FG warns Labour on the implications of the new minimum wage demand
The Federal Government has warned the organized labour against negotiating a new minimum wage that would lead to mass retrenchment of workers or endanger the welfare of about 200 million Nigerians. Speaking yesterday at the opening of the 2024 Synod of the Charismatic Bishops Conference of Nigeria in Abuja, the Minister of Information and National […]
NLC and TUC rejects N57,000 minimum wage
The Organised Labour comprising the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) has again rejected the Federal Government’s new offer of ₦57,000 minimum wage. The Organised Labour rejected the third government proposal since negotiation talks resumed, but shifted ground from their initial ₦615,000 to demand ₦497,000. A prominent member of the Tripartite […]
Labour Unions Walk Out of Minimum Wage Negotiations
The labour unions comprising the Nigeria Labour Congress and Trade Union Congress have walked out of the ongoing minimum wage negotiations with the government and the Organised Private Sector. Angered by the N48,000 proposal by the Federal Government as the national minimum wage, the labour unions described the offer as ridiculous. The organised private sector […]
