In commemorating this year’s Workers Day, the federal government has assured the workers that the new minimum wage will take effect from May 1, 2024 The Minister of State Labour, Nkeiruka Onyejeocha, who stated this on Wednesday while addressing Nigerian workers at the May Day celebration in Abuja, said although the Tripartite Committee On National…
Nigerian President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has assured workers of an increase in minimum wage. Tinubu made the promise in his speech at a nationwide broadcast on Monday night. “we are also working in collaboration with the Labour unions to introduce a new national minimum wage for workers. I want to tell our workers this:…
The Federal Government of Nigeria has declared Monday May 1 a public holiday to celebrate 2023 Workers Day. This was revealed by the minister of interior, Rauf Aregbesola on Friday April 28. The public holiday was declared by the permanent secretary of the ministry, Shuaib Belgore on behalf of the minister. He praised the workforce…
Ekiti State University workers under the umbrella of the Joint Action Committee have informed Mr Biodun Oyebanji, the Governor-elect of Ekiti State, to announce a state of emergency on the payment of their salaries and arrears. The workers said the appeal is to protect their families and relations from hunger and suffering. The chairmen of…
Over 1,700 civil servants in Cross River on Tuesday occupied the street to stage protest over non-payment of five years’ salaries. Reports have it that the protesters, have gathered at the state’s secretariat in the early hours of Tuesday. The protesters, according to reports, blocked the entrance to the secretariat. While displaying placards with various…
The National Assembly has backed plans for compulsory COVID-19 vaccination of public workers in the federal and state civil service, also promising to do everything possible to ensure that no Nigerian rejects it. “The parliament is not different from the executive because it is the same federal government. We are both concerned about the health…
The Kwara State Government says the “work from home” directive still subsisting in the state civil service is not a guaranty for absenteeism, explaining that staff could be assigned responsibility at any time required. It threatened to penalise anyone that breach the rule. The State Head of Service (HOS), Mrs Susan Modupe Oluwole, disclosed this…
…state gets N3.2bn for March The Kwara State Government says no worker in the state earns below N30,000 as it has commenced implementation of minimum wage for workers on grade level 1 to 6. This was contained in a press statement released by the Press Secretary, Ministry of Finance and Planning, Daibu Abubakar and made…
Hundreds of workers in Kwara State, led by the organized labour unions, on Wednesday staged a protest over the state government’s refusal to implement the new national minimum wage. The workers mostly dressed in red and carried placards and banners with various inscriptions calling the attention of the governor on the need to implement the…
