Nigeria's Minimum Wage - 'State Governors Not Magicians'
Ogun State Governor Senator Ibikunle Amosun has dashed the hopes of workers longing for a new minimum wage, saying that with the dwindling allocation state governments receive from the government, it will difficult for them to implement a new minimum wage. The last time the minimum wage was increased was over five years ago.
Nigeria Labour Congress.
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Nigeria:
Minimum Wage - N30,000 for Civil Servants Not Feasible - Presidency
Premium Times, 26 October 2018
The spokesperson to President Muhammadu Buhari, Femi Adeshina, had said that the proposed N30, 000 as minimum wage for civil servants, is not feasible. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Minimum Wage - Something Has to Give
Leadership, 26 October 2018
We are back to where we started from on this new minimum wage brouhaha. The government is insisting they cannot pay above N20, 000 and organised labour is also insisting on N30,… Read more »
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Nigeria:
New Minimum Wage Will Boost Nigeria's Economy - NLC President
Premium Times, 25 October 2018
Ayuba Wabba, the President, Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), has said the proposed workers minimum wage will boost the country's economy rather than trigger inflation. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Minimum Wage - Governors Are Not Miracle Workers, Amosun Tells Workers
Daily Trust, 25 October 2018
Ogun State Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, on Thursday dashed the hopes of workers longing for the proposed new minimum wage, saying governors are not miracle workers. Read more »
InFocus
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