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Nigeria: Just in - Buhari Constitutes New Minimum Wage Committee
Daily Trust, 9 January 2019
President Muhammadu Buhari has named the Managing Director of the Financial Derivatives Company, Bismarck Rewane as the chairman of the 24-man Presidential Advisory Committee on… Read more »
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Nigeria: What Buhari Said at Minimum Wage Committee Inauguration
Daily Trust, 9 January 2019
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Nigeria: Finally, Govt Sets Date for Minimum Wage Bill
Premium Times, 8 January 2019
The Nigerian government has finally set a date for the transmission of a bill for a new national minimum wage, a move aimed to stop the organised labour from starting a strike… Read more »
Has Nigerian Govt Bowed to Pressure Over Minimum Wage?
The government has promised to send a bill to parliament recommending a U.S.$83 minimum wage on or before January 23 - a move aimed to stop the organised labour from starting a strike. The labour unions agreed to the date, but warned it would not tolerate a breach.
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Nigeria: 10 Things Buhari Said At Advisory Committee On Implementation of New Minimum Wage
Daily Trust, 9 January 2019
President Muhamamdu Buhari on Wednesday inaugurated a Technical Advisory Committee on the implementation of the new National Minimum Wage and reiterated his commitment to its… Read more »
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Nigeria: Buhari to Slash Salaries of Those Earning Above Minimum Wage
Daily Trust, 9 January 2019
President Muhammadu Buhari has said that the salaries of all those earning above the minimum wage would be slashed down. Read more »
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Nigeria: President May Transmit Bill to National Assembly Before January 23 - Minister
Guardian, 9 January 2019
Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige, has said that President Muhammadu Buhari may transmit the minimum wage bill to the National Assembly on or before Wednesday,… Read more »
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Nigeria: Don't Vote for Governors Who Refuse to Pay New Minimum Wage - NLC
This Day, 9 January 2019
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has called on workers not to vote for any governor who refuses to pay the proposed N30,000 minimum wage in the forthcoming elections. Read more »
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Nigeria: We'll Reject Buhari, Other Leaders Who Reject N30,000 Minimum Wage - Labour
Vanguard, 9 January 2019
Members of Imo State chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, yesterday called on President Muhammadu Buhari to quicken the process of the implementation of the N30,000 minimum… Read more »
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Nigeria: Govt Bows to Pressure Over Minimum Wage
This Day, 9 January 2019
The federal government yesterday bowed to pressure by organised labour, promising to send a bill on the N30,000 new national minimum wage to the National Assembly on or before… Read more »
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The Nigerian Labour Congress has threatened to embark on a nationwide protest, if the government fails to submit the new national minimum wage bill to the National Assembly. Labour ... Read more »
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The Nigerian Labour Congress has fixed January 8 as a national day of protest to show anger over the delay in implementing the new minimum wage. Read more »
