Minimum Wage

June 12, (THEWILL) - President Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday, assured the organised labour that an executive bill on the new national minimum wage for workers will soon be sent to the National Assembly for passage. The President disclosed this...

June 02, (THEWILL) - The Federal Government has said the N494,000 national minimum wage being demanded by organised labour is capable of destabilising the economy and jeopardising the welfare of over 200 million Nigerians. Minister of Information and National...

May 21, (THEWILL) - The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) have again rejected the N54,000 proposed by the Federal Government as the new minimum wage. This followed the resumption of negotiations by the Tripartite Committee...

May 16, (THEWILL) - The Organised labour has rejected a N48,000 minimum wage by the federal government, describing the proposal in the face of current economic realities as mockery and insult to workers’ dignity. THEWILL reported earlier that representatives...

May 15, (THEWILL) - The meeting between the Federal Government and representatives of organised labour has ended in a deadlock as members of the union rejected the N48,000 proposed by the government as minimum wage for public service workers. The...

May 3, (THEWILL) - The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) says it is reviewing its individual fiscal space as state govern­ments and the consequential impact of various recommendations, to arrive at an improved sustainable minimum wage it can pay. The...

May 1, (THEWILL) - The Federal Government has assured Nigerian workers that even though the Tripartite Committee On National Minimum Wage, has not yet finalised its negotiations, employees will not be at a disadvantage as the new minimum...

January 30, (THEWILL) - The Federal Government has inaugurated a 37-man Tripartite Committee on National Minimum Wage. Chaired by Bukar Goni Aji, former Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, the Committee was inaugurated on Tuesday, by Vice President...

January 16, (THEWILL) - The Federal Government will start nationwide monitoring of the implementation of the national minimum wage Act on January 23. Spokesperson of the National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission (NSIWC), Emmanuel Njoku, disclosed on Sunday. President Muhammadu Buhari...

September 20, (THEWILL) – The Federal Government has said it would soon embark on the readjustment of salaries and allowances of civil servants to bring it in line with economic realities in the country. Minister of Labour and Employment,...