The Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Nkeiruka Onyejeocha, has said the new minimum wage will be reviewed in less than two years from now. Onyejeocha said this on Thursday in Umuahia, while addressing newsmen after a meeting with labour leaders in Abia. She said that President Bola...
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The Director-General, National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brig.-Gen. Yush’au Ahmed, has assured NYSC members that their increased allowance will soon be effected. Ahmed gave the assurance on Tuesday in Abuja while speaking with newsmen on the sidelines of the inauguration of a bus donated to the scheme by Capital...
Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani has began the implementation of the National Minimum Wage Act in the state, an official stated on Sunday in Kaduna. Sani’s Chief Press Secretary, Malam Ibraheem Musa, in a statement said it was a misrepresentation for the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) in the state...
The Ondo chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has assured government workers in the state of the payment of new minimum wage in November salary. Acting Chairman of the NLC, Mr Ademola Olapade, gave the assurance on Sunday in Akure while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Cross River State Governor, Bassey Otu, has approved N70,000 as new minimum wage for workers in the state. The governor, who made the announcement after a closed door meeting with labour leaders in the state on Sunday evening, said the new minimum wage comes...
Osun State Government and labour leaders in the state have agreed for the new minimum wage of N75,554 to officially take effect from Dec. 1. The Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Mr Kolapo Alimi, made this known in a statement on Friday. Alimi said the implementation date was...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto Sokoto State Governor, Ahmed Aliyu on Friday presented N526.882 billion to the State House of Assembly for consideration and approval. Governor Aliyu, who tagged the 2025 budget: “Transformation and Infrastructural Sustainability“, assured that the state government would commence the payment of N70,000 new minimum wage...
Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara has said his administration has begun payment of ₦85,000 minimum wage for state workers, despite attempts by those he described as “enemies of the state” to deprive his administration of funds. Speaking during the launch of the 2025 Armed Forces Remembrance Emblem Appeal Fund...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – Bauchi State Governor, Senator Bala Mohammed, has approved the payment of N70,000 as minimum wage to civil servants in the state. The Head of Service, Yahuza Adamu Ningi, disclosed this while briefing journalists at the end of the State Executive Council meeting held on...
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has said more work is expected from workers of the FCT Administration following the implementation of the N70,000 minimum wage. Wike stated this in Abuja on Tuesday, when he inspected the ongoing construction of the Abuja Division of the...
The labour unions in Cross River have postponed the planned industrial action slated to commence on Wednesday after breakdown of negotiation between the unions and the government. The organised labour however, slated a 2-day warning strike for Nov. 25 and 26. The state Chairman of the Trade Union Congress...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has approved the implementation of N70,000 national minimum wage for workers of the FCT Administration. The acting Head of Civil Service in the FCT, Mrs Grace Adayilo, who announced this in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday, said...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia, has approved a minimum wage of ₦75,000 for workers in the state. Governor Alia announced the new wage after he met with organised labour representatives on Monday in Makurdi. The governor in a statement by his Chief Press...
The organised Labour in Cross River has said they would not guarantee industrial harmony from Wednesday if the state government failed to concretise plans to implement the N70,000 national minimum wage. The labour unions made their stand known after staging a walkout at a scheduled meeting with the Joint...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Benue State Council has lauded the Federal and state government for the provision of palliatives to the people of the state to cushion the effects of fuel subsidy removal in the country. The union which also called...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Borno State Government has successfully implemented the new national minimum wage of N70,000 for all civil servants in the state. The Chairman of the Technical and Implementation Committee, Dr. Engineer Babagana Malunbe, who disclosed this while addressing journalists at the Secretary to the...
Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa has said that the new minimum wage of ₦73,000 for civil servants would be implemented from November. The governor made this announcement on Friday in Akure while addressing workers during a fitness walk, which is part of the 2024 Public Service Week celebration programme....
By IBRAHIM MOMOH, Lokoja – The Association of Retired Clerks and Deputy Clerks Kogi State House of Assembly, has commended Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo for the approval of 72,500 as minimum wage for the state civil servants. In a statement issued by the chairman of the forum, Alhaji Ibrahim...
Abba Yusuf of Kano State has approved a new minimum wage of N71,000 for state civil servants, effective November. The new minimum wage is expected to increase the state’s monthly salary obligations by N6 billion and N7 billion for Local Government Councils. Announcing the wage adjustment through one of...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Cross River State Governor, Bassey Otu, has proposed the sum of N498 billion as the state’s budget for the 2025 fiscal year. Presenting the proposal at the hallowed chambers of the State House of Assembly on Tuesday, Governor Otu attributed N328 billion (66%) to...