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Daily Monitor Summary The minister, however, disclosed that the government is still studying the proposed legislation on minimum wage and consulting all stakeholders before a final decision is made. Advertisement The State Minister for Labour, Mr Mwesigwa Rukutana, on Tuesday dampened hopes for establishing a minimum wage in the country, describing the move as suicidal in the face of high levels of unemployment . The minister, however, disclosed that the government is still studying the proposed legislation on minimum wage and consulting all stakeholders before a final decision is made. “In...

Bayelsa Assembly backs labour position on minimum wage law On By Samuel Oyadongha THE Bayelsa State House of Assembly has thrown its weight behind the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) opposition to the move by the House of Representatives to scuttle the minimum wage law. Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Rt Hon Abraham Ingobere made this known Wednesday when leaders of the unions led their members to the assembly complex to present a letter to the House. Ingobere, represented by Ebiowou Koku-Obiyal, representing Yenagoa Constituency II a former NLC state cha...

By Bashir Bello – Kano The Organized Labour unions of Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC and Trade Union Congress, TUC in Kano State on Wednesday said the National Assembly’s move to remove Minimum wage from the exclusive to the concurrent legislative list if granted will serve as a licence to state Governors to drag and return the country back to the era of ridiculous slave wages. The State NLC Chairman, Comrade Kabiru Ado Minjibir stated this when he led the Nigerian workers to the state house of assembly in compliance with to nationwide protest directive and to also seek the support of the l...

Vanguard News NIN Enrollment: NIMC moves against extortion On By Emmanuel Elebeke The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) says it would not allow any form of extortion and other fraudulent activities in the process of National Identity Number (NIN) enrolment exercise and other activities. The Director-General/CEO of the Commission, Engr. Aliyu Aziz, who stated this said NIMC is a responsible and responsive Commission that pursues the highest ethical standard in the discharge of its functions. He called on the general public to desist from being enablers of extortion as it would no...

Vanguard News Edo Deputy Governor kicks against Minimum Wage Bill On Edo State deputy governor, Philip Shaibu Edo Deputy Governor Philip Shaibu has kicked against the bill seeking to switch Minimum Wage from the Exclusive Legislative List to the Concurrent List. In an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Benin, Shaibu advised the sponsor of the bill to step it down. According to him, rather than sponsor such bill, the lawmaker should move motions and sponsor bills that will support programmes geared toward finding lasting solutions to the problems of insecurity in t...