The Federal Government says it will meet with the leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Universities on Thursday in continuation of efforts to resolve the ongoing strike by the lecturers.
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The Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities have again failed to reach a compromise to end the ongoing strike by the university lecturers.
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday arrived Abakaliki in continuation of his presidential campaign tour of the 36 states of the federation.
The Minster of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, has described the endorsement of the Peoples Democratic Party Presidential Candidate, Atiku Abubakar, by the Ohaneze Ndigbo as partisan.
Dr. Chris Ngige, Minister of Labour and Employment, says the National Minimum wage of N27, 000 is standard for all workers, but the Federal Government will pay federal workers N30,000.
The Federal Government says that the report and the recommendation of the Tripartite Committee on the new National Minimum Wage is not binding on what the new wage should be.
The position of the State was disclosed by the Secretary to the State Government, Prof. Solo Chukwulobelu, who led a delegation of the State to the ImeObi
The Nigeria Labour Congress has said the minimum wage of N27,000 and N30,000 approved for state and federal workers was a fragmentation of the wage and, therefore, unacceptable.
Ngige made this known when he briefed State House correspondents on the outcome of the Council’s meeting which was presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
Senator Chris Ngige, Minister of Labour and Employment, said this while addressing newsmen after a closed door reconciliatory meeting with leaders of Academic Staff Union of Universities on Monday in Abuja
Dr Hamza Soliu, a Lecturer in Economics Department, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Kaduna State, has urged the Federal Government to be transparent in the process with labour union on the implementation of minimum wage to avoid economic shut down in election year.
Ngige disclosed this while speaking with State House correspondents after the National Economic Council meeting presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja on Thursday.
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, said this while speaking with newsmen after a closed-door meeting with the leadership of organised labour on Tuesday in Abuja.
The Federal Government has promised to transmit the Bill on the New National Minimum wage to the National Assembly by January 23rd for passage.
The Federal Government says the meeting with the Organised Labour to prevent the threat of national industrial action over non transmission of the New National Minimum Wage Bill to the National Assembly will reconvene by 1pm on Wednesday.
The students made the demand to join the closed door session of the meeting, held at the Ministry of Labour and Employment, after the Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, had briefed the media on the purpose of the day’s meeting
Senator Chris Ngige, Minister of Labour and Employment, said this after a reconciliatory meeting with ASUU in Abuja
The Federal Government says it will continue negotiation with Organised Labour on Monday to prevent the threat of strike over non-transmission of the New National Minimum Wage to the National Assembly.
The Federal Government says it will meet with Organised Labour to prevent the threat of national industrial action over the non-transmission of the New National Minimum Wage bill to the National Assembly.
The Federal Government and the striking Academic Staff Union of Universities have reached a partial agreement, Dr. Chris Ngige, the Minister of Labour and Employment, announced on Monday.