Labour

The organised labour says there is need for African Nations to make conscious effort to build the domestic industrial capacities of their nations. The Deputy President of Nigeria Labour Congress, Mr Joe Ajaero, made the call at…

Organised labour including the Trade Union Congress (TUC), the Nigerian Labour Congress and at least 79 other groups have vowed to shut down the country with strikes and a protest next week over increases in the price of petrol and…

The Organised labour in Niger has suspended the strike it started on Feb. 4 over non implementation of the N30,000 minimum wages. SEE ALSO: Discrimination: EFCC Employment, Bars Married Candidates From Applying The strike was called-off…

The federal government and the labour unions on Friday, October 18,  reached a point of eventual agreement on implementation of the new minimum wage. The parties's agreement came barely two days after vigourious meetings. There…

Minister of labour and employment, Chris Ngige, has disclosed the outcome of the negotiation between the federal government and the Organised Labour. The federal and the labour on Wednesday, October 16, held about seven hours of…

The minister of labour and employment, Chris Ngige, has disclosed why the federal government cannot meet the demand of labour in the new minimum wage regime. Ngige explained that the government cannot shut down the economy because it…

The meeting between the organised labour and representatives of the Federal Government has been moved till Wednesday, Oct. 16, to allow for sorting out of all grey areas of contention. A top Labour Official, who pleaded…

The Federal Government and labour unions are engaged in a last-minute dialogue, to avert a nationwide strike by workers, slated for Oct. 16 over minimum wage. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that labour has resorted to the…

The Nigeria Labour Congress said the minimum wage of N27, 000 and N30, 000 approved for state and federal workers was a fragmentation of the wage and therefore, unacceptable. Chairman of the congress in Anambra, Mr Jerry Nnubia, told…

The Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria, ASCSN, has promised tough times for governors who may refuse to pay the new minimum wage and salary structure. The Secretary-General of ASCSN, Mr Bashir Lawal, stated this ahead of…

The Gombe faction of the Nigeria Labour Congress has warned politicians to desist from politicizing the minimum wage increment battle with the federal government. Haruna Kamara, the faction’s chairman also mentioned that the reason for the…

Given the delay by the Federal Government in handling the issue of the new minimum wage decisively, opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has taunted the Presidency, urging it to fulfill its promise to workers in the country. Minimum…

Apparently alarmed by the silence of the Nigerian Government towards the proposed new minimum wage being demanded by organized labour in the country, members of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has warned the Federal Government that the…

While the Nigerian Government is currently locked in a battle with organised labour in the country over an increase in the minimum wage from N18,000 to N30,000 per month, South Africa has increased minimum wage from an equivalent of N97,…

Organised Labour in Ondo state has called off their planned indefinite strike over salary arrears being owed them by the Ondo state Government. Your Plan to Impose a Proxy President will Not Work - Oshiomole Blasts Obasanjo The strike…

Nigerian Governors under the banner of Nigeria Governors Forum have told organised labour in the country that the only way they can achieve payment of the new minimum wage being demanded for is to reduce the workforce of the civil service…

Organised Labour in Nigeria has issued another ultimatum to the Nigerian Federal Government to Implement N30,000 as minimum wage by December. Man Commits Suicide After Losing Church Money Sources within the major labour unions have…

Organised Labour in Ondo state have resolved to embark on an indefinite strike on Tuesday over a backlog of unpaid salaries. EFCC Set to Extradite Alison Madueke Over Corruption Charges Organised labour asked the Ondo State Governor,…

The Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike has reiterated that he is willing to pay workers in the state N30,000 as minimum wage if the Nigerian Federal Government also agrees to pay the amount. APC Aspirants Paid as Much as N50million to…