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For weeks, the Federal Government, state governments, and Organised Labour have been on a warpath over the new minimum wage....

Regardless, an agreement on the new minimum wage must be reached and it must be realistic. The labour movement needs to be pragmatic.

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has announced that it will no longer meet today to decide on the resumption of the suspended strike to demand a new national

President Tinubu inaugurated the 37-member committee headed by Bukar Aji, on 30 January, in line with the Minimum Wage Act, 2019.

The 37-member Tripartite Committee on National Minimum Wage, on Monday, submitted its report to Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF). Segun Imohiosen, Director Information and Public Relations Office at the SGF's office, announced this in a statement. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu inaugurated a 37-Member Tripartite…

Not a few Nigerians heaved a sigh of relief when the federal government and the organised labour entered a truce agreement, leading to the suspension of the indefinite nationwide strike called by the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and Trade Union Congress, TUC, which commenced on Monday. The NLC and TUC,…

Stakeholders Shouldn’t Wait Five Years To Set Minimum Wage, Says Edun

The Organised Labour has once again rejected a new minimum wage proposal from the Federal Government of Nigeria. The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the

The official review process to set the 2025 minimum wage started Tuesday, heralding a heated debate among the members of the tripartite commission due to conflicting views about how much minimum wage should be raised. This year, there are two primary issues: whether next year’s minimum wage per hour will exceed the threshold of 10,000 won ($7.34) for the first time and whether the differentiated application of ...

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC), after a joint National Executive Council (NEC) meeting in...