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NLC Nigeria Minimum Wage Strike Latest update

December 1, 2024 Omajemite Don

NLC Nigeria Minimum Wage Strike Latest update can be found here on Ejes Gist News.  The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has declared an indefinite strike in 14 states, effective Monday,…

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List of 13 States Yet to Announce New Minimum Wage as the October Deadline Approaches

October 28, 2024 Taiwo Oyedepo

As the October deadline looms, several states in Nigeria have yet to announce plans for the newly approved minimum wage of N70,000 for civil servants, as sanctioned by President Bola…

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FG, Labour Union Sign MoU on ₦70,000 New Minimum Wage

September 21, 2024 Chiamaka Chinonso

The Federal Government and the Labour Union have officially signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) establishing a new minimum wage of ₦70,000. This significant development follows the resolutions reached by…

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Workers To Wait Long For New Minimum Wage Payment As Tinubu’s Govt Drags Feet On Implementation

September 1, 2024 Omajemite Don

Tinubu’s Govt Delays Minimum Wage Payment, Leaving Workers Waiting.     Despite President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s recent approval of the N70,000 National Minimum Wage Act on July 29, 2024, many…

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N70,0000 minimum wage: List of governors who have set up implementation panels

August 17, 2024 Chiamaka Chinonso

₦70,000 Minimum Wage: Governors Setting Up Implementation Panels Weeks after President Bola Tinubu’s enactment of the N70,000 minimum wage law, only a few governors have established committees to ensure its…

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Minimum Wage: List of Nigerian Governors Who Say They Can’t Pay N70,000

August 17, 2024 Taiwo Oyedepo

Governors Express Challenges in Implementing N70,000 Wage Following President Bola Tinubu’s enactment of the N70,000 minimum wage, at least two Nigerian state governors have voiced their struggles with implementing the…

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Delta Govt Takes Action to Implement N70,000 Minimum Wage

August 15, 2024 Omajemite Don

Delta State Government has taken a firm step to the implementation of the new minimum wage with a directive to the Secretary to the State Government, SSG, Dr. Kingsley Emu…

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N70,000 Minimum Wage Demonstrates Tinubu’s Love For Nigerian Workers – Lado

July 30, 2024 Musa Jibril

The Special Adviser to the President on Senate Matters, Sen. Basheer Lado, has said the signing into law the recently passed new minimum wage reflected President Bola Tinubu’s feeling for…

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Breaking: Tinubu Signs ₦70,000 New Minimum Wage Bill Into Law

July 29, 2024 Omajemite Don

Abuja, Nigeria – President Bola Tinubu signed into law the National Minimum Wage Amendment Bill 2024, with a new minimum wage of N70,000. The move represents the coming into effect…

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MINIMUM WAGE: Akpabio Lists Categories Of Workers Entitled To N70k Monthly

July 24, 2024 Omajemite Don

The President of the Nigerian Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has named categories of workers who now enjoy the newly approved minimum wage of N70,000 monthly. The President, Godswill Akpabio, speaking on…

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Senate Passes Minimum Wage Bill Within An Hour

July 23, 2024 Dr Ogheneyoma Grace

The Nigerian Senate passed the proposed N70,000 minimum wage bill on Tuesday. The bill was passed in an hour on Tuesday, thereby completing the three required readings. President Bola Tinubu…

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Breaking: Tinubu Presents N70,000 Minimum Wage Bill to National Assembly

July 23, 2024 Taiwo Oyedepo

FCT, Abuja – President Bola Ahmed Tinubu today forwarded a bill to the House of Representatives and the Senate prescribing a minimum wage of N70,000 for Nigerian workers. The bill,…

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Full List of Governors Who Have Agreed to Pay N70,000 Minimum Wage

July 20, 2024 Taiwo Oyedepo

Minimum Wage: Full List of Governors Who Have Agreed to Pay N70,000.  Abuja, FCT – Following President Bola Tinubu’s agreement with organised labour to increase the minimum wage to N70,000,…

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Details Emerge Why NLC Rejected Tinubu’s ₦250,000 Minimum Wage Offer

July 19, 2024 Omajemite Don

Why We Rejected President Tinubu’s Offer To Pay ₦250,000 Minimum Wage, NLC President.    The President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero, revealed on Thursday that President Bola…

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Tinubu Approves N70,000 Minimum Wage

July 18, 2024 Omajemite Don

Tinubu Approves N70,000 Minimum Wage. In a bid to cushion economic hardship, President Bola Tinubu has approved a new minimum wage structure of N70,000 for Nigerian workers. He took the…

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Full Details of NLC, TUC Meeting with Tinubu on New Minimum Wage Emerge

July 11, 2024 Musa Jibril

Abuja – The meeting held on Thursday between President Bola Tinubu and the leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) regarding the contentious new…

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Minimum Wage: Tinubu in Closed-Door Meeting with NLC, TUC

July 11, 2024 Omajemite Don

President Bola Tinubu is currently meeting behind closed doors with the leadership of organised Labour at the State House, Abuja. The meeting started about 2 pm and centred on the…

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NYSC Director-General Confirms Corps Members Will Benefit from New Minimum Wage

July 6, 2024 Omajemite Don

NYSC Director-General Confirms Corps Members’ Inclusion in New Minimum Wage Negotiations.  The Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brigadier General Y.D Ahmed, revealed that serving corps members nationwide…

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Minimum Wage Delay: Labour Under Pressure to Declare Nationwide Strike

June 30, 2024 Musa Jibril

Minimum Wage Delay: Labour Urged to Declare Nationwide Strike.   The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) have been urged by the Campaign for Democratic and Workers’…

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Minimum Wage: Rivers, Lagos, Borno Lead as 36 States Offer Different Rates (Full List)

June 10, 2024 Okolosi Gloria

Full List: What All 36 States Agree to Offer as Minimum Wage – Rivers, Lagos, Borno Top the List In a move to address the long-standing issue of minimum wage,…

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