Minimum wage – Prime Pointers

Federal Govt, Labour resolves as Judiciary workers lock out judges, lawyers, others as NLC, TUC begin strike

June 4, 2024June 4, 2024 admin

Further to the negotiation by the Tripartite Committee on National Minimum Wage (NMW) and subsequent withdrawal of Labour from negotiation, the Leadership of the National Assembly intervened on 2nd June, 2024. The Organised Labour declared nationwide strike on Monday, 3rd June, 2024 to drive home its demands. The Federal Government, in the National interest, convened a meeting with Labour held in the office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, on Monday 3rd June, with a view to ending the strike action. After exhaustive deliberation and engagement by…

Rights Group Calls for Upward Review of Minimum Wage

August 21, 2022August 21, 2022 admin

By Alphonsus Nweze Even with many states in the country still owing their workers several months arrears of salary, the Human Right, Liberty Access and Peace Defenders’ Foundation, ( HURIDE) has called for the upward review of the current N30,000 minimum wage. The Delta and Edo State chapters of HURIDE in a joint press conference in Asaba, Delta State capital made the demand recently. Speaking at the Conference, Comrade Anthony Asakitikpi, South South Zonal Chairman of HURIDE asked the Federal Government, State Governments, the National Assembly to urgently initiate a…