Civil servants across the country have sought upward review of their wage. They argued that the core civil service, which is the engine room of Government, is regrettably the least paid in the public service, since other segments have enjoyed increase in emoluments over the years.   Civil servants are notably the technocrats and skilled…

Nigeria has assumed Vice President position of “Government Group of ILO’’ governing body, following the election of Chris Ngige, Minister of Labour and Employment at 107th session of the International Labour Conference (ILC).

The National Association of Academic Technologists (NAAT), has blamed the abysmal standard of education in the country for the low budgetary allocation to the sector. 

Nigerians yesterday were caught up in panic buying as they anticipated the industrial action by the organised labour.A visit to some filling stations in the Abuja metropolis showed many motorists trooping in to buy fuel.

The Federal Government on Wednesday made it known that  it was not in support of the N22,500 minimum wage proposed by the Nigeria Governors Forum. The governors of Nigeria’s 36 states after an emergency meeting on Tuesday said they could only pay N22,500 as the new national minimum wage. "Governors, therefore, agreed to pay a…

Besides insisting it would take nothing less than N30,000 as new minimum wage, organised labour yesterday threatened to vote out any government that refuses to meet its demand.

There are indications that the National Assembly may expand the mandate of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) beyond employees’ compensation scheme to include other forms of social security initiatives.

The Federal Government says it will not restrain the activities of organised labour in the country but will continue to engage them in dialogue.

The Federal Government has urged Organised Labour to accept the new minimum wage proposal, considering the capacity and ability of the government and the private sector to pay.

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved a draft white paper on the Technical Committee on Industrial Relations Matters in Public Service which seeks to check what government considers excessive trade unionism, abuses by employers and illegal private practice by public health workers, among others.

The Federal Government is seeking collaboration with oil suppliers to end unwholesome practices and sanitise the oil and gas sector of the Nigerian economy.

The organised labour and organised private sector yesterday insisted that all negotiations for a new minimum wage had been concluded.