The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has rejected the N22,500 proposed by the state governors as the New National Minimum Wage for workers in the country. Mr Ayuba Wabba, NLC president, said this while briefing newsmen on Wednesday in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) had issued a…

The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu is presently in a closed-door meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. Details of the meeting are still sketchy but it might not be unconnected with the crisis over the conduct of the party’s primaries nationwide. Recall that…

The Federal Government has rejected the N22,500 minimum wage proposed by the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, NGF. The Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, stated that the federal government is not in support of the amount pledged by the governors. Ngige made the stance of the Federal Government known during Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily programme.…

The Bayelsa State Government has agreed to the workers’ demand for N30,000 as the new minimum wage. Wellington Obiri, Head of Civil Service, Bayelsa State made the promise when the leaders of the state’s Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) led a peaceful protest to the Government House, Yenagoa, on Tuesday.…

The applicants in the matter, Chief Emeka Anyabelem, Elder Asonye Onwudebe, Felix Minikwu and Chinedu Omesurum, said conducting elections on Saturday amounts to the violation of their rights to worship and disenfranchisement of other members of their church. In the suit, PHC/2836/2018, the applicants prayed the court to declare that holding elections on Saturday, the…

Federal Capital Territory Police Command on Tuesday arrested 400 members of the El-Zakzakky Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) in Abuja for causing public disturbance and mayhem. Two of the members, one Mustapha Abdullahi ‘m’ 20 years was arrested with 18 bottles of petrol bombs while Abdullahi Umar ‘m’ 22 years was caught with 13 bottles…

Thirty six states governors under the aegis of the Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) on Tuesday night stated that they could only increase workers salary in their states from N18,000 to N22, 500 per month. But the stance of the governors was contrary to the demand of the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress…

The Ondo State Government says it has awarded 318 projects worth over N28 billion in Ondo Central Senatorial District of the state between January and September 2018. Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo state disclosed this on Tuesday at a town hall meeting organised by the state Ministry of Economic Planning and Budget. The Ondo senatorial…

…Says State already paying N25,000, ready for N30,000’ …clears 50% inherited LGAs’ salary arrears, as councils receive N2.8bn October allocation The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has assured workers in the State that his administration will be the first to implement the resolution reached at the emergency meeting between the Federal Government and state…

…Says State already paying N25,000, ready for N30,000’ …clears 50% inherited LGAs’ salary arrears, as councils receive N2.8bn October allocation The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has assured workers in the State that his administration will be the first to implement the resolution reached at the emergency meeting between the Federal Government and state…