LAGOS JULY 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Government has scrapped plans to distribute monthly cash of N8,000 to 12 million households as part of efforts to cushion the effects of the fuel subsidy removal, PODIUM REPORTERS can reliably report. Sources in the Villa confirmed the development to this publication today, citing concerns over the ability of the […]
Jul 18 2023 | Posted in
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LAGOS JULY 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-There are strong indications that the federal government is favourably disposed to raising the minimum wage to as high as N200k per month as demanded by the organised labour in the country. However, state governors are urging for caution while Anambra State governor Charles Soludo has been asked to chair a Technical Working […]
Jul 17 2023 | Posted in
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LAGOS DECEMBER 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Labour Party says it would implement a minimum wage of N80,000-N100,000 if the party wins next year’s presidential election. A few days ago, the Labour Party unveiled its manifesto after a long wait with its presidential candidate Peter Obi touting the payment of hourly wages as against the current monthly format […]
Dec 8 2022 | Posted in
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By Jerome-Mario Chijioke Utomi LAGOS SEPTEMBER 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-It may not be characterized as hasty to conclude that the president Muhammadu Buhari led Federal Government , after living in denial for a very long time, have finally come to terms with the fact that Nigerian workers have in the past seven to eight years faced unprecedented hardship […]
Sep 24 2022 | Posted in
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LAGOS OCTOBER 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu says the state will pay its workers above the N30,000 new national Minimum Wage. Sanwo-Olu made the promise on Tuesday when the state leadership of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Joint Public Service Negotiating Council paid him a courtesy […]
Oct 16 2019 | Posted in
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EPTEMBER 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-LAGOS Minister of Labour, Chris Ngige, has confirmed that the Federal Governemnt has resumed the payment of minimum wage to workers since last month. He, however stated that the government with started with juniors workers from levels 1 to 6. Ngige stated this while speaking in Enugu over the weekend. The Minister’s claim […]
Sep 23 2019 | Posted in
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LAGOS DECEMBER 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Government on Friday, urged the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), to discard the December 31 ultimatum over lingering disagreement between organised labour and state governments on the proposed N30,000 national minimum wage. Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed, made the appeal while speaking with State House correspondents, after a closed door meeting […]
Dec 22 2018 | Posted in
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LAGOS NOVEMBER 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Organised labour has called off the nationwide industrial action scheduled to commence on Tuesday (today) to press home workers’ demand for a new national minimum wage. The National Chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Ayuba Wabba, announced the suspension at the end of the 10pm meeting of the tripartite committee set up […]
Nov 6 2018 | Posted in
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LAGOS AUGUST 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The new wage structure is still a long way to go, going by indications from Minister of Labour and Employment Chris Ngige. According to him, governors, the most critical group in the process, are yet to submit their proposal on a new wage system. The minister told reporters in Anambra State that […]
Aug 22 2018 | Posted in
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LAGOS FEBRUARY 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Barring any unforeseen circumstances, the Federal Government has assured Nigerian workers that they would begin to enjoy a new national minimum wage latest by end of September 2018. Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, gave the assurance at the commemoration of NLC @40 in Abuja on Monday. He said there was […]
Feb 27 2018 | Posted in
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