US EditionNigeria more than doubles the minimum wage for government workers after strikes and negotiations
- Public sector workers in Nigeria will see their minimum wages double after an agreement with labor unions, addressing rising living costs.
- The new monthly wage is set at 70,000 naira , significantly lower than the unions' nearly 500,000 naira demand.
- Federal lawmakers must approve the wage increase before it takes effect, despite some governors stating they cannot afford it.
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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
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 new minimum monthly wage is set at 70,000 naira ($44), six times lower than what the unions were demanding. They accepted the offer with “mixed feelings” considering the country’s economic woe…
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Hindustan TimesNigeria'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
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