New Minimum Wage

LG autonomy, minimum wage, others: Nigerian governors in closed-door meeting in Abuja

The 36 state governors under the auspices of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) are currently in a closed-door meeting in Abuja over the...

N70,000 minimum wage: Tinubu submits bill to NASS, urges speedy action

President Bola Tinubu forwarded a landmark bill to the House of Representatives on Tuesday, seeking to establish a new minimum wage of N70,000...

New minimum wage captured in supplementary N6.2trn budget

The Minister of Budget and National Planning, Mr. Atiku Bagudu, says the new minimum wage is captured in the N3 trillion recurrent component...

Updated: Tinubu approves N70,000 minimum wage, labour leaders laud president’s ‘fatherly gesture’

President Bola Tinubu’s approval of a new national minimum wage of N70,000, with a commitment to review the minimum wage law every three...

Pres. Tinubu approves N70,000 minimum wage

President Bola Tinubu has approved N70,000 as the new minimum wage for Nigerian workers, with a promise to review the national minimum wage...

Tinubu to submit minimum wage bill to NASS next week

Barring a last-minute change, President Bola Tinubu is scheduled to send the new National Minimum Wage Bill to the National Assembly next week....

Just In: Pres. Tinubu invites labour for minimum wage talks

President Bola Tinubu has invited the organized labour, under the aegis of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC),...

Expect better minimum wage, NGF tells organized labour, Nigerians

The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has given assurances to both Nigerians and organized labour that the current negotiations will yield a more favourable...

Minimum wage: Tinubu steps down memo at FEC, wants broader consultations with stakeholders

President Bola Tinubu has announced that he requires more time to engage in extensive consultations with stakeholders to determine a suitable and realistic...

Minimum wage review: My take away, item 34 of 1999 Constitution’s Exclusive List should be amended

By Mr. Babatunde Fashola, SAN, CON *An Opinion piece titled, “MININMUM WAGE REVIEW- MY TAKE AWAY ,” by former Hon. Minister of Works...

Despite Labour’s disapproval, FG insists on N62,000 minimum wage

The Presidency said on Sunday that the demand for a minimum wage of N250,000 by organized labor is financially unfeasible, cautioning that the...

Soludo cautions Pres. Tinubu against unsustainable minimum wage

The Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, has cautioned President Bola Tinubu against implementing a minimum wage that may be economically unsustainable for...

NLC rules out Tuesday strike, awaits Tinubu’s intervention

The President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero, says there will be no strike on Tuesday, June 11, but he is...

Just in: Minimum wage negotiations hit brick walls as FG proposes N62,000

The meeting of the Tripartite Committee on the New National Minimum Wage (NNMW) ended in a stalemate on Friday night, with the Federal...

FG not proposing N105,000 as minimum wage – Onanuga

The Presidency on Thursday denied report that the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Wale Edun proposed N105,000 as...

Strike: Expedite passage of new national minimum wage bill, Falana urges NASS 

Mr. Femi Falana (SAN) has urged the National Assembly to swiftly pass a new National Minimum Wage Bill that would reflect the current...