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Eight months after the Federal Government introduced a ₦35,000 wage award in addition to the ₦30,000 minimum wage, urging state governments to follow suit, 15 states have yet to comply, while seven states briefly paid and then stopped. The wage award was intended to alleviate economic hardship pending the implementation of a new minimum wage. […]
The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria expressed disappointment on Thursday regarding the ongoing negotiations for a new minimum wage for Nigerian workers, urging the Federal Government to expedite the process. Comrade Festus Osifo, the TUC President, addressed journalists after the National Executive Council meeting, stating that the likelihood of implementing a new minimum wage by […]
The Trade Union Congress (TUC) of Nigeria is demanding the prompt disbursement of the ₦35,000 wage award for March and April to workers. According to TUC President, Comrade Festus Osifo, public workers are yet to receive their March and April salaries as agreed upon with the Federal Government. Osifo made this assertion during a press […]
In a bid to alleviate the strain of the escalating cost of living, the Bayelsa state government has given the green light for the disbursement of wage awards to civil servants across its ministries, departments, and agencies (MDAs). Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, the deputy governor, announced this decision during a courtesy visit by the leadership of […]
The President of the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC), Festus Osifo, disclosed in Abuja that only 14 states in Nigeria are honoring wage awards, while 22 others remain indifferent to the welfare of their workers. Osifo emphasized the urgent need for action, indicating that labor leaders would convene to address this issue, signaling a […]
Despite efforts to cushion the impact of subsidy removal, certain states are yet to initiate payments under the wage award scheme, prompting the Trade Union Congress (TUC) to vow action against such states. Following the withdrawal of petrol subsidy, both the Federal Government and several states have introduced measures, including the wage award, to alleviate […]
Niger State has initiated the disbursement of wage awards to its workforce following a directive from President Bola Tinubu during his recent visit to commission projects in the state. The Commissioner for Information, Binta Mamman, confirmed this development, stating that Governor Mohammed Bago had ordered the immediate commencement of the wage award. The state, with […]
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) expressed frustration on Wednesday as it revealed that over 30 states, representing about 90 per cent of the country, have failed to pay the ₦35,000 wage award as agreed by the Federal Government and organized labour. Labour leaders in Sokoto, Kano, Benue, and Bayelsa states disclosed to journalists that their […]
Niger State Governor, Mohammed Umar Bago, has given the green light for the payment of a ₦20,000 wage increase to every civil servant in the state. This decision comes after President Bola Tinubu urged state governments to implement the wage increase to alleviate the economic hardships faced by the populace. President Tinubu, during his visit […]
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has urged state governors to promptly implement wage awards to alleviate economic hardship among citizens, stressing the importance of providing relief without fueling inflation. Addressing the audience in Minna during the launch of an agricultural mechanization initiative and the reopening of the remodeled domestic terminal at the Bola Ahmed Tinubu International […]