There Is No Going Back On New Minimum Wage - Nigerian Governors
State governors, under the umbrella of the Nigeria Governors Forum, have reaffirmed their acceptance to pay U.S.$82 minimum wage to workers in their respective states, but insisted that payment would depend on each state's ability to pay.
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Nigeria:
Minimum Wage - Labour Poised for Showdown With 31 Governors
Daily Trust, 31 December 2019
The Nigeria Labour Congress is poised for a showdown with 31 state governors over their inability to meet the December 31 deadline to conclude negotiation and commence payment of… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Minimum Wage - Deadline Looms As States Yet to Conclude Negotiation
Daily Trust, 30 December 2019
The nation is likely to fall another into labour dispute as few state governments have met the deadline of December 31, 2019 given by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) for the… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Minimum Wage - Governors Insist On Urgent Review of Revenue Sharing Formula
This Day, 24 December 2019
The Chairman of the Nigerian Governors' Forum (NGF) and Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, yesterday declared that a review of the revenue sharing formula was still the… Read more »
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Nigeria:
N30,000 Minimum Wage Is Settled but Consequential Adjustments Will Be Based On States' Ability to Pay - Governors
This Day, 19 December 2019
Governors of the 36 states ended their meeting Wednesday night stating that there would be no controversy on the payment of the N30,000 minimum wage, but insisted that payment… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Governors Take Position On N30,000 Minimum Wage
Daily Trust, 19 December 2019
State governors, under the umbrella of the Nigeria Governors' Forum (NGF), have reaffirmed their acceptance to pay N30,000 minimum wage to workers in their respective states. Read more »
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Nigeria:
There Is No Going Back On N30,000 Minimum Wage, Governors
Vanguard, 19 December 2019
Thirty-six State Governors under the aegis of the Nigeria Governors' Forum, NGF, have said that there was no backtracking on the decision of the Federal government with regard to… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Minimum Wage - Governors Speak On Challenges of Implementation
Premium Times, 19 December 2019
The 36 state governors, under the aegis of the Nigerian Governors' Forum (NGF), have said they would negotiate independently on the consequential implications of the new minimum… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Minimum Wage - NLC Gives 32 Governors Dec 31 Deadline
Daily Trust, 13 December 2019
The Nigeria Labour Congress yesterday gave December 31, 2019 deadline to 32 state governors to either pay the N30, 000 new minimum wage or risk an industrial action. Read more »
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After days of negotiations, the Nigerian government and the country's labour unions have settled their disagreements over how the new minimum wage law - which was signed by ... Read more »
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Nigerian labour movements have been at loggerheads with the government over the delay in the implementation of the new minimum wage adopted earlier this year by the Buhari ... Read more »