The Nigeria Labour Congress has rejected the 27,000 naira recommended by the National Council of State in Abuja on Tuesday.NLC general-secretary, Peter Ozo-Eson told the News Agency of Nigeria that the National Council of State has no jurisdiction to determine any amount different from that agreed by a tripartite committee.
That committee approved 30,000 naira, and Ozo-Eson wonders why government is delaying the submission of an executive bill with that amount, to the national assembly.
The NLC has called for an emergency meeting to discuss the deadline given to government to submit the bill.
Human Rights Activist calls for reform
Meanwhile, Human Rights Activist, Jaye Gaskia, said there is the need to reform governance if the vexed issue of minimum wage must be addressed seamlessly.
Gaskia believed the challenge with paying a realistic minimum wage is not because of inadequate resources, but failure of governance.
He spoke at a one day conference on ‘Minimum Wage Question in an Election Year’, where a representative of the labour minister also spoke.
History of Minimum wage
Before the transition from military to civilian rule in 1999, the minimum wage was 250 naira. Since then, there have been agitations by organised labour for a new minimum wage.
This led to negotiations between 2000 and 2001 by the government of President Olusegun Obasanjo, and the Nigeria Labour Congress, led by Adams Oshiomhole.
The demand of N5,500 for state workers and N7,500 for federal workers and those in oil-producing states were agreed.
Nigeria later tried to follow the norms in other civilised parts of the world, promising in 2002 that there would be a 15 per cent increase across board, and a 25 per cent increase in 2003.
But these encouraging provisions were not fulfilled. The current N18,000 minimum wage was achieved in 2010 under President Goodluck Jonathan through a tripartite committee, led by Justice Alpha Belgore.
It came with clear provisions that the wage be reviewed at least once every five years.
In 2011, the federal government and organised labour signed an agreement which revised the national minimum wage to N18, 900.
The minimum wage has been due for a review since 2015 when President Muhammadu Buhari came to power, leading to agitations from organised labour in the past four years.
The government was forced to inaugurate a Tripartite Committee in 2017, led by Ama Pepple, to negotiate a desirable wage for workers.
After agitations, accusations and counter accusations between organised labour and the Minister of Labour, and industrial actions, and threats of indefinite nationwide strike, President Muhammadu Buhari approved N30,000, last year.
But the provision of the committee that arrived at that figure still has to be presented to the National Assembly, which has to pass a bill that will then be signed into law by the president.
Labour leaders have been waiting for that process to take place until today, that the National Council of State recommended 27,000 minimum wage.
The Nigeria Labour Congress has rejected the 27,000 naira recommended by the National Council of State in Abuja on Tuesday.NLC general-secretary, Peter Ozo-Eson told the News Agency of Nigeria that the National Council of State has no jurisdiction to determine any amount different from that agreed by a tripartite committee.
That committee approved 30,000 naira, and Ozo-Eson wonders why government is delaying the submission of an executive bill with that amount, to the national assembly.
The NLC has called for an emergency meeting to discuss the deadline given to government to submit the bill.
Human Rights Activist calls for reform
Meanwhile, Human Rights Activist, Jaye Gaskia, said there is the need to reform governance if the vexed issue of minimum wage must be addressed seamlessly.
Gaskia believed the challenge with paying a realistic minimum wage is not because of inadequate resources, but failure of governance.
He spoke at a one day conference on ‘Minimum Wage Question in an Election Year’, where a representative of the labour minister also spoke.
History of Minimum wage
Before the transition from military to civilian rule in 1999, the minimum wage was 250 naira. Since then, there have been agitations by organised labour for a new minimum wage.
This led to negotiations between 2000 and 2001 by the government of President Olusegun Obasanjo, and the Nigeria Labour Congress, led by Adams Oshiomhole.
The demand of N5,500 for state workers and N7,500 for federal workers and those in oil-producing states were agreed.
Nigeria later tried to follow the norms in other civilised parts of the world, promising in 2002 that there would be a 15 per cent increase across board, and a 25 per cent increase in 2003.
But these encouraging provisions were not fulfilled. The current N18,000 minimum wage was achieved in 2010 under President Goodluck Jonathan through a tripartite committee, led by Justice Alpha Belgore.
It came with clear provisions that the wage be reviewed at least once every five years.
In 2011, the federal government and organised labour signed an agreement which revised the national minimum wage to N18, 900.
The minimum wage has been due for a review since 2015 when President Muhammadu Buhari came to power, leading to agitations from organised labour in the past four years.
The government was forced to inaugurate a Tripartite Committee in 2017, led by Ama Pepple, to negotiate a desirable wage for workers.
After agitations, accusations and counter accusations between organised labour and the Minister of Labour, and industrial actions, and threats of indefinite nationwide strike, President Muhammadu Buhari approved N30,000, last year.
But the provision of the committee that arrived at that figure still has to be presented to the National Assembly, which has to pass a bill that will then be signed into law by the president.
Labour leaders have been waiting for that process to take place until today, that the National Council of State recommended 27,000 minimum wage.
The Nigeria Labour Congress has rejected the 27,000 naira recommended by the National Council of State in Abuja on Tuesday.NLC general-secretary, Peter Ozo-Eson told the News Agency of Nigeria that the National Council of State has no jurisdiction to determine any amount different from that agreed by a tripartite committee.
That committee approved 30,000 naira, and Ozo-Eson wonders why government is delaying the submission of an executive bill with that amount, to the national assembly.
The NLC has called for an emergency meeting to discuss the deadline given to government to submit the bill.
Human Rights Activist calls for reform
Meanwhile, Human Rights Activist, Jaye Gaskia, said there is the need to reform governance if the vexed issue of minimum wage must be addressed seamlessly.
Gaskia believed the challenge with paying a realistic minimum wage is not because of inadequate resources, but failure of governance.
He spoke at a one day conference on ‘Minimum Wage Question in an Election Year’, where a representative of the labour minister also spoke.
History of Minimum wage
Before the transition from military to civilian rule in 1999, the minimum wage was 250 naira. Since then, there have been agitations by organised labour for a new minimum wage.
This led to negotiations between 2000 and 2001 by the government of President Olusegun Obasanjo, and the Nigeria Labour Congress, led by Adams Oshiomhole.
The demand of N5,500 for state workers and N7,500 for federal workers and those in oil-producing states were agreed.
Nigeria later tried to follow the norms in other civilised parts of the world, promising in 2002 that there would be a 15 per cent increase across board, and a 25 per cent increase in 2003.
But these encouraging provisions were not fulfilled. The current N18,000 minimum wage was achieved in 2010 under President Goodluck Jonathan through a tripartite committee, led by Justice Alpha Belgore.
It came with clear provisions that the wage be reviewed at least once every five years.
In 2011, the federal government and organised labour signed an agreement which revised the national minimum wage to N18, 900.
The minimum wage has been due for a review since 2015 when President Muhammadu Buhari came to power, leading to agitations from organised labour in the past four years.
The government was forced to inaugurate a Tripartite Committee in 2017, led by Ama Pepple, to negotiate a desirable wage for workers.
After agitations, accusations and counter accusations between organised labour and the Minister of Labour, and industrial actions, and threats of indefinite nationwide strike, President Muhammadu Buhari approved N30,000, last year.
But the provision of the committee that arrived at that figure still has to be presented to the National Assembly, which has to pass a bill that will then be signed into law by the president.
Labour leaders have been waiting for that process to take place until today, that the National Council of State recommended 27,000 minimum wage.
The Nigeria Labour Congress has rejected the 27,000 naira recommended by the National Council of State in Abuja on Tuesday.NLC general-secretary, Peter Ozo-Eson told the News Agency of Nigeria that the National Council of State has no jurisdiction to determine any amount different from that agreed by a tripartite committee.
That committee approved 30,000 naira, and Ozo-Eson wonders why government is delaying the submission of an executive bill with that amount, to the national assembly.
The NLC has called for an emergency meeting to discuss the deadline given to government to submit the bill.
Human Rights Activist calls for reform
Meanwhile, Human Rights Activist, Jaye Gaskia, said there is the need to reform governance if the vexed issue of minimum wage must be addressed seamlessly.
Gaskia believed the challenge with paying a realistic minimum wage is not because of inadequate resources, but failure of governance.
He spoke at a one day conference on ‘Minimum Wage Question in an Election Year’, where a representative of the labour minister also spoke.
History of Minimum wage
Before the transition from military to civilian rule in 1999, the minimum wage was 250 naira. Since then, there have been agitations by organised labour for a new minimum wage.
This led to negotiations between 2000 and 2001 by the government of President Olusegun Obasanjo, and the Nigeria Labour Congress, led by Adams Oshiomhole.
The demand of N5,500 for state workers and N7,500 for federal workers and those in oil-producing states were agreed.
Nigeria later tried to follow the norms in other civilised parts of the world, promising in 2002 that there would be a 15 per cent increase across board, and a 25 per cent increase in 2003.
But these encouraging provisions were not fulfilled. The current N18,000 minimum wage was achieved in 2010 under President Goodluck Jonathan through a tripartite committee, led by Justice Alpha Belgore.
It came with clear provisions that the wage be reviewed at least once every five years.
In 2011, the federal government and organised labour signed an agreement which revised the national minimum wage to N18, 900.
The minimum wage has been due for a review since 2015 when President Muhammadu Buhari came to power, leading to agitations from organised labour in the past four years.
The government was forced to inaugurate a Tripartite Committee in 2017, led by Ama Pepple, to negotiate a desirable wage for workers.
After agitations, accusations and counter accusations between organised labour and the Minister of Labour, and industrial actions, and threats of indefinite nationwide strike, President Muhammadu Buhari approved N30,000, last year.
But the provision of the committee that arrived at that figure still has to be presented to the National Assembly, which has to pass a bill that will then be signed into law by the president.
Labour leaders have been waiting for that process to take place until today, that the National Council of State recommended 27,000 minimum wage.
The Nigeria Labour Congress has rejected the 27,000 naira recommended by the National Council of State in Abuja on Tuesday.NLC general-secretary, Peter Ozo-Eson told the News Agency of Nigeria that the National Council of State has no jurisdiction to determine any amount different from that agreed by a tripartite committee.
That committee approved 30,000 naira, and Ozo-Eson wonders why government is delaying the submission of an executive bill with that amount, to the national assembly.
The NLC has called for an emergency meeting to discuss the deadline given to government to submit the bill.
Human Rights Activist calls for reform
Meanwhile, Human Rights Activist, Jaye Gaskia, said there is the need to reform governance if the vexed issue of minimum wage must be addressed seamlessly.
Gaskia believed the challenge with paying a realistic minimum wage is not because of inadequate resources, but failure of governance.
He spoke at a one day conference on ‘Minimum Wage Question in an Election Year’, where a representative of the labour minister also spoke.
History of Minimum wage
Before the transition from military to civilian rule in 1999, the minimum wage was 250 naira. Since then, there have been agitations by organised labour for a new minimum wage.
This led to negotiations between 2000 and 2001 by the government of President Olusegun Obasanjo, and the Nigeria Labour Congress, led by Adams Oshiomhole.
The demand of N5,500 for state workers and N7,500 for federal workers and those in oil-producing states were agreed.
Nigeria later tried to follow the norms in other civilised parts of the world, promising in 2002 that there would be a 15 per cent increase across board, and a 25 per cent increase in 2003.
But these encouraging provisions were not fulfilled. The current N18,000 minimum wage was achieved in 2010 under President Goodluck Jonathan through a tripartite committee, led by Justice Alpha Belgore.
It came with clear provisions that the wage be reviewed at least once every five years.
In 2011, the federal government and organised labour signed an agreement which revised the national minimum wage to N18, 900.
The minimum wage has been due for a review since 2015 when President Muhammadu Buhari came to power, leading to agitations from organised labour in the past four years.
The government was forced to inaugurate a Tripartite Committee in 2017, led by Ama Pepple, to negotiate a desirable wage for workers.
After agitations, accusations and counter accusations between organised labour and the Minister of Labour, and industrial actions, and threats of indefinite nationwide strike, President Muhammadu Buhari approved N30,000, last year.
But the provision of the committee that arrived at that figure still has to be presented to the National Assembly, which has to pass a bill that will then be signed into law by the president.
Labour leaders have been waiting for that process to take place until today, that the National Council of State recommended 27,000 minimum wage.
The Nigeria Labour Congress has rejected the 27,000 naira recommended by the National Council of State in Abuja on Tuesday.NLC general-secretary, Peter Ozo-Eson told the News Agency of Nigeria that the National Council of State has no jurisdiction to determine any amount different from that agreed by a tripartite committee.
That committee approved 30,000 naira, and Ozo-Eson wonders why government is delaying the submission of an executive bill with that amount, to the national assembly.
The NLC has called for an emergency meeting to discuss the deadline given to government to submit the bill.
Human Rights Activist calls for reform
Meanwhile, Human Rights Activist, Jaye Gaskia, said there is the need to reform governance if the vexed issue of minimum wage must be addressed seamlessly.
Gaskia believed the challenge with paying a realistic minimum wage is not because of inadequate resources, but failure of governance.
He spoke at a one day conference on ‘Minimum Wage Question in an Election Year’, where a representative of the labour minister also spoke.
History of Minimum wage
Before the transition from military to civilian rule in 1999, the minimum wage was 250 naira. Since then, there have been agitations by organised labour for a new minimum wage.
This led to negotiations between 2000 and 2001 by the government of President Olusegun Obasanjo, and the Nigeria Labour Congress, led by Adams Oshiomhole.
The demand of N5,500 for state workers and N7,500 for federal workers and those in oil-producing states were agreed.
Nigeria later tried to follow the norms in other civilised parts of the world, promising in 2002 that there would be a 15 per cent increase across board, and a 25 per cent increase in 2003.
But these encouraging provisions were not fulfilled. The current N18,000 minimum wage was achieved in 2010 under President Goodluck Jonathan through a tripartite committee, led by Justice Alpha Belgore.
It came with clear provisions that the wage be reviewed at least once every five years.
In 2011, the federal government and organised labour signed an agreement which revised the national minimum wage to N18, 900.
The minimum wage has been due for a review since 2015 when President Muhammadu Buhari came to power, leading to agitations from organised labour in the past four years.
The government was forced to inaugurate a Tripartite Committee in 2017, led by Ama Pepple, to negotiate a desirable wage for workers.
After agitations, accusations and counter accusations between organised labour and the Minister of Labour, and industrial actions, and threats of indefinite nationwide strike, President Muhammadu Buhari approved N30,000, last year.
But the provision of the committee that arrived at that figure still has to be presented to the National Assembly, which has to pass a bill that will then be signed into law by the president.
Labour leaders have been waiting for that process to take place until today, that the National Council of State recommended 27,000 minimum wage.
The Nigeria Labour Congress has rejected the 27,000 naira recommended by the National Council of State in Abuja on Tuesday.NLC general-secretary, Peter Ozo-Eson told the News Agency of Nigeria that the National Council of State has no jurisdiction to determine any amount different from that agreed by a tripartite committee.
That committee approved 30,000 naira, and Ozo-Eson wonders why government is delaying the submission of an executive bill with that amount, to the national assembly.
The NLC has called for an emergency meeting to discuss the deadline given to government to submit the bill.
Human Rights Activist calls for reform
Meanwhile, Human Rights Activist, Jaye Gaskia, said there is the need to reform governance if the vexed issue of minimum wage must be addressed seamlessly.
Gaskia believed the challenge with paying a realistic minimum wage is not because of inadequate resources, but failure of governance.
He spoke at a one day conference on ‘Minimum Wage Question in an Election Year’, where a representative of the labour minister also spoke.
History of Minimum wage
Before the transition from military to civilian rule in 1999, the minimum wage was 250 naira. Since then, there have been agitations by organised labour for a new minimum wage.
This led to negotiations between 2000 and 2001 by the government of President Olusegun Obasanjo, and the Nigeria Labour Congress, led by Adams Oshiomhole.
The demand of N5,500 for state workers and N7,500 for federal workers and those in oil-producing states were agreed.
Nigeria later tried to follow the norms in other civilised parts of the world, promising in 2002 that there would be a 15 per cent increase across board, and a 25 per cent increase in 2003.
But these encouraging provisions were not fulfilled. The current N18,000 minimum wage was achieved in 2010 under President Goodluck Jonathan through a tripartite committee, led by Justice Alpha Belgore.
It came with clear provisions that the wage be reviewed at least once every five years.
In 2011, the federal government and organised labour signed an agreement which revised the national minimum wage to N18, 900.
The minimum wage has been due for a review since 2015 when President Muhammadu Buhari came to power, leading to agitations from organised labour in the past four years.
The government was forced to inaugurate a Tripartite Committee in 2017, led by Ama Pepple, to negotiate a desirable wage for workers.
After agitations, accusations and counter accusations between organised labour and the Minister of Labour, and industrial actions, and threats of indefinite nationwide strike, President Muhammadu Buhari approved N30,000, last year.
But the provision of the committee that arrived at that figure still has to be presented to the National Assembly, which has to pass a bill that will then be signed into law by the president.
Labour leaders have been waiting for that process to take place until today, that the National Council of State recommended 27,000 minimum wage.
The Nigeria Labour Congress has rejected the 27,000 naira recommended by the National Council of State in Abuja on Tuesday.NLC general-secretary, Peter Ozo-Eson told the News Agency of Nigeria that the National Council of State has no jurisdiction to determine any amount different from that agreed by a tripartite committee.
That committee approved 30,000 naira, and Ozo-Eson wonders why government is delaying the submission of an executive bill with that amount, to the national assembly.
The NLC has called for an emergency meeting to discuss the deadline given to government to submit the bill.
Human Rights Activist calls for reform
Meanwhile, Human Rights Activist, Jaye Gaskia, said there is the need to reform governance if the vexed issue of minimum wage must be addressed seamlessly.
Gaskia believed the challenge with paying a realistic minimum wage is not because of inadequate resources, but failure of governance.
He spoke at a one day conference on ‘Minimum Wage Question in an Election Year’, where a representative of the labour minister also spoke.
History of Minimum wage
Before the transition from military to civilian rule in 1999, the minimum wage was 250 naira. Since then, there have been agitations by organised labour for a new minimum wage.
This led to negotiations between 2000 and 2001 by the government of President Olusegun Obasanjo, and the Nigeria Labour Congress, led by Adams Oshiomhole.
The demand of N5,500 for state workers and N7,500 for federal workers and those in oil-producing states were agreed.
Nigeria later tried to follow the norms in other civilised parts of the world, promising in 2002 that there would be a 15 per cent increase across board, and a 25 per cent increase in 2003.
But these encouraging provisions were not fulfilled. The current N18,000 minimum wage was achieved in 2010 under President Goodluck Jonathan through a tripartite committee, led by Justice Alpha Belgore.
It came with clear provisions that the wage be reviewed at least once every five years.
In 2011, the federal government and organised labour signed an agreement which revised the national minimum wage to N18, 900.
The minimum wage has been due for a review since 2015 when President Muhammadu Buhari came to power, leading to agitations from organised labour in the past four years.
The government was forced to inaugurate a Tripartite Committee in 2017, led by Ama Pepple, to negotiate a desirable wage for workers.
After agitations, accusations and counter accusations between organised labour and the Minister of Labour, and industrial actions, and threats of indefinite nationwide strike, President Muhammadu Buhari approved N30,000, last year.
But the provision of the committee that arrived at that figure still has to be presented to the National Assembly, which has to pass a bill that will then be signed into law by the president.
Labour leaders have been waiting for that process to take place until today, that the National Council of State recommended 27,000 minimum wage.
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