Tag: Minimum wage

FG explains minimum wage July 29 backpay

The President Bola Tinubu-led Federal Government through the National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission has stated that the payment of the new minimum wage will commence from July 2024. The…

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FG Tells Private sector : Failure to pay N70,000 minimum wage to workers risks jail term

The President Bola Tinubu-led Federal Government has called on agencies recruiting for the private sector to adhere to the N70,000 minimum wage, warning that any deviation would not be tolerated.…

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Tinubu Signs New National Minimum Wage Amendment Bill 2024 into Law

Yesterday, July 29, 2024, at a Federal Executive Council meeting, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and members of the National Assembly, including Senate President Godswill Akpabio, signed the National Minimum Wage…

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LABOUR LEADERS PRAISE PRESIDENT TINUBU OVER APPROVAL OF N70,000 MINIMUM WAGE

President Bola Tinubu on Thursday in Abuja increased the federal government’s offer on the national minimum wage from N62,000 to N70,000, with an assurance that it will be reviewed after…

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Minimum Wage: FG Urges Labour to Settle For What Will Not Undermine Economy

Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris on Wednesday, June 12, urged labour to settle for a national minimum wage that will not undermine the national economy and lead…

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It Unrealistic” and “Unaffordable– Presidency Reacts to Labour’s Stance on N250,000 Minimum Wage

The country's labour unions' proposal for a minimum salary of N250,000 has been rejected by the presidency, which calls it "unrealistic" and "unaffordable."   According to Presidential Advisor Bayo Onanuga,…

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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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Minimum Wage: Concerns as labour starts indefinite strike on Monday

Organised Labour has said that it would embark on an indefinite nationwide strike on Monday, June 3. The President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Joe Ajaero, disclosed this at an…

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Charly Boy Area Fada mocks Tinubu’s 1st year scorecard

Veteran Nigerian entertainer, Charles Chukwuemeka Oputa, popularly known as Charly Boy, has slammed President Bola Tinubu's administration over an offer of N54,000 as minimum wage during a meeting with organized…

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