25 July 2026

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Unions

NLC Challenges Wage Disparity at Abia University

The President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero, has criticised Abia State University, Uturu, for what he described as the selective implementation of the 2024 minimum wage. Ajaero said the institution applied the new wage only to staff on levels one to six, excluding non-teaching staff on levels seven to fifteen. He made

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Unions

NUT Laments Zero Access to Minimum Wage

The National Union of Teachers (NUT) has raised an alarm on not being paid the ₦70,000 minimum wage signed by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in at least nine states in the country. States such as Enugu, Gombe, Kaduna, Abia, Adamawa, Ebonyi, Nasarawa, Yobe, and Zamfara have partially implemented the new minimum wage. Likewise, some of

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Education Minister Intervenes in FCT Primary School Teachers’ Industrial Action
Ministries

Education Minister Intervenes in FCT Primary School Teachers’ Industrial Action

The Minister of Education, Dr Maruf Tunji Alausa, has intervened in the ongoing industrial strike between primary school teachers in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and local authorities over the implementation of the new national minimum wage. The intervention follows concerns raised by the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), FCT chapter, in a communiqué issued

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