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See full list of States paying above N70,000 minimum wage
In July 2024, President Bola Tinubu approved an increase in the minimum wage for Nigerian workers from N30,000 to N70,000. However, the implementation across states has been gradual, with some still yet to adopt the new minimum wage. While a number of states have pledged to meet the N70,000 minimum wage, others have gone further,…
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JUST IN: FG proposes N62,000 minimum wage, labour demands N250,000
The Federal Government has increased its offer of a new national minimum wage to N62,000, while organised labour has reduced its demand from N494,000 to N250,000. This comes after the Minister of Finance, Wale Edun, submitted the cost implication of minimum wage to President Bola Tinubu. A source confirmed this to our correspondent on Friday…
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State governors announce N70,000 minimum wage
The state governors said on Thursday that they are not considering a minimum wage higher than N70,000. Starnews NG reports that they made this disclosure after a meeting of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum(NGF) held on Thursday. The governors who reviewed the economic situation in the country said that any amount of money above N70,000 is…
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Why we rejected N48,000 minimum wage, Organized Labour
The Organised Labour has said it rejected the proposed N48,000 minimum wage because the Federal Government did not reveal how it arrived at the amount. Mr Etim Okon, the Vice President of the Trade Union Congress (TUC) said this while confirming that labour will attendn the negotiation meeting of Tripartite Committee on the Minimum…
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Labour rejects FG’s proposed N48,000 minimum wage, walks out of Negotiation Meeting
The organised labour, comprising the Nigeria Labour Congress and Trade Union Congress, has walked out of the ongoing minimum wage negotiations after the government and the Organised Private Sector made what the unionists described as “ridiculous offers” of N48,000 and N54,000, respectively. According to a source who is a leader of the TUC in…
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NLC Proposes N200,000 Minimum Wage
By Miracle Ogunde The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, says it proposes N200,000 minimum wage for workers in the country which is expected to be negotiated next year, Starnews Nigeria reports. President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Joe Ajaero, reveals this during a recent exclusive interview with newsmen, saying Labour got almost all of…
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Edo Govt Speaks On Increase Of N40,000 Minimum Wage
The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has said his administration has begun to review the N40,000 minimum wage to the State workers. This is with a view to further increasing it as part of measures to cushion the impact of the fuel subsidy removal policy by the Federal Government. Edo State government presently…
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Zamfara NLC demands immediate implementation of N30,000 minimum wage
The Zamfara State wing of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) has demanded immediate implementation of the N30,000 minimum wage approved by the federal government. The labour union said it has resolved to collectively comply with national directives on strike for non implementation of the new national minimum wage if not properly engaged for discussion by…