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Nigeria: Minimum Wage - Only President Buhari Can Stop Planned Strike - Labour
Vanguard, 22 September 2019
Organised Labour has said only the personal intervention by President Muhammadu Buhari can stop the planned nationwide strike over consequential adjustment arising from the N30,000… Read more »
Only Buhari Can Stop Planned Strike Over Minimum Wage - Unions
Organised labour has said its planned industrial action can only be stopped by President Muhammadu Buhari's personal intervention. This follows government's delay on the implementation of the N30,000 (U.S.$83) new minimum wage. The unions said they will go ahead with the planned strike since the only language necessary for government to act is an industrial action.
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Nigeria: Unemployment - Nigeria in Danger, Says Ngige
Daily Trust, 23 September 2019
The Minister of Labour and Productivity, Chris Ngigie, weekend painted a gloomy picture of the unemployment situation, saying if not tackled, the whole country would be consumed… Read more »
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Nigeria: Minimum Wage - We'll Go On Strike Anytime
Daily Trust, 18 September 2019
The Joint National Public Service Negotiating Council has asked Nigerians to appeal to the Federal Government to implement the new minimum wage to avoid an imminent industrial… Read more »
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Nigeria: Again, Minimum Wage Adjustment Talks Ends in Deadlock
This Day, 17 September 2019
The meeting between the Federal Government's negotiating team and representatives of the Joint Public Service Unions (JPSUs) on consequential adjustment for the N30,000 new minimum… Read more »
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Nigeria: Minimum Wage - Govt, Public Servants Again Fail to Reach Agreement
Premium Times, 16 September 2019
The Joint National Public Service Negotiating Council (JNPSNC) and the Representatives of the Federal Government have again failed to reach an agreement over relativity and… Read more »
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The Federal Executive Council has approved an increase in the nation's Value Added Tax from 5% to 7.2% effective next year. According to the Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed, ... Read more »
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The Nigerian government has attributed the delay in the implementation of the new minimum wage to the "unrealistic" demands of labour unions. Richard Egbule, chairman of the ... Read more »
