Nigerian Govt Set to Announce New Minimum Wage
The Nigeria Labour Congress has said that the committee that negotiated the minimum wage had completed its assignment and would be submitting its report to President Muhammadu Buhari. Labour unions are demanding U.S.$180 as new minimum wage for workers, while the private employers and some state governors proposed U.S.$69.
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Nigeria:
Govt to Announce New Minimum Wage This Week
Leadership, 9 October 2018
The federal government will this week announce the figure of the new minimum wage for workers in the country. President of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Ayuba Wabba, who disclosed… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Minimum Wage, Maximum Politics
Vanguard, 8 October 2018
THE general strike on September 27 and 28 over a new National Minimum Wage will, going by antecedence, be the first of many strikes to come. This strike was not about a new wage… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Minimum Wage - Govt to Announce Figure As Tripartite Committee Completes Assignment - Labour
Vanguard, 8 October 2018
The Federal Government is set to announce the new minimum wage as the Tripartite Committee completes its assignment for onward submission to President Muhammadu Buhari. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Minimum Wage Negotiations May Suffer Further Setbacks
This Day, 4 October 2018
The tripartite negotiation on a new national minimum wage may experience more delays because of the heightned preparations for the 2019 general elections, THISDAY has learnt. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Divergent Views Trail New National Minimum Wage Discourse
Guardian, 3 October 2018
As the organised labour pushes forward its demand for a new national minimum wage, opinions are varied regarding the timeliness of the demand, which resulted in a warning strike… Read more »
InFocus
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The first day of the nationwide strike action called by the Nigerian Labour Congress over the lingering national minimum wage issue was partly successful. Congress president Ayuba ... Read more »