ILO Commends Buhari over Minimum Wage
ABUJA-THE Director General of the International Labour Organization, ILO, Mr. Guy Ryder has commended Nigeria for the labour friendly disposition of the President Muhammadu Buhari administration.
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ABUJA-THE Director General of the International Labour Organization, ILO, Mr. Guy Ryder has commended Nigeria for the labour friendly disposition of the President Muhammadu Buhari administration.
Read MoreABUJA—STRONG indications emerged yesterday that the controversy surrounding the payment of the new national minimum wage of N30,000 is unending as governors, under the aegis of the Nigeria Governors Forum, NGF, yesterday vowed that the Federal Executive Council, FEC, cannot dictate to them what to pay.
Read MoreABUJA -THE Organized Labour and the Federal Government negotiation team on the Consequential Adjustment on the new Minimum Wage early hours of today adjourned the meeting to 7pm.
Read MoreThe Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governors have expressed their readiness to pay the N30,000 minimum wage recently signed into law by President Muhammadu Buhari.
Read MoreThe Nigerian Labour Congress, NLC, National President, Ayuba Wabba, on Wednesday, urged workers not to lose hope on the actualisation of the proposed N56, 000 minimum wage by NLC.
Read MoreMixed reactions on Wednesday trailed the decision of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), to peg the minimum cut-off mark for admissions into universities at 120.
Read MoreI have always said that respect is the basis for any civilized relationship either between workers and employees or between government and ordinary man in the street. One of the basic requirements of respect is by promising and fulfilling. We agreed that minimum wage will be reviewed every five years, that is the understanding. For goodness sake, at least, let us have a minimum wage committee that will try to explain or make some adjustments so that the workforce will believe that they are not being taking for granted.
Read MoreThe Chairman, Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PAC), Prof. Itse Sagay, on Friday said states, and not the Federal Government, should determine the minimum wage payable to their workers.
Read MoreThe President of the Senate, Dr. Bukola Saraki has said that the National Assembly was ready to consider and pass a new Minimum Wage Bill whenever it was presented by the executive.
Read MoreMinister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige has said, Friday, that the Federal Executive Council (FEC) would review the report of the joint committee on the National Minimum Wage on Wednesday.
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