President of the Trade Union Congress, TUC, Festus Osifo, has appealed directly to the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, and other security agencies to deploy all necessary measures to ensure the protection of protesters next week.
Security agencies,...
The Federal Government has announced they reached an agreement with the organized labour on a new minimum wage structure. This was announced by the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, in Abuja on Thursday.
Idris, who addressed the...
The presidency has declared that the latest minimum wage demand by organised labour of ₦250,000 is unsustainable and will require the government at all levels to devote a substantial part of their resources to meet this demand.
This sentiment has...
The president of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), Festus Osifo, have been quoted as saying “no figure is sacrosanct as there is always room for adjustments” as labour unions continue their lingering discussions on a new minimum wage for...
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 Organised Labour insist it has not shifted grounds on its ₦250,000 new minimum wage proposal, stating it would not negotiate what it described as ‘starvation wage.’
This declaration was made by the Assistant General Secretary of the Nigeria Labour...
The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) have agreed to suspend the nationwide strike for at least, one week. Both unions have been on strike since midnight on Monday over disagreements on a national minimum wage.
President...
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 Nigerian government and organized labour unions have reportedly reached a new agreement to serve as a framework for negotiating the new minimum wage. Both sides converged at the office of the secretary of the government of the federation,...