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Labour shuns Buhari’s ‘Next Level’ as meeting on N30,000 NMW collapses

Discussion with the Nigerian labour leaders and federal government which would have served as smooth ride and fancy takeoff of President Muhammadu Buhari’s 2019 presidential campaign following the prior launch of ‘The Next level’ as campaign theme, ended up on…

Twist as FG rejects NGF’ N22,500 minimum wage, mute on Committee’s N30,000

Less than 24 hours after the leadership of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum (NGF) announced after an emergency meeting in Abuja that governors have agreed to pay N22,500 as new minimum wage, the Federal Government has dissociated itself from the figure,…

NLC scribe, Lawal reveals adoption of N30,000 new wage as FG claims ignorance

Contrary to the trending claims by the federal government that the tripartite committee on new minimum wage has not come up with a unified figure, the Secretary General of Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), Mr. Bashir Lawal, in a telephone interview…

Just in: Warning strike begins Thursday as Labour-FG negotiations fail

Planned warning strike of the organised labour including the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), the Trade Union Congress (TUC) and the United Labour Congress (ULC) begins tomorrow as negotiations between the federal government and labour on Wednesday were without results. In…

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MTN denies NLC claims, says it does not coerce employees, hails concerns but…

As the week rolls by, the management of MTN Nigeria has noted that “The events of this week have been difficult and disruptive. However, this has in no way impacted our continued commitment to our people, our customers and this…