Lagos Healthcare Workers Declare Three-Day Warning Strike

Healthcare workers in Lagos State, represented by unions including the National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives (NANNM), the Nigeria Union of Allied Health Professionals (NUAHP), the Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU), and the Medical and Health Workers Union of Nigeria (MHWUN), have announced a three-day warning strike. The industrial action, set to begin on … Read more

Kaduna Govt Begins Payment of ₦72,000 Minimum Wage

Kaduna bombing

The Kaduna State Government has commenced the implementation of the new national minimum wage, with the lowest-paid worker receiving a gross salary of ₦72,000 in November. Malam Ibraheem Musa, Chief Press Secretary to Governor Uba Sani, confirmed this in a statement on Sunday, countering claims by the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) that the state had … Read more

FG Confirms New Minimum Wage Payment Will Only Cover Two Months of Arrears

Workers Strike Minimum Wage

The Federal Government, through the National Salaries, Incomes, and Wages Commission (NSIWC), has announced that the payment of the new minimum wage will commence in July 2024. NSIWC Chairman, Ekpo Nta, made this statement during a press briefing on Tuesday in Abuja, clarifying that this timeline aligns with when the President approved the bill, following … Read more

Labour Protest as FG Backdates Minimum Wage Implementation to July

The Committee on Consequential Adjustments in Salaries for civil servants convened on Friday to discuss the new minimum wage template and agreed to set the effective date for the ₦70,000 minimum wage at July 29, 2024. This decision was outlined in a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) released after the meeting, which was attended by representatives … Read more

FG, Labour Union Sign MoU on ₦70,000 New Minimum Wage

The Federal Government and the Labour Union have signed a Memorandum of Understanding on the new minimum wage of ₦70,000. A statement from the Office of the Head of Civil Service of the Federation, signed by Eno Olotu, Head of Information and Public Relations, confirmed that the committee on civil service salaries has agreed to … Read more