Tag: #WorkersWelfare
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REVIEW MINIMUM WAGE TO MATCH REALITY, DON TELLS FG
“Let my wage take me home” — expert says current pay no longer reflects cost of living. An Industrial Relations expert at the University of Ilorin, Prof. Ismaila Kadiri, has urged the Federal Government to review the minimum wage upward to reflect today’s rising cost of living. Delivering the university’s 296th Inaugural Lecture titled “Let…
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FCT DOCTORS CELEBRATE WIKE OVER 13-MONTH HAZARD PAY, WAGE AWARD
After months of waiting, relief has finally come for resident doctors in Abuja. The Association of Resident Doctors, Federal Capital Territory (ARD-FCTA), has praised FCT Minister Nyesom Wike for settling 13 months of outstanding hazard allowance and approving a one-month wage award for doctors. According to a statement released by the minister’s media aide, Lere…
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ZAMFARA NUJ URGES GOVERNMENT TO SUPPLY FERTILIZERS TIMELY, FOCUS ON AGRICULTURE TO TACKLE FOOD SHORTAGE
The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Zamfara Council, has called on the state government to ensure timely distribution of fertilizers and farming inputs at subsidized rates to boost agricultural productivity. Speaking after the union’s congress in Gusau, Chairman Ibrahim Maizare and Secretary Ibrahim Gada emphasized the importance of agriculture in addressing food shortages facing the…
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KADUNA LABOUR UNIONS CALL OFF STRIKE AS GOV. UBA SANI APPROVES NEW MINIMUM WAGE
Major labour unions in Kaduna State have suspended their planned strike after Governor Uba Sani approved the implementation of the new national minimum wage and pay adjustments for local government workers. The Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE), The unions-Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), and Medical and Health Workers Union of Nigeria (MHWUN)—praised the…
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ABIA GOVT TAKES ACTION ON UNPAID LABOUR DUES, PLEDGES SUPPORT TO NLC
Abia Governor Alex Otti is stepping up for workers! After a meeting with NLC President Joe Ajaero, the state commits to investigating unpaid check-off dues and supporting labour welfare. During a visit from NLC leaders in Nvosi, Governor Otti directed top officials to look into the non-remittance of the statutory 10% check-off dues to NLC…
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GOV. HOPE UZODIMMA RAISES IMO MINIMUM WAGE, BOOSTS WORKERS’ PAY
Governor Hope Uzodimma has approved a new minimum wage of N104,000 for Imo civil servants, up from N76,000. Doctors’ wages jumped from N215,000 to N503,000 and tertiary institution teachers now earn N222,000, nearly double the previous rate. He announced this during a Tuesday night meeting with labor leaders in Owerri. Uzodimma emphasized that good pay…
