the state civil service. This followed the signing of the agreement by the Committee on Consequential …
Plateau: Governor Mutfwang approves new minimum wage for civil servants Read More
More state governments have continued to express readiness to implement the N70, 000 new national minimum wage which President Bola Tinubu signed into law on Monday, July 29, 2024, up from the …
Implementation of new minimum wage: Why some governors are hesitant – Experts, CSOs Read More
The governor of Ondo state, Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, has announced that the new minimum wage of ₦73,000 for civil servants in the state would be implemented starting November 2024. Aiyedatiwa …
2025: Ondo begins payment of N73, 000 minimum wage in November Read More
Kano state governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf has approved N71,000 as a minimum wage for civil servants in the state. According to him, “In line with our commitment to social justice …
Minimum wage: Kano governor approves N71,000 for workers Read More
Farmer-governor Mohammed Umaru Bago of Niger state has approved N80, 000 minimum wage for the state’s workers. The farmer-governor disclosed this Friday shortly after meeting with the Organised Labour in …
Bago approves N80, 000 minimum wage for Niger workers effective November Read More
Akwa Ibom State governor, Pastor Umo Eno has announced N80,000 as the new minimum wage for civil servants employed by the state government. In a statement issued by the Commissioner …
Breaking: Eno announces N80,000 minimum wage for Akwa Ibom workers Read More