Mohammed Ibrahim, the President of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, made this revelation on Wednesday in Abuja.
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The President of the NLC, Joe Ajaero, revealed this on Thursday at a workshop put together by the union on the new minimum wage.
He spoke at a thanksgiving service in honour of Lyna Ocholor, Principal Secretary to the Governor, who retired from civil service.
Spokesperson, OPS and Director-General of Nigeria Employers Consultative Council, Adewale-Smatt Oyerinde, said this.
This agreement, it said, is a significant step forward in ensuring that Nigerian workers receive a fair and living wage.
The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, made this known to newsmen on Tuesday.
The justification was made by the Nigeria Labour Congress in a statement it issued on behalf of Organised Labour.
Governor Obaseki made the announcement on Monday while inaugurating the Labour House in Benin, the state capital
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Manji, who disclosed this while briefing newsmen on the activities to mark the World Day for Decent Work, said the new minimum wage was to have been implemented in the state in March, as the negotiations were concluded and a partial agreement was signed.
He also ordered for the immediate verification of personnel to possibly weed out ghost workers on the pay roll.
This is contained in a statement issued by Alhaji Mohammed Baba, the Secretary to the State Government to newsmen in on Wednesday in Bauchi.
The organised labour under the auspices of the Trade Union Side of the council made the call on Tuesday following failure to reach an agreement with the government over non-implementation.
The Director-General of the National Youths Service Corps, Brigadier General Shuaibu Ibrahim, has debunked the information that corps members will start receiving the new minimum wage amount as their monthly allowance this month.
The Trade Union Side has called on the Federal Government to reconvene the meeting of the Technical Committee on Consequential Adjustment of the New Minimum Wage.
Rt. Rev. Akinpelu Johnson, the Diocesan Bishop of the Diocese of Lagos Mainland (Anglican Communion), has commended the Federal Government for granting the new minimum wage and called for introduction of more policies and measures aimed at cushioning the economic hardship of Nigerians.
Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta said on Tuesday the new minimum wage for Nigerian workers was long overdue and urged state governors to implement the N30,000 minimum wage recently signed by President Muhammadu Buhari.
The Nigerian Labour Congress on Tuesday called on workers to be more diligent and dedicated in their services to humanity as they await the N30,000 minimum wage which would commence in May.
A former Minister of Information, Prince Tony Momoh, has expressed fears that the new N30,000 minimum wage, signed into law by President Muhammadu Buhari on April 18, would lead to chaos.
The Senate Adhoc Committee on New Minimum Wage Bill has approved N30,000 as benchmark across the country.