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The organised labour has again criticised political office holders over a bill which seeks remove minimum wage negotiations from the exclusive legislative list to the concurrent legislative list.
The National President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Ayuba Wabba, during a meeting between the House of Representatives leadership and labour leaders on Tuesday, said restructuring of wages should start with political office holders.
At the meeting were the Speaker of the House, Femi Gbajabiamila; Majority Leader, Alhassan Ado-Doguwa; Deputy Majority Leader, Peter Akpatason; sponsor of the bill, Garba Datti Muhammad; and representatives of relevant committees of the House.
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NATIONAL MINIMUM WAGE: Impracticable and unfair: Commendation for national assembly (2)
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By Aare Afe Babalola, CON, OFR,SAN
“Owing to the disparity in the standard of living across all the states of the federation, it will be unreasonable, unfair, unjust and inimical to wellbeing to set a standard minimum wage for all workers in both the public and private sector in Nigeria”.
In the penultimate edition, I discussed the incidence of the National Minimum Wage which a Bill before the National Assembly proposes to include in the concurrent legislative list. Not unsurprisingly, this proposal has generated negative reactions from the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC; the Trade Union Congress, TUC; which both embarked on a nationwide protest and from members of the public. Even some members of the National Assembly, who appear
Sadiq Khan to unveil £544m plan to fund London s Covid recovery
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan will announce the spending plans at the inaugural London Recovery Summit today (Getty Images)
Sadiq Khan will today announce a £544m investment in London’s jobs and high streets to help the capital recover from the coronavirus pandemic.
The Mayor of London will also call on the government to match his spending plans for the city as he unveils the proposals at the inaugural London Recovery Summit.
Alongside the spending plans, he will also announce an Anchor Institutions’ Charter, which will bring together some of the city’s largest organisations in a bid to create new jobs for young Londoners.