The President of the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria, Mr. Bobboi Kaigama, announced on Wednesday that a new amount agreed on by the Federal Government and labour to serve as Nigeria’s new minimum wage would be announced next month.

Bobboi, who made the disclosure in an interview with the labour correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos, said that the committee working on the minimum wage had almost concluded negotiations on the matter.

The Federal Government had set a September date to roll out a new minimum wage for workers, although the Minister of Labour, Dr Chris Ngige, was recently reported as “double-speaking’’ on the issue.

Civil servants in Nigeria are eagerly awaiting a wage increase after years of enduring a wage structure, described by analysts as one of the lowest in the world.

But public office holders in Africa’s most populous nation, including members of the bi-cameral parliament enjoy some of the biggest wages in the world, according to analysts.

Kaigama said that a tripartite committee meeting was holding on Wednesday in Abuja but refused to elaborate on issues being discussed at the meeting.

“The tripartite meeting is holding today but I do not want to pre-empt the outcome or the level we have reached in our discussions, otherwise there will be unnecessary anxiety.

”But by the end of August, I am assuring you that workers will know what the agreed new minimum wage will be, ” he said.

On November 22, 2017, President Muhammadu Buhari approved the appointment of a 30-member committee to work out a new minimum wage. He inaugurated the committee on November 27.

Buhari was, subsequently, hailed by workers for listening to their cries for a review of the current N18, 000 minimum wage put in place by former President Goodluck Jonathan in 2011.

The labour movement, including the Nigeria Labour Congress and the TUC had previously demanded N56, 000 as new minimum wage.

However, the President of the NLC, Mr Ayuba Wabba later submitted a memorandum to the wage committee, demanding N66, 500 “living wage’’.

Wabba said the living wage was necessary to restore confidence for workers, whom he said, had been devastated by years of exploitation and enduring slave wage.

The committee negotiating the new wage is made up of representatives of the Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association, the TUC/NLC and the government, represented by the Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment.

http://punchng.com/workers-to-know-new-minimum-wage-in-august-says-tuc/

Welcome development.

ok

So be it till then.

Election is here. Abeg fix light for my business

Story...how many state governors are even paying 18k minimum wage? How many states are owing salary? Let me just pass by and ignore the politics behind minimum wage...

iouytfd

Be deceiving yourselves and waiting for airy promises.Under the current minimum wage how many states are capable and consistent with payment?

Even the chicken change the government still owes them .
The 66 k na gbese b DAT o

this is nigeria...

minimum wage

Before: N19,530

Now: N19,540


who are dey deceiving

yeye pple

If them do am i go vote for buhari

Announcing and implementing are like water and fire ooh

Oops Error news

Close to elections. Increase already eroded by inflation. E no go work

Anoda campaign promise generated... "Vote for Us and we will increase minimum wage to 1m"

Bustincole:
minimum wage

Before: N19,530

Now: N19,540


who are dey deceiving

yeye pple

lol

hope they will increase it for them


IT'S MIKE ROSS YUAN/RMB EXCHANGE

They will know about it by August and get it implemented by 2050 I guess

They should make it 0.00005 of the president's 2018 monthly feeding allowance.

98.3Million for food for President and 50.8 million for VP and a separate "44million for refreshment and meal".

Monkey de work, baboon de chop. Civil servants deserve better. Our Minimum wage is one of the lowest in the world.

Read more:
http://www.informationng.com/2018/06/president-buhari-and-osinbajos-feeding-budget-gets-slashed-by-n18m.html

I saw an old newspaper of 1981 in my landlords fathers room
minimum wage in 1981 is 125#

[quote author=kingdaro post=69494322]If them do am i go vote for buhari.
People like u are the major problem of this country..... I guess u must come from ekiti state. Yeye stomach infrastructure people...

DONSMITH123:
The President of the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria, Mr. Bobboi Kaigama, announced on Wednesday that a new amount agreed on by the Federal Government and labour to serve as Nigeria’s new minimum wage would be announced next month.

Bobboi, who made the disclosure in an interview with the labour correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos, said that the committee working on the minimum wage had almost concluded negotiations on the matter.

The Federal Government had set a September date to roll out a new minimum wage for workers, although the Minister of Labour, Dr Chris Ngige, was recently reported as “double-speaking’’ on the issue.

Civil servants in Nigeria are eagerly awaiting a wage increase after years of enduring a wage structure, described by analysts as one of the lowest in the world.

But public office holders in Africa’s most populous nation, including members of the bi-cameral parliament enjoy some of the biggest wages in the world, according to analysts.

Kaigama said that a tripartite committee meeting was holding on Wednesday in Abuja but refused to elaborate on issues being discussed at the meeting.

“The tripartite meeting is holding today but I do not want to pre-empt the outcome or the level we have reached in our discussions, otherwise there will be unnecessary anxiety.

”But by the end of August, I am assuring you that workers will know what the agreed new minimum wage will be, ” he said.

On November 22, 2017, President Muhammadu Buhari approved the appointment of a 30-member committee to work out a new minimum wage. He inaugurated the committee on November 27.

Buhari was, subsequently, hailed by workers for listening to their cries for a review of the current N18, 000 minimum wage put in place by former President Goodluck Jonathan in 2011.

The labour movement, including the Nigeria Labour Congress and the TUC had previously demanded N56, 000 as new minimum wage.

However, the President of the NLC, Mr Ayuba Wabba later submitted a memorandum to the wage committee, demanding N66, 500 “living wage’’.

Wabba said the living wage was necessary to restore confidence for workers, whom he said, had been devastated by years of exploitation and enduring slave wage.

The committee negotiating the new wage is made up of representatives of the Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association, the TUC/NLC and the government, represented by the Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment.

http://punchng.com/workers-to-know-new-minimum-wage-in-august-says-tuc/

thank u. Pls, we are waiting 5 handsome amount, because the salary is no more enough anymore

August is far. they should tell us now biko.

Just to owe very many more months of salaries. With the currecnt minimum wage salaries are not paid promptly. We are watching...

only in Nigeria will a minimum wage be set and some employers pay some of thier workers below it.what is nLC doing to it?

Yes, this is our Nigeria...in the pothole.

loveth360:
this is nigeria...