3 Ministries, visiting ILO-ITU team seal synergy on digital economy
Barring official inconsistency and individualistic tendencies inherent amongst MDAs, a new synergy is emerging between three Nigerian ministries to begin harmonization of duties and responsibilities to drive digital economy and limit cases of wastages from roles duplications. This is coming…
Hold Ngige, Keyamo responsible if economy plunges back to recession—Expert
Strong indication emerged Monday at the Ministry of Labour and Productivity that upon the closeness of impending nationwide strike already announced by the labour unions, the Federal Government is yet to reconstitute a negotiating team that will meet with workers…
Labour under pressure to accept Council of State approved N27,000 NMW
Since Tuesday evening when the news filtered that the National Council of State has approved a minimum wage of N27,000 which is N3,000 short of the N30,000 earlier recommended by the tripartite committee, there had been mixed reactions from both…
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,…
N20,000 based on capacity, ability of what public, private sectors can pay—FG
Whereas the Nigerian organized labour has continued to maintain their stand on a higher figure, the Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige has said that the government figure of N20,000 (just additional 2,000 to the existing N18,000) remains…
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…
Ekwueme: My worry is how much of N1bn that may enter private pockets—Ezeife
Tireless Anambra State politician and former Governor of the state, Dr. Chukwuemeka Ezeife, has raised a serious issue bordering on the federal government’s claims that it approved N1bilion, part of which had been spent, in readiness for the burial of…
NLC, Ngige in war of words as pensioners seek 33% increment
Just as the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has alleged that the Federal Government is frustrating takeoff of the new minimum wage, they are equally accusing the Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige for being involved in the programmed…
