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minimum wage

January 25, 2023

Kwara PDP guber candidate pledges N100,000 minimum wage if elected

Mr Yaman said the current N30,000 minimum wage is not enough to take care of basic needs of Kwarans who deserved an improved salary.

Abdullahi Yaman
August 25, 2022

NLC, TUC berate Matawalle for failing to pay N30,000 minimum wage

“Labour was, however, not happy with the slow pace at which the issue of the N30,000 wage was being handled by the government,” NLC and TUC said.

Governor Bello Matawalle 2
June 14, 2022

Union begs Cross River govt to pay outstanding minimum wage balance

The federal government approved N30,000 as minimum wage for workers in 2019.

Trade Union Congress (TUC)
May 11, 2022

Teachers shut down schools in Enugu over govt’s refusal to pay minimum wage

All the public primary schools visited in the Enugu metropolis were under lock and key.

Locked Enugu school, Gov Ugwuanyi
May 6, 2022

Kenya’s president increases minimum wage

The country’s current minimum wage is 13,500 Kenyan shillings (N48,444.37) per month.

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta. [CREDIT: The Africa Report]
February 4, 2022

Military Pensions Board begins payment of minimum wage increment arrears

The pensions board said payment was scheduled to be made in four installments on a quarterly basis.

January 25, 2022

Minimum Wage: NLC strike threat uncalled-for, says Kogi govt

Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi has condemned the Nigeria Labour Congress’ threat to go on strike, describing it as uncalled-for.

Yahaya Bello
March 17, 2021

UK Uber drivers to get minimum wage, holidays

The drivers who filed the UK case welcomed the news but said it was not enough.

Uber Taxi
March 17, 2021

N30,000 minimum wage non-negotiable: NLC

“No one can negotiate below the N30,000.”

Ayuba Wabba
March 9, 2021

NLC stages protest over minimum wage bill

The labour union called the strike action to protest the legislature’s bill to remove its power from negotiating minimum wages.

Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC)