Parliament Grants Ramaphosa Power to Set Political Donation Limits - South African News Briefs - May 17, 2024
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No, Nigerian Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu Has Not Increased Minimum Wage for Lagos State Workers to N70,000
Africa Check
No, Nigerian governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has not increased minimum wage for Lagos state workers to N70,000 Read more »
Employment Court Orders Counties to Engage Striking Clinicians
Capital FM
The Employment and Labour Relations Court (ELRC) Wednesday ordered the Council of Governors (CoG) to continue scheduled talks with the Kenya Union of Clinical Nurses (KUCO) in… Read more »
Salary Arrears - ASUU Threatens 'No Pay, No Work', Issues 2-Week Ultimatum
Leadership
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has threatened to stop rendering services after the next two weeks if the President Bola Tinubu administration fails to pay public… Read more »
No Plan to Use Workers' Pension Funds Illegally, Federal Govt Replies Atiku
Leadership
The Federal Government has clarified that it has no plan to illegally access the savings and pensions of Nigerian workers to fund infrastructure projects. Read more »
N19.6trn Pension Fund - Labour Opposes Govt's Plans to Undermine Retirement Savings
Vanguard
The Organised Labour has frowned at the Federal Government's plan to utilise the N19.66 trillion pension funds for infrastructure development. Read more »
Labour Party Alleges Foul Play in Enugu Govt's N100 Billion Oil Palm Deal
Premium Times
The Enugu State Government, last week, signed a N100 billion deal with Pragmatic Palms Limited to resuscitate the moribund United Palm Products Limited in the state. Read more »
Wale Edun - No Attempt to Illegally Use Pension Funds
This Day
*Says FG will be guided by rules*Organised labour warns against tampering with funds*FAAC shares N1.2tn from N2.192tn gross revenue*Naira slides to N1533/$1 at official market,… Read more »
Unemployment Rate Drops 0.2 Percent in Q1 of 2024 [upd 1]
Tunis Afrique Presse
The unemployment rate dropped to 16.2% in Q1 of 2024 from 16.4% in Q4 of 2023 and 16.1% in Q1 of 2023 as a result mainly of the increase in the number of people in active… Read more »
During Zimbabwe's Mass Exodus, Meet the Doctors and Nurses Who Stayed
Global Press Journal
Those who remain must navigate a crumbling health care system -- and the moral, physical and mental costs that come with it. Read more »
Nigerian Govt Increases Salary for Civil Servants Despite Inflation
Accra Times
The salary increase is, however, separate from that being discussed at the ongoing negotiation between the government and labour unions following the removal of subsidy on petrol… Read more »
Minimum Wage - Labour Moves for Wider Coverage of Workers
Vanguard
Organised Labour is making efforts to ensure more workers are covered by the upcoming National Minimum Wage, NMW, in its determination to reduce increasing cases of poverty across… Read more »
Minimum Wage - Labour Quits Talks As FG Offers N48,000 - Ops N54,000
Vanguard
Organised Labour yesterday walked out of the minimum wage negotiation after rejecting the government and the Organized Private Sector, OPS, new minimum wage proposals of N48,000… Read more »
Workers March Against Looming Retrenchments At Sibanye-Stillwater
GroundUp
Unions call for resignation of top management and the CEO Neal Froneman Read more »
Police Upbeat Over High Turnup in Constabulary Recruitment
Nile Post
In beefing up law enforcement in Uganda, the Uganda Police Force has proudly announced it has reached an impressive milestone in its recruitment efforts for the Police Constable… Read more »