Browsing: Minimum wage

The Katsina State Governor, Dikko Radda, has argued that states should be allowed to determine their minimum wage, based on a minimum standard set by the Federal Government, noting that challenges and revenues generated differed between states. Governor Dikko stated this when he appeared as a guest on Channels Television’s Politics Today, on Friday evening. […]

The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria, on Thursday, expressed disapproval of the delayed negotiations on a new minimum wage and urged the Federal Government to expedite action on that. The TUC President, Comrade Festus Osifo, who made the call while briefing journalists after the National Executive Council, of the labour movement, ruled out the possibility of […]

The Nigerian Labour Congress has distanced itself from the N500,000 proposed as the new minimum wage. The NLC clarified that it has not taken a position on the amount to be submitted to the tripartite committee. The committee is responsible for setting a new minimum wage for workers. President of NLC, …