•Foodstuffs Amid the Workers’ Day Celebration across the country, New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP) has lamented rising inflation in the economy and its negative effects on the masses, and workers as well. The National Publicity Secretary of the party, Ladipo Johnson, yesterday said that the situation “was a worrisome matter and a great concer...
•Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo The federal government has declared tomorrow, Wednesday, May 1, 2024, as a public holiday in commemoration of Workers’ Day. This was announced in a press statement signed by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior, Aishetu Ndayako, today. According to the statement, the Minister of Interior, Olub...
•Osifo and Tinubu The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) President, Mr Festus Osifo, has said that the much-awaited new minimum wage may not be announced on Workers Day, May 1. Osifo said this while speaking with newsmen today in Abuja. “The negotiation by the Tripartite Committee is still on going. If you remember, the […]
•Tinubu Indications have emerged that President Bola Tinubu may announce the new minimum wage on May 1 in commemoration of the International Labour Day and backdate its implementation to April. It was gathered that the National Minimum Wage Committee was working to ensure that all negotiations regarding the new rate were finalised before then ...