Nigerian workers

FG Working To Announce New Minimum Wage – Labour Ministry 0
- BUSINESS, SLIDE
- September 25, 2026
The Federal Government has begun consultations towards reviewing Nigeria’s current national minimum wage, Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, Dr Kamil Shoretire, has disclosed. Shoretire made this known in Abuja during a capacity-building workshop organised for labour correspondents, saying internal discussions were already ongoing ahead of negotiations on a new wage
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2027: Sowore Promises ₦500,000 Minimum Wage, Vows To Restore Petrol Subsidy 1
- POLITICS, SLIDE
- September 21, 2026
African Action Congress (AAC) presidential candidate Omoyele Sowore has promised to introduce a minimum monthly wage of ₦500,000 for Nigerian workers and restore petrol subsidy if elected president in the 2027 general election. Sowore, who is also the publisher of SaharaReporters, made the commitments in a post on his official X account on Monday. He
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NLC Makes Fresh Demand From FG Amid Petrol Price Hike 1
- NEWS, SLIDE
- September 18, 2026
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has called on the Federal Government to urgently introduce measures to cushion the impact of the latest increase in petrol prices on workers and households across the country. NLC President Joe Ajaero said the rise in the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), with prices reaching about ₦1,430 per
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Rising Transport Costs Push Nigerian Workers To Sleep In Offices 0
- OPINION & COLUMNS, SLIDE
- September 16, 2026
Rising transport costs are reportedly forcing some Nigerian workers to spend nights in their offices as they struggle to cope with the growing cost of commuting between home and work. Workers in major cities, including Abuja and Lagos, are said to be adopting the unusual arrangement as a way of reducing the amount they spend
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Nigerian Workers Demand ₦300,000 Minimum Wage From Tinubu 1
- NEWS, SLIDE
- September 4, 2026
ABUJA — The Federal Workers Forum has called on the Federal Government to increase the national minimum wage from ₦70,000 to ₦300,000, citing the rising cost of living and what it described as inadequate implementation of the 2024 wage increase. The demand was contained in a letter dated September 2, 2026, addressed to President Bola
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