The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has directed its members in states that are yet to commence the implementation of the new minimum wage to commence an indefinite strike, beginning from December 1, 2024. The directive is part of the resolutions of the NLC after its National Executive Council (NEC) meeting at the weekend, reports Channels [&hel...
•NLC President Joe Ajaero No fewer than seven states and the Federal Capital Territory have failed to approve the minimum wage expected to commence in October this year. This is as 25 states have commenced payment or made a pronouncement on the amount to pay as the minimum wage, reports Saturday PUNCH. The states that […]
The Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) and the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) have announced suspension of the ongoing nationwide indefinite strike over withheld salaries for a month. The unions in a joint statement yesterday said the suspension of the indefinite strike will ta...
•Governor Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa Ondo State governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa has announced that the ₦73,000 wage for civil servants will be implemented this month (November). The governor made this declaration during the 2024 Public Service Week celebration, reports Channels TV. Governor Aiyedatiwa, while addressing the workers in Akure, emphasise...
•Uba Sani The Kaduna State governor, Uba Sani, has approved a new minimum wage of N72,000 for civil servants in the state, effective November 2024. According to a statement released by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Malam Ibraheem Musa today, the decision is aimed at advancing workers’ interests and aligns with Sani’s lifelong [&he...
•Joe Ajaero President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Comrade Joe Ajaero, yesterday, faulted the federal government for attempting to deny workers the freedom to seek better jobs abroad in the face of poor working environment in the country. This was as the National President of the National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives, NAN...
The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) has cautioned stakeholders in the oil industry against recognising any new group outside the established unions. A new group, the Association of Distributors and Transporters of Petroleum Products (ADITOP), has scheduled its meeting for today in Abuja, reports Daily Trust. The mee...
•Governor Abba Yusuf Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano State has approved ₦71,000 as the new minimum wage for civil servants in the state, with implementation set to begin in November 2024. The governor announced this today at the Government House during the presentation of the Public Service Negotiation Committee Report by the state’s Head of [&hel...
The Joint Action Committee of the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions and the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities has vowed to indefinitely shut down all activities in universities across the country from today when they embark on an indefinite strike. A statement made available to our corresponden...
•Governors Not less than 20 states have either started paying the new minimum wage or will commence payment from this week. After negotiations by the government, the Organised Private Sector and the Labour Centres, the minimum wage was raised from N30,000 to N70,000, reports The Nation. The negotiations, spanning many weeks, produced an agreem...
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