As Local Governments Grapple with Wage Woes ALGON National President Hon Maifata Highlights Fiscal Hurdles
In a candid interview on national television recently, Hon. Aminu Mu’azu Maifata, the National President of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON), laid bare the financial challenges local governments face in meeting the proposed N62,000 minimum wage. “Given…
FG Urges Labour to Settle For What Will Not Undermine Economy, Lead to Mass Retrenchment
The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has urged Organised Labour to settle for a national minimum wage that will not undermine the national economy and lead to mass retrenchment of workers. Idris who appealed while declaring open…
Labour Party National Transition Committee Expresses Solidarity With Organised Labour On Struggle For National Minimum Wage
… Says Workers’ Struggle Has Revealed Abure’s Paymasters The National Transition Committee (NTC) of the Labour Party has stated that it stands in solidarity with Nigerian workers in their quest for a decent national minimum wage. In a statement jointly…
Nigeria: Labour Unions Suspend Strike For Five Days After Total National Shutdown
A day after complete shutdown of the Nigerian economy and government activities, Organized Labour in Nigeria has decided to suspend its nationwide strike for a period of five days. This move aims to facilitate uninterrupted meetings with the tripartite committee…
BREAKING! Nationwide Darkness As Striking Workers Over Minimum Wage Shut Down National Grid
Protesting Nigerian workers have shut down the national grid, throwing the country in darkness over inability of the Federal Government to accept their proposed N494,000 minimum wage demand. Last minutes efforts by the leadership of the National Assembly to stop…
Amid NASS Peace Attempt Labour To Proceed With Strike Today
Amid last-minute efforts by the leadership of the National Assembly to stop the planned indefinite nationwide strike by the organised Labour, both Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) insisted on proceeding with their strike action beginning from…
Kogi NIOB Leader Lauds Tinubu On Enhanced Entry Point Establishment for Graduate Builders in Public Service
The Chairman of the Kogi State Chapter of the Nigerian Institute of Building, Bldr Modupe Obafemi has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu led administration for giving prompt attention to the request of the Nigerian Institute of Building (NIOB) on the…
May Day: Obi Writes to Nigeria Workers
The Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general election Peter Obi has written to Nigeria Workers saluting their resilience and doggedness to ensure a better Nigeria. Obi said in the letter to mark the Worker’s Day that…
Living Wage: Cross River Governor Announces N40, 000 For Least Paid Workers
As Nigerian workers continue to agitate for increment in salaries in view of the current hight cost of living, the Cross River State Governor, Prince Bassey Otu, has announced N40,000 as the living wage for the least paid civil servants…
Int’l Workers’ Day: Senator Uche Ekwunife Eulogizes Nigerian Workers
As workers across the globe celebrate International Workers’ Day, the Director-General of the South East Governors Forum, Senator Uche Ekwunife has extended her warmest congratulations to Nigerian workers, especially those in the South East, for their invaluable contributions to the…
Tinubu Approves Salary, Pension Increment for Civil Servants
President Bola Tinubu led Federal Government of Nigeria has approved an increase of between 25% and 35% in salary increase for Civil Servants on the remaining six Consolidated Salary Structures. The Salary Structure are Consolidated Public Service Salary Structure (CONPSS),…
