The organised labour unions in Ekiti State on Tuesday warned the state governor, Kayode Fayemi, that it would not accept his stance on the N30,000 minimum...
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) said on Monday it would embark on a prolonged nationwide strike very soon to force the implementation of the new N30,...
A Non-Governmental Organisation, Laws and Rights Awareness Initiative, on Monday, approached the National Industrial Court to declare that the Federal Government’s refusal to pay the N30,...
A former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Timi Frank, on Friday said the current labour in the country were not serious...
These 10 top stories from Nigerian newspapers will make your Thursday morning. 1. Your triumph at tribunal victory for democracy, Buhari tells Ganduje, Lalong President Muhammadu...
Following disagreements in the implementation of the new minimum wage, labour leaders and Federal Government officials are expected to meet between Thursday and Friday to unlock...
The Minister of Labour, Dr Chris Ngige, on Sunday, offered reasons for non implementation of consequential adjustments in minimum wage negotiated with Nigerian workers. He also...
Returning Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, has said employers and workers in Nigeria had their best period under his tenure. He also promised to...
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr Mustapha Boss on Wednesday took the oath of office as the substantive SGF. The oath was taken...
National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Adams Oshiomhole, has stated that there is a need for organised labour to challenge political leaders to ensure...
The Federal Government and labour have bickered over delays in the implementation of the new National Minimum Wage, as the Head of Service of the Federation,...
The Organised Labour on Tuesday said it has commenced mobilization for a total Industrial action. This is coming following a national executive meeting with a notice...
Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on Monday issued a stern warning to the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) over electricity tariff. The president of the Congress, Comrade...
Labour unions in the country are preparing for another round of face off as the Joint National Public Service Negotiating Council and the eight unions in...
Workers in federal corporations have warned the Nigerian Government over alleged plans to sell Nigeria Communication Satellite Company. In a letter to President Muhammadu Buhari on...
Apparently worried by the condition of workers in the state, Kogi state chapter of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on Wednesday, engaged the state governor, Yahaya Bello...
The organised labour, on Sunday, urged President Muhammadu Buhari to investigate the involvement of Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige, in the affairs of...
The Labour movement in Nigeria has expressed concern over the implementation of the N30,000 minimum wage signed into law by President Muhammadu Buhari. The Chairman of...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday signed the Minimum Wage bill into law. The Re-Enactment Act, 2019 now makes minimum wage for workers in the country N30,000....
The Nigeria Labour Congress said it rejects the Tuesday adoption of the N27,000 national minimum wage by the council of states. The Secretary-General of the union,...
The Secretary-General of the Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria (ASCSN) has said the funds generated by Federal Government through the Nigeria Customs Service (NSC),...
The moves by the Federal Government and the organised labour to finalise the new minimum wage issue this month face yet another crisis. Sources at the...
NIGERIA Labour Congress (NLC) President Ayuba Wabba has explained why Labour is not involved in the Technical Committee on the Implementation of the national minimum wage...
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has said it is not embarking on strike from Tuesday, the 8th of January over the lingering agitation for a new...
There is anxiety in government circles over Labour’s plan to go on strike. The action is to push the demand for a new minimum wage. But...
Labour unions have rejected a statement made by President Muhammadu Buhari that a “high powered technical committee” would be set up to look into the implementation...
Barely two weeks after submitting a committee report on the mew minimum wage to President Muhammadu Buhari, labour chiefs restated yesterday that workers were running out...
The labour movement is worried that Nigerians may turn a cold shoulder to a fresh call for an industrial action demanding the speedy passage of a...
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) yesterday said the organised labour expects President Muhammadu Buhari to submit the new national minimum wage bill to the National Assembly...
There are fears that the unending negotiation between the Federal Government and organised Labour on the new minimum wage might be a deliberate ploy to deny...
The National Industrial Court of Nigeria, in Abuja, on Thursday ordered both the Federal Government and the organised labour to submit a report of their negotiations...
A new national minimum wage law is possible within two weeks if the presidency submits the bill this week to the National Assembly for passage, the...
This came as President Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, bowed to pressure from the labour movement in the country, promising to set machinery in motion to close the...
The meeting the federal government called to discuss new minimum wage with organised labour was deadlocked on Monday. Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, Chris Ngige, minister of labour,...
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha, has met with organised labour over the minimum wage imbroglio. The Guardian learnt yesterday in...
Labour unions in Nigeria have announced they will commence a nationwide indefinite strike should the Federal Government fail to meet their demands for the upward review...
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the implementation of the no-work-no-pay principle when workers go on strike in the federal public service. Minister of Labour...
There are strong indications that the Organised Labour may today (Sunday) suspend the ongoing nationwide strike over new national minimum wage. The strike had commenced last...
There are strong indications that the labour movement and its allies will suspend the on-going strike action tomorrow. The Guardian exclusively gathered in Abuja yesterday that...
As the 14-day ultimatum issued to the Federal Government by organised labour over a new national minimum wage ends Wednesday, Labour leaders have declared that only...
FOLLOWING apprehension that the Federal Government was not prepared to approve a new national minimum wage for workers, indications, Tuesday, emerged that organised labour had resolved...
Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige has promised that the federal government would implement the new minimum wage by the third quarter of this...
The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) Saturday advocated for a return to regional governments in Nigeria owing to failure of states to fulfil their obligations...
The National Industrial Court of Nigeria, Kaduna division, Thursday placed on hold the planned sack of 21,780 primary school teachers who failed a competency test organised...
The leadership of the Senate, on Monday evening, met with Ministers of Finance, Kemi Adeosun, her Labour and Productivity counterpart, Senator Chris Ngige to find ways...
Dr Chris Ngige was reportedly silenced with shouts of ‘No!NO!,’as he tried to defend President Muhammadu Buhari’s appointments. The Minister of Labour and Employment got this...
The organised labour turned its fury on the Nigerian Employers’ Consultative Association, NECA, as the Joe Ajaero faction of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Friday, disrupted...
The agreement reached by the Federal Government and the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) over increase in the pump price of petrol may have gone the way...
When I saw the news report citing NLC’s resolve to continue the strike, I fell into a spasm of laughter. What strike, these old people are...
The Organised Private Sector, OPS, has threatened to sanction any worker in the private sector that fails to report for duty during the ongoing strike action...
