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NLC demands immediate implementation of Minimum wage, kicks against hike in electricity tariff NLC demands immediate implementation of Minimum wage, kicks against hike in electricity tariff The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has demanded an immediate implementation of the new national minimum wage, which was assented to by President Muhammad Buhari in April this year.  Also See >>> Kaduna State Approves and to Begin Payment of Minimum Wage by September  Since the president assented to the new minimum wage bill, series of deliberations by the Federal Government and the union leaders over the relativity and consequential adjustment of salaries have failed to yield positive fruits. In a communique issued at the end of its National Executive Council (NEC) meeting in Kano, which was released to newsmen yesterday in Abuja, NLC rejected the continuous delay by the Federal Government to commence implementation of the new wage. NEC noted with dismay the continued...

Kaduna State Approves and to Begin Payment of Minimum Wage by September Kaduna State The Kaduna State Executive Council has risen from its Monday meeting to approve that payment of the new national minimum wage and consequential adjustments to civil servants begins from 1st September, 2019.  Also See >>>67 yrs old woman rape and killed by Suspected herdsmen in Enugu  The Executive Council meeting, chaired by the Deputy Governor, Dr. Hadiza Balarabe, noted the commitment of Governor Nasir El-Rufai to strengthen the public service and its capacity to deliver quality and responsive public service. The council according to a statement issued Special Adviser to the Governor on Media & Communication, Muyiwa Adekeye, deliberated on the minimum wage memo and unanimously approved commencement of the implementation in September 2019. According to Adekeye, “The Executive Council stated it’s that commitment to the public service includes a desire ...