Nigeria more than doubles the minimum wage for government workers after strikes and negotiations

Nigeria government and labor unions agree on monthly minimum wage amid threats of strikes

Nigerian Minister of Information Mohammed Idris announced on Thursday that the Nigerian government and main labor unions have agreed on a new monthly minimum wage of 70,000 Naira ($44) after months of negotiations and threats of strikes. The agreed-upon amount has more than doubled the current minimum wage but is still six times lower than the unions’ original demand. The two biggest labor unions in Nigeria, the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) an…

Nigeria doubles minimum wage for Government workers after strikes

Public sector workers in Nigeria on the minimum wage will see their salaries double after the government reached an agreement on Thursday with labour unions that have been threatening further strikes as the cost of living spirals.

Nigerian politicians should also earn N70,000 minimum wage - Activist, Joe

A Niger Delta human rights activist, Israel Joe, has urged the federal government to place politicians irrespective of their rankings in the country on seventy thousand naira, minimum wage like civil servants whose monthly salary has just been approved by the president. Comrade Joe made the call in a statement sent to newsmen in Warri, Delta State He argued that if ₦70,000, minimum wage is good for civil servants, it should also be good for poli…

Nigeria more than doubles the minimum wage for government workers after strikes and negotiations

Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Public sector workers in Nigeria on the minimum wage will see their salaries double after the government reached an agreement on Thursday with labor unions that have been threatening further strikes as the cost of living spirals. The unions were threatening further strikes because of a cost-of-living crisis that is partly a result of the government’s economic policies, such as an end to fuel subsidies and a…

Nigeria's unions, government agree new wage deal, averting strike

Nigeria's main labour unions agreed on a new minimum wage of 70,000 naira ($44) a month on Thursday after talks with the government, ending months of deadlock and the threat of strikes.

Nigerian president to hike minimum wage as living costs rise

Abuja, Nigeria — Nigeria’s President Bola Ahmed Tinubu agreed on Thursday to more than double the monthly minimum wage to 70,000 naira ($43) as the country struggles with a severe cost of living crisis. The new wage level applies to federal workers, from civil servants to airport staff and public teachers — but the increase