Tag: May Day

May Day: Tinubu promises Nigerian workers ‘living wage’

Aminu Imam

…Says minimum wage not enough President-elect, Bola Tinubu, has promised that his administration will provide a living wage as he described the existing national minimum wage as “not enough”. Tinubu, who is due to be sworn in on May 29, made the promise in a statement yesterday to commemorate Workers’ Day. A living wage refers to a theoretical income level that allows individuals or families to afford adequate shelter, food, and other necessities. Currently, Nigeria operates the National Minimum Wage structure. The current N30, 000 minimum wage for federal and…

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May Day: Workers hold special prayers for God’s intervention to improve working conditions in Kaduna

Aminu Imam

Kaduna State workers yesterday offered special prayers at Sardauna Memorial College Juma’ah mosque in Kaduna metropolis, seeking God’s intervention for workers in the State. At his weekly Friday sermon, the Chief Imam, Malam Liman Sani, used the occasion to pray for workers, asking God to touch the hearts of the leaders to have mercy on the workers, as well as to improve their living conditions. The Imam also prayed for peace, unity and development of the State and the country at large. Leading the delegation, the chairperson of the Nigeria…

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May Day: ‘Cost of rice now equals minimum wage’ – Atiku

Aminu Imam

Former vice-president, Atiku Abubakar, has lamented what he observed as the persistent and frightening economic decimation of the Nigerian working class in the face of rising inflation and declining living standards. According to him, the price of a bag of rice has almost equalled the nation’s minimum wage. In a message of solidarity with the Nigerian workers on the 2021 May Day issued by his media adviser, Paul Ibe, yesterday, Atiku expressed worries about the conditions of the Nigerian workers “in our ever hostile economic environment, a situation that makes…

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