Organised Labour in Nigeria have been warned by the Federal Government to broadly consider the larger implications of its demands for a higher minimum wage which is viewed as unrealistic. This admonition was conveyed by the Minister of Information...
The secretary to the government of the federation (SGF), George Akume, has appealed to members of the organised labour to be more circumspect in their demands over national minimum wage and the restoration of old electricity tariff.
Akume made the...
The presidency has denied reports making the rounds on social media claiming the minister of finance and coordinating minister of the economy, Wale Edun, submitted a proposal of ₦105,000 as the new minimum wage.
There had been whispers the finance...
The ongoing negotiations between the federal government and the leadership of the organized labour over a new national minimum wage took a break on Wednesday and adjourned talks till Thursday (today) when the negotiation is expected to continue.
The tripartite...
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) said nothing has been decided yet, following the disclosure of its tentative agreement with the federal government and that the ongoing nationwide strike will continue until further communication is done.
The union, in a post...
The meeting of the tripartite committee on minimum wage broke down again, without an agreement as the organised labour unions, again, rejected a fresh minimum wage proposal by the federal government. The federal government had upped its former offer...
There are indications that the Nigeria labour congress (NLC) and trade union congress (TUC) have left the minimum wage negotiations after the federal government offered to pay ₦48,000, a figure far below the ₦615,00 the unions had proposed as...
