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The Trade Union Congress has issued a stern warning to the Federal Government, urging immediate action on the payment of the ₦35,000 wage award to all federal civil servants. This award was agreed upon during a meeting convened after the removal of the fuel subsidy. TUC President, Festus Osifo, delivered this warning during a press […]
The relationship between organized labor and the Federal Government is strained as the government fails to sustain the payment of the ₦35,000 wage award to workers. Federal Civil Service workers revealed in separate interviews on Monday that the Federal Government only disbursed the ₦35,000 wage award for the month of September. In response to the […]
Senator Adams Oshiomhole, representing Edo North Senatorial District, has called on both public and private sectors to ensure the timely payment of the new minimum wage of ₦35,000 to their employees before Christmas. The former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress issued a caution, stating that failure to pay the new minimum wage could […]
The Kogi State Government has asserted that there is no allocation for additional wages to mitigate the impact of the Federal Government’s fuel subsidy removal on state workers. Ashiru Idris, the Commissioner for Finance, emphasized this during discussions with journalists in Lokoja on Tuesday, coinciding with citizens’ engagement in the 2024 budget formulation. Idris clarified, […]
Labor unions criticized the Federal Government on Wednesday for reducing the supplementary budgetary allocation for wage awards to federal civil servants by ₦100bn, expressing dissatisfaction with the deviation from their initial agreement. The recently revised 2023 Supplementary Budget revealed significant changes, including the replacement of the contentious ₦5bn presidential yacht allocation with funds for Navy […]
Enugu Governor, Peter Mbah, has unveiled a comprehensive welfare plan for state workers, promising monthly cash rewards ranging from ₦10,000 to ₦25,000 until April 2024. The announcement took place during a joint media briefing with labor leaders. Governor Mbah emphasized the pivotal role of a contented workforce in achieving the state’s developmental objectives. In addition […]
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has unveiled a substantial wage increase for workers and pensioners in the state, with workers set to receive ₦25,000 and pensioners ₦15,000. The governor has committed to providing this salary boost for a duration of six months, incurring an additional ₦2.2 billion expense to the state’s wage bill. Governor Makinde […]
The Federal Government of Nigeria has allocated a substantial budget of ₦610 billion for several key initiatives. The majority of this budget, approximately ₦400 billion, is earmarked for a conditional cash transfer (CCT) program aimed at supporting vulnerable individuals and households. In addition to this, the government has set aside ₦210 billion to cover a […]
There are growing concerns that the Federal Government’s commitment to granting its workers an additional ₦35,000 wage for six months is facing a financial hurdle. Investigations by journalists reveal that the Federal Government may not have sufficient funds to fulfill its initial promise of paying all federal employees, a commitment made when the subsidy on […]
For the second time in a week, the eagerly anticipated meeting between organized labor and the federal government to discuss the status of the 15-point Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) implementation has been rescheduled to the following week. The MoU was mutually signed on October 2, 2023, as a last-resort condition for organized labor, represented by […]