Dr. Innocent Eteng, the Head of Service for Cross River State, has said that Governor Bassey Otu’s government will put the national minimum wage into effect. The head of service told reporters this on Tuesday in Calabar. He also said that the state government followed the deal with organised labour and paid the national minimum…
Calabar, Nigeria – Governor Bassey Otu has approved N70,000 minimum wage for Cross River State workers. Converseer reports that the State Government reached an agreement with Organised Labour regarding the payment of the new national minimum wage on December 1, at the Governor’s temporary office in Calabar. The agreement includes a consequential adjustment across all…
According to Comrade Mohammed Mamman, Director General, Press and Media Affairs to the Governor, the approval was contained in a memo signed by Governor Buni CON, following recommendations by the committee on Minimum wage constituted by the state government. Hon. Mai Mala Buni, the Governor of Yobe State, has approved the payment of N70,000 minimum…
Katsina State Government has said it would pay civil servants N70,000 as minimum wage to cushion the effect of the removal of fuel subsidy by the Federal Government. Deputy Governor of the state, Farouk Jobe, made this known during the inauguration of a consequential adjustments committee for the implementation of a new minimum wage for…
In July 2024, President Bola Tinubu approved an increase in the minimum wage for Nigerian workers from N30,000 to N70,000. However, the implementation across states has been gradual, with some still yet to adopt the new minimum wage. While a number of states have pledged to meet the N70,000 minimum wage, others have gone further,…
According to the union, the welfare of the workers, who are the lifeline of any business, should be prioritized. The Nigeria Labour Congress, Lagos State Chapter has stated that the N35,000 wage award in the state is different from the N70,000 minimum wage approved by the federal government. This was made public by…
Following the meeting between President Bola Tinubu and the leadership of the Nigerian Labour Congress, the federal government agreed with the union to increase Nigeria’s minimum wage to N70,000. This is an increase of 133 per cent from N30,000 which has been operational since 2018. The president also promised to create a plan to assist…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the sum of ₦70,000 minimum wage for Nigerian workers. This approval was announced during a meeting with the leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC). From left: Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris; Minister of Labour and Employment, Nkeiruka Onyejeocha; President, Nigeria Labour Congress, Comrade…
