Tag: Labour

Labour, FG fine-tune talks on minimum wage

President of the Trade Union Congress (TUC) Festus Osifo said labour and the President Bola Tinubu-led Federal Government were in talks before the bill on a new national minimum wage…

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Labour, Tripartite C’ttee chair trade words over minimum wage

The Chairman of the Tripartite Committee on National Minimum Wage, Bukar Goni Aji, has urged Labour to reconsider its demand for a higher minimum wage, citing prevailing economic conditions.  …

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Minimum Wage : Nigerian Govs To Labour, We Cannot Pay More Than N70,000

Nigerian governors are not considering a minimum wage that is higher than N70,000, it was learnt on Thursday night. At a meeting on Thursday in Abuja, the state helmsmen reviewed…

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UPDATE : Labour suspends strike for five days

The Organised Labour has on Tuesday suspended the nationwide strike for five days to give room for meeting with the tripartite committee on the new national minimum wage.   A…

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Makinde joins labour protest in Oyo, laments economic crisis, hunger

Governor of Oyo State, Engr. Seyi Makinde, Tuesday has joined labour protesters in the state in their agitation over deteriorating economic situation in the country.   The governor said hardship…

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Labour Shifts Ground On N1m Minimum Wage As Panel Meets Monday

There are indications that organized labor is ready to adjust its request for a N1 million minimum wage for workers in the country to align with the current realities. This…

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Labour suspends strike, OPS, stakeholders tackle NLC, TUC

The nationwide strike by the national executive councils of the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress was put on hold on Wednesday night due to an alleged attack…

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Labour seeks a 30-day strike break.

On Monday evening, October 2, the Organized Labour agreed to call off its indefinite strike scheduled for Tuesday, October 3, 2023.   This was decided upon following a roughly five-hour…

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Removal of subsidies: Labour suggests allocating N702 billion in pay adjustments as employee fuel allowances

The 36 state governors who make up the National Economic Council met on Thursday at the Presidential Villa to discuss the subsidy withdrawal strategy in great detail as well as…

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