Minimum Wage

New Minimum Wage Review To Begin Soon - NLC Fresh discussions on Nigeria’s national minimum wage may begin soon, as the Nigeria Labour Congress said organised labour expects the Federal Government to reopen negotiations. The…
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Civil Servants Demands For New Minimum Wage Civil servants across Nigeria are calling for a new minimum wage of N154,000 and a 120 percent increase in allowances as economic hardship deepens. The demand comes amid rising living…
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The Ebonyi State Government has approved an increase in the minimum wage for civil servants, raising it from seventy thousand naira to ninety thousand naira. The decision was taken during the State Executive Council meeting held on…
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The Imo State Government has announced that civil servants will start receiving a new minimum wage of N104,000 from August salaries. Governor Hope Uzodimma’s Chief Press Secretary and Media Adviser, Oguwike Nwachuku, confirmed the…
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The United States has said Nigeria’s new N70,000 minimum wage is not enough to pull millions of workers out of poverty. In its 2024 country report on human rights practices, released on August 12, 2025, the US Department of State noted…
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Tunbosun Awe, a longtime aide to Senator Olajide Ipinsagba of Ondo North Senatorial District, has resigned from his position, stating that the N20,000 he earned monthly was no longer sustainable in today’s harsh economy. In a…
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Minimum wage: Labour demands payment of five-month arrears The Trade Union Congress side of the Joint National Public Service Negotiating Council on Monday called on the Federal Government to pay five months arrears of the new minimum…
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It will be recalled that the government had told labour unions that it could only pay 9.5 per cent salary raise for employees on grade levels 07 to 14 and five per cent for those on grade levels 15 to 17. But labour is demanding a 30 per…
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Mr Alade Lawal, JNPSNC General Secretary, Trade Union Side, said the organised labour will decide on a next line of action towards the issue of the minimum wage, saying in due time, Nigerians would be informed.
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The Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, has said that the National Assembly was ready to consider and pass a new Minimum Wage Bill whenever it was presented by the executive. The Nigerian Labour Congress, NLC, is demanding an upward…
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