The Tripartite Committee on National Minimum Wage has given reasons why organised labour should rethink the amount it is demanding as minimum wage.
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The Association of Local Government of Nigeria (ALGON) had said that the 774 local government councils cannot afford to pay…
Another sin of the governors is their failure some to pay their employees’ salaries as of when they were due. Their recent hesitation to accept a minimum wage above N60,000 is worrisome. Why are they refusing to pay workers a living wage? Since the withdrawal of fuel subsidies, the statutory allocations have increased by a significant percentage. Except for Borno, Yobe, and one or two other states, there is nothing to show that states receive higher statutory allocation under this dispensation compared to before fuel subsidy withdrawal. Several roads remain in shambles, hospitals remain consulting clinics with no drugs, and there is a dearth of health professionals as they have massively moved abroad. Insecurity is fatally devastating rural communities and travelers.
There is no Nigerian that will tell you he is not aware of the NLC even if he does not know that it is an acronym for the Nigeria Labour Congress. What the average Nigerian knows about them is that they always go on strike at the drop of a hat, strikes that have lost their meaning because they always achieve almost nothing.
The Federal Government said it has offered organized labour N62, 000 as the new national minimum wage for workers in…
The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF),has declared that while the Forum acknowledges the need for a new minimum wage and sympathizes…
“The Honourable Minister of Finance and coordinating minister of the economy, Wale Edun has not proposed N105,000 minimum wage. The contrary story being disseminated is false,” he said.
According to Western Post, the new proposal suggests a wage of N105,000 (approximately $220) per month for Nigerian workers.
Edun’s submission of the cost implication follows a 48-hour ultimatum issued to him by President Tinubu on Tuesday during a meeting with the government negotiation team on the new minimum wage led by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume.
They urged the federal government, to redirect the focus of its negotiation with labour, from fixing a minimum wage to fixing a realistic living wage in line with current market realities.