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Of National Minimum Wage and the National Question

    In the past three weeks,two issues have remained in the front burner of the country. This issues are the new National Minimum Wage which is due for review...

An indolent labour union and matters arising

  by Hassan Gimba   For the past four years, I have been insisting that our problem and even need now is not about salary increment but about being a...

Minimum wage:Labour chides governor over claim it cannot pay N60,000

  Organised Labour has rejected claims by state governors under the aegis of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, NGF, that they cannot afford N60,000 minimum wage,...

Minimum wage:Labour chides governor over claim it cannot pay N60,000

  Organised Labour has rejected claims by state governors under the aegis of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, NGF, that they cannot afford N60,000 minimum wage,...

Governors Reject N60,000 minimum Wage

  Governors of the thirty six states of the Federation have reject the N60,000 national MI imum wage earlier proposed by the Federal Government. The Director Media...

Minimum Wage: Private sector demands Tax exemptions

  Caption: •NLC President Ajaero   Some members of the Organised Private Sector (OPS) have demanded some concessions in form of Tax exemptions regarding the...

Shutdown Of National Grid Treasonable Offence – SGF

Says Labour wants to destroy the country The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume, on Thursday, condemned the shutdown of the national grid during...

Why Minimum Wage Is a Bad Idea

  Azu Ishiekwene I’m opposed to minimum wage. And I know I’m saying this at the risk of losing readers. The minimum wage hurts the poor and vulnerable in whose...

Labour wants FG to Address electricity tariff hike alongside minimum wage increase

Caption:NLC,TUC leaders The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) say the federal government should address the issue of the electricity...

Give me cost of new national minimum wage under 48hrs,Tinubus tasks Finance Minister

  President Bola Tinubu, on Tuesday, mandated the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economic, Wale Edun, to calculate the cost implications of a...