By CrossRiverWatch Admin Cross River State Governor, Senator Bassey Otu, has called on Organized Labour in the state to reconsider its planned two-day warning strike scheduled to commence from midnight on Sunday 24th to Tuesday 26th November, 2024. Governor Otu, represented by his Deputy, Rt. Hon. Peter Odey, made the appeal during the 5th edition
By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent The Governor of Cross River State, Sen. Bassey Otu has approved the constitution of a Joint Public Service Negotiating and Implementation Committee on the new N70,000 National Minimum Wage and its consequential adjustments in the state. The Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Nsa Gill confirmed the development in
By Lanre Lasisi And Emmanuel Egobiambu, Channels Television President Bola Tinubu has signed the minimum wage bill into law, ending months of deliberations between government authorities, Labour unions, and the private sector. He signed it at the State House in Abuja on Monday days after the National Assembly National had passed the Minimum Wage Act,
By Patrick Obia In a significant development, the organized Labour, comprising the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Trade Union Congress (TUC), and affiliated unions, has announced the suspension of the indefinite strike for one week. Labour had on the wee hours of Monday, June 3rd, 2024, embarked on an industrial action to press home their demands.
By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent As the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) protests nationwide the rising cost of living, economic meltdown, hunger, and other sundry issues, the Cross River State arm of Labour paid deaf ears against the State Police Command’s earlier warning of protesting within their secretariat. The protest started from the NLC Secretariat
By Agency Reporter The Federal Government on Thursday announced that the implementation of the National Minimum Wage was critical to national development. This was disclosed by the Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige, at a public enlightenment and sensitization workshop for field officers monitoring the implementation of the National Minimum Wage in Abuja,
By Great Ozozoyin, DailyPost Listen To The Report The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has lamented the alleged refusal of Taraba, Zamfara, Cross River, and Abia states to implement the approved national minimum wage of N30,000. This was lucidly demonstrated today at the ongoing 110 Session of the International Labour Conference in Geneva, Switzerland, when the
By Agency Reporter The Cross River State Government have revealed that to fully implement the new minimum wage of N30, 000 only it recently entered with NLC in the State, it would require over N2.8 billion monthly. The State Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Asu Okang disclosed this in a remark during the February edition