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THE leadership of the National Union of Textile, Garment and Tailoring Workers of Nigeria, NUTGWTN, has wadded into the industrial dispute between Nichemtex limited, Ibeshe, Ikorodu, Lagos State, and its workers, which has crippled operations of the firm for days.
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By Ike Uchechukwu – Calabar Cross River State Governor, Prof. Ben Ayade, Friday, inaugurated the state public service negotiating team for the implementation of the new minimum wage. The inauguration, which took place at the Conference Room of the deputy governor, Governor’s Office, Calabar, was performed by the deputy governor, Professor Ivara Esu, who represented
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As Sokoto State concur to pay the minimum wage of N30,000 to workers in the state, the state government has reiterated the need to embark on a wide-scale verification exercise to weed out ghost workers, child workers and bogus employment offers syndicates. Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal of Sokoto State disclosed this Thursday evening at the
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Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has assured that no worker in the payroll of the state government would earn less than the national minimum wage. Makinde gave the assurance on Wednesday during the 2020 Inter-Religious Prayer Service, organised by the state government at the State Secretariat, Agodi in Ibadan. He said that a committee
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By David Odama Organised labour in Nasarawa State on Monday threatened to boycott the inauguration of committee Set up for the new minimum wage unless pending arrears of promotion, salaries and pension owed workers in the state were cleared. This is even as the inauguration of the minimum wage committee slated for January 6th was
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The Plateau Government says significant progress is being made in its negotiations with labour unions for the implementation of the N30, 000 Minimum Wage for workers in the state. The State Commissioner of Information and Communication, Mr Dan Manjang, disclosed this in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Jos on Monday. Manjang
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By Rotimi Ojomoyela Indications emerged on Sunday that Ekiti State government and labour unions will today(Monday) commence negotiation on the new minimum wage payable to workers of the state. The federal government had set December 31, 2019, as the deadline for agreements with labour on the implementation of the N30,000 minimum wage. This was contained
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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has won the parliamentary majority, according to Sky News and BBC television, after a snap election was called over Brexit. According to the results, which showed that the Tories won 326 of the 650 seats in the lower House of Commons, meaning they could not be beaten. Exit polls from
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By Omeiza Ajayi Stakeholders in the Free Movement of Persons and Migration in West Africa Project, at the weekend, met in Abuja to reflect on set goals regarding issues of Labour Migration, Border Management and Counter trafficking in the region. The event which drew immigration and diplomatic officials from countries in the region also had expert
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A few days ago no fewer than 23 young unionists under the aegis of Young Workers Movement, YWM, graduated from a six month intensive training in Lagos, aimed at preparing them for leadership positions in trade unions.
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