It is a known fact that Kogi State civil servants are being owed salary arrears, but what is not clear is how much they are owed. While the State organised labour has been saying consistently that workers are being owed between eight and 39 months salary, Government claims it is only four or five months.…

The Organised Labour on Monday protested the infringement of workers’ rights by Sen. Chris Ngige, Minister of Labour and Employment. Mr Ayuba Wabba, President, Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) said the protest was to express their grievance against workers treatment during a rally at the resident of Ngige on Wednesday in Abuja. The protesting workers held…

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives (NANNM) have threatened to embark on strike if government fails to pay their two-month salary arrears. Speaking at the opening of this year’s International Nurses and Midwives Week in Abuja, National President of NANNM, Musa Mamman, explained that two months salaries of…

… As FG Pledges Full Implementation After winning a protracted battle to get the Federal Government to approve a new minimum wage for them, Nigerian workers now face the task of ensuring the full implementation of the new wage at all levels. The challenge, however, is mostly at the state level given that the Senate…

May Day celebrations across the country yesterday gave workers yet another opportunity to vent their displeasure over the ways their state governments handle their welfare.

Anambra State Governor Willie Obiano yesterday reaffirmed his commitment to implementing the new national minimum wage. He said he would commence the implementation as soon as the Federal Government releases the guidelines for its payment. Addressing workers during the 2019 May Day celebration at Ekwueme Square, Awka, Obiano said that his administration was ready to…

Chairmen of both the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) in Kaduna State have said that they were not enemies of the state government, but partners in progress. Speaking at the May Day celebration in the state, the NLC chairman, Ayuba Suleiman, expressed the workers’ gratitude to President Muhammadu Buhari for assenting…

Gov. Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa has reiterated the resolve of his administration to pay the N30,000 new minimum Wage to the civil servants. Dickson gave the assurance during the 2019 Worker’s Day Celebration at the Peace Park on Wednesday in Yenagoa. He urged civil servants in the state to exercise patience while the state government…

Civil servants in Kogi State now beg to feed their families, due to non-payment of their monthly emoluments, according to the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) lamented yesterday. The state chairman of NLC, Onuh Edoka, at the seventh quadrennial delegates’ conference in Lokoja, appealed to the state government to do something urgently to reverse the trend.…

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) President, Ayuba Wabba, has warned the Federal Government against any attempt or means to increase the Value Added Tax (VAT). Wabba, represented by NLC Deputy National President and President of Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), Dr. Nasiru Idris and Ibrahim Walama, stated this yesterday at the 11th state delegates’ congresses…

President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, and former president of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Hassan Sunmonu, will bag honorary doctoral degrees on Saturday, as Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, graduates 15,289. While Dangote adds Doctor of Letters to his cap, Sunmonu becomes Doctor of Science. The university’s registrar, Abdullah Kundila, stated yesterday that during the…

Though President Muhammadu Buhari has signed the minimum wage into law, Nigerians may not substantially feel the effect of the wage increase until each sector negotiates how it cascades down the ladder...