minimum wage
Nigeria targets record fiscal deficit of N13 trillion in 2025, blames new minimum wage, pensions others
Business & Economy
November 17, 2024
Nigeria targets record fiscal deficit of N13 trillion in 2025, blames new minimum wage, pensions others
The Federal Government of Nigeria has projected a fiscal deficit of N13.08 trillion in 2025, an increase from the estimated…
Tax reform bills: Nigerians earning minimum wage to be exempted from PAYE—Taiwo Oyedele
Business & Economy
November 11, 2024
Tax reform bills: Nigerians earning minimum wage to be exempted from PAYE—Taiwo Oyedele
Chairman of the Presidential Fiscal Policy and Tax Reform Committee, Taiwo Oyedele, has said that Nigerians earning minimum wage and…
New minimum wage hike affects only 4.1% of working-age Nigerians – World Bank
Business & Economy
October 18, 2024
New minimum wage hike affects only 4.1% of working-age Nigerians – World Bank
The World Bank has said that the recent increase in Nigeria’s minimum wage will only benefit a limited segment of…
Lagos to pay N85,000 minimum wage for civil servants – Sanwo-Olu
Business & Economy
October 16, 2024
Lagos to pay N85,000 minimum wage for civil servants – Sanwo-Olu
The Lagos state government has committed to paying a minimum wage of N85,000 to civil servants- higher than the federal…
Economic hardship: Pensioners want FG, states to recompute emoluments with N70,000 minimum wage
Business & Economy
September 9, 2024
Economic hardship: Pensioners want FG, states to recompute emoluments with N70,000 minimum wage
The Nigeria Union of Pensioners (NUP) has urged the federal government and states to consider using the new minimum wage…
Tinubu proposes two or three years interval to adjust minimum wages for Nigerian workers
Business & Economy
July 12, 2024
Tinubu proposes two or three years interval to adjust minimum wages for Nigerian workers
President Bola Tinubu recently proposed the idea of adjusting wages at shorter intervals of two or three years, instead of…
Former Governor Sule Lamido Asserts Nigeria’s Capacity to Pay Higher Minimum Wage
Local News
June 11, 2024
Former Governor Sule Lamido Asserts Nigeria’s Capacity to Pay Higher Minimum Wage
Former Jigawa State Governor, Sule Lamido, has affirmed that Nigeria possesses ample resources to accommodate a significantly higher national minimum…
NLC rejects FG’s N62,000 minimum wage proposal, demands N250,000
Business & Economy
June 10, 2024
NLC rejects FG’s N62,000 minimum wage proposal, demands N250,000
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has firmly rejected the federal government’s ₦62,000 minimum wage proposal, insisting on a minimum of…
Association of Academic Technologists (NAAT) propose N350,000 minimum wage
Business & Economy
April 25, 2024
Association of Academic Technologists (NAAT) propose N350,000 minimum wage
The National Association of Academic Technologists (NAAT) has proposed a minimum wage of N350,000 for workers in Nigeria. Mr. Ibeji…