By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent The Government of Cross River State under the leadership of Governor Bassey Otu has pledged continued support for workers welfare, dignity, and advancement in the state. Speaking through his Deputy, Rt. Hon. Peter Odey, at the 2025 Workers’ Day celebration held at the U.J. Esuene Stadium in Calabar, the
By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent The Cross River State Government has debunked claims that it is among the states yet to implement the N70,000 minimum wage, describing a recent media report as “false, unfounded, and a gross misrepresentation of facts.” The government in a statement issued on Monday by the Chief Press Secretary to
By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent After the Organized Labour in Cross River State, had threatened to embark on an infinite strike over non agreement of the seventy thousand (70,000) minimum wage, the state government has yielded to the demand. The decision, which was reached after a series of negotiations involving key stakeholders – the
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