FG Makes U-Turn, Reveals When New Minimum Wage Will Take Effect

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May 1, 2024

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FG Makes U-Turn, Reveals When New Minimum Wage Will Take Effect—-The Federal Government, FG, has said that although the Tripartite Committee On National Minimum Wage was yet to conclude its negotiations, workers will not lose anything as the new minimum wage will take effect from May 1, 2024.

The Minister of State for Labour, Hon. Nkeiruka Onyejeocha, stated this on Wednesday while addressing Nigerian workers at the May Day celebration in Abuja.

Thecloudngr reported earlier that the Federal Government has approved an increase of between 25% and 35% in salaries of civil servants on the existing six Consolidated Salary Structures.

The Salary Structures are the Consolidated Public Service Salary Structure (CONPSS), Consolidated Research and Allied Institutions Salary Structure (CONRAISS), Consolidated Police Salary Structure (CONPOSS), Consolidated Para-military Salary Structure (CONPASS), Consolidated Intelligence Community Salary Structure (CONICCS), and Consolidated Armed Forces Salary Structure (CONAFSS).

A statement signed by the Head of Press, National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission (NSIWC), Emmanuel Njoku, on Tuesday, said the increases take effect from January 1, 2024.

the Minister said it was regrettable that the new national minimum wage was not ready before this year’s Workers’ Day, but that a wide consultation was ongoing to ensure that the document is out together as soon as possible.

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) had at various times called on the administration of President Bola Tinubu to hasten the upward review of wage awards.

Recently, the Organised Labour demanded N615,000 as the new minimum wage for workers in order to cope with the many economic realities and high cost of living in Nigeria.

The labour unions said the current minimum wage of N30,000 can no longer cater for the wellbeing of an average Nigerian worker, lamenting that not all governors were paying the current wage award which expired in April, five years after the Minimum Wage Act of 2019 was signed by former President Muhammadu Buhari. The Act is to be reviewed every five years to meet up with contemporary economic realities.

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Manchester City Face Real Madrid In UCL KO Phase As PSG Get Brest (FULL DRAW LIST)

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January 31, 2025

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Manchester City Face Real Madrid In UCL KO Phase As PSG Get Brest (FULL DRAW LIST)—-Manchester City failure to secure automatic qualification has set the English team against the defending champions Real Madrid in this season’s Champions League knockout play-offs while Paris Saint-Germain go up against French rivals Brest.

Following the first-ever Champions League’s league phase came to its conclusion at the end of 18 simultaneous matches on Wednesday night, the swollen 36-team table was finally complete. The sides that finished in the top eight automatically qualified for the round of 16 and so were not involved in Friday’s draw, leaving the 16 clubs between ninth and 24th to battle it out over two legs in February.

Each club already knew that it could only face one of two opponents in these play-offs based on there final position in the league phase table, but Thiago Alcantara was on hand at UEFA’s House of Football in Switzerland to decipher the precise ties.

Full 2024/25 Champions League knockout play-off draw
(Seeded teams are listed second)

Club Brugge vs Atalanta
Sporting CP vs Borussia Dortmund
Man City vs Real Madrid
Celtic vs Bayern Munich
Juventus vs PSV
Feyenoord vs Milan
Brest vs PSG
Monaco vs Benfica.

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The Champions League trophy will be up for grabs on 31 May / Jonathan Moscrop/GettyImages
The first legs of these maiden play-offs are scheduled to take place on either Tuesday 11 February or Wednesday 12 February. The reverse fixtures will be held one week later on 18/19 February.
In the same week that these fixtures are concluded, there will be a draw for the round of 16, quarter-finals and semi-finals on Friday 21 February. This particular bout of ball juggling will finally resolve the opponents for the eight teams that automatically qualified for the round of 16, including the likes of Liverpool, Barcelona and Arsenal.

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JUST IN: Super Eagles Of Nigeria To Face Uganda, Tunisia, Tanzania In AFCON 2025 Group C

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January 27, 2025

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JUST IN: Super Eagles Of Nigeria To Face Uganda, Tunisia, Tanzania In AFCON 2025 Group C—-The Super Eagles of Nigeria have been drawn in same Group with Tunisia, Uganda and Tanzania for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.

Thecloudngr reports that the draw ceremony took place at the Mohammed V National Theatre, Rabat on Monday night.

The Super Eagles were among the seeded teams at the draw.

Hosts Morocco are in Group A with Mali, Zambia and Comoros.

Nigeria finished second at the 2023 AFCON finals losing 2-1 to Cote d’Ivoire in the final.

The competition will run from December 21, 2025 to January 18, 2026.

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