THE federal government will on Tuesday, inaugurate a 37-man Tripartite Committee on National Minimum Wage with a mandate to recommend a new national minimum wage for the country. A statement issued by the director of Information in the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF), Segun …
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THE Federal Government says it will sanction employers over indecent working conditions that contravene local and international labour laws. Mr Simon Lalong, Minister of Labour and Employment, said this during the inauguration of the Decent Work Country Programme (DWCP) III, (2023-2027) on Friday in Abuja. The DWCP was inaugurated to …
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THE Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, on Monday said that it is only the presidency and not the Ministry of Labour and Employment that can take decisions on some of the contentious issues that led to the warning strike such as wage award, the issue of CNG, refineries and others. This …
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THE meeting between the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Federal Government ended in a deadlock with another meeting scheduled for a later date. Newsextra24 reports. The Minister of Labour and Employment, Simon Lalong, is also expected to meet with the representatives of the Trade Union Congress led by its national …
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THE Federal Government and striking doctors have reached an agreement on the ongoing industrial action. The agreement followed a meeting held by the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, with the leadership of the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) and Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD), which resulted in the …
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