Minimum Wage
The government of Kebbi, on Monday, September 23, announced the commencement of the new N30,000 minimum wage to workers in the state.
Ngige while receiving an award from the college of medicine, the University of Nigeria Nsukka at the weekend said Nigeria may explode sooner if unemployment in the country is not tackled urgently.
The organised labour and the federal government have been in conflict over the implementation of the new minimum wage which was signed into law by President Muhammadu Buhari on April 18.
The reappointed minister of labour and employment, Senator Chris Ngige, has given workers the assurance, that the issues surrounding new minimum wage implementation will soon be resolved.
The Joint National Public Service Negotiating Council (JNPSNC) has advised civil servants to be patient over the federal government's delay to implement the new minimum wage, adding that negotiations are ongoing.
Gov. AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara says he will not use public fund and resources to enjoy and gratify himself at the expense of the masses that brought him to power. AbdulRazaq said this on Monday in Ilorin in a speech deliver
The federal government has attributed delay in the implementation of the “consequential adjustment” of the N30,000 new minimum wage to the unrealistic demands of labour unions.
Despite the signing of the bill into law by President Muhammadu Buhari, the battle for the implementation of the new N30,000 minimum wage is far from being over.
The joint body of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) has given a strong warning to the federal government of a like industrial crisis if the committee on the new minimum wage does not get back soon.
Minimum Wage
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