Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State on Sunday announced a new minimum wage of N25,000 with effect from May 1, 2016 for workers.

Oshiomhole who was addressing a rally organised by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC), to mark this year’s Workers’ Day at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium in Benin, announced the increment from the present N18, 000 minimum.

“With effect from today, the new minimum wage for government workers shall now be N25,000, and the new minimum wage ‎will cut across board”, the former trade union leader said.

The workers who before the announcement had expressed dissatisfaction over their poor welfare jumped for joy and happily marched in appreciation of the new minimum wage as announced by the Governor.

Earlier in their respective speeches, the Chairman of NLC, Comrade Emma Ademokun and his TUC counterpart, Comrade Ohue Marshal, had expressed concern over a number of problems affecting Nigerians.

Some of them are the persistent scarcity of petroleum product, epileptic power supply and illegal electricity tariff increase.

They also mentioned spiralling increase in cost of living, insecurity, kidnapping, rampaging herdsmen, Boko Haram, irregular payment of salaries resulting in accumulation of arrears, growing rate of unemployment with the attendant social vices‎.

The Workers’ Day rally was however marred with low turn out of workers.

The new wage minimum wage comes at a time no fewer than 27 states in Nigeria are finding it difficult to pay workers.

http://www.metronaija.com/2016/05/oshiomhole-increases-minimum-wage-from.html

Jesus!! If diz is true, then this is a gud news..

Happy May day/workers day.. But why did it take hIm so long to dicide?

Nthing special about diz FTC

metronaija:
Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State on Sunday announced a new minimum wage of N25,000 with effect from May 1, 2016 for workers.

Oshiomhole who was addressing a rally organised by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC), to mark this year’s Workers’ Day at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium in Benin, announced the increment from the present N18, 000 minimum.

“With effect from today, the new minimum wage for government workers shall now be N25,000, and the new minimum wage ‎will cut across board”, the former trade union leader said.

The workers who before the announcement had expressed dissatisfaction over their poor welfare jumped for joy and happily marched in appreciation of the new minimum wage as announced by the Governor.

Earlier in their respective speeches, the Chairman of NLC, Comrade Emma Ademokun and his TUC counterpart, Comrade Ohue Marshal, had expressed concern over a number of problems affecting Nigerians.

Some of them are the persistent scarcity of petroleum product, epileptic power supply and illegal electricity tariff increase.

They also mentioned spiralling increase in cost of living, insecurity, kidnapping, rampaging herdsmen, Boko Haram, irregular payment of salaries resulting in accumulation of arrears, growing rate of unemployment with the attendant social vices‎.

The Workers’ Day rally was however marred with low turn out of workers.

The new wage minimum wage comes at a time no fewer than 27 states in Nigeria are finding it difficult to pay workers.

http://www.metronaija.com/2016/05/oshiomhole-increases-minimum-wage-from.html

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Waiting to hear what my pressident PMB promised his workers today!

That is if he is in the country!!!

Nawaoo

Is it because he is about to go?

If u like increase it to 100k. ... just hope u can pay

Why did he increased it since,only now that he is about to leave the position. Osho mo OLE.....

Why didn't he increased it since,only now that he is about to leave the position. Osho mo OLE.....

iliyande:
Nawaoo
Is it because he is about to go?

bad belle

blithe2nice:
Why didn't he increased it since,only now that he is about to leave the position. Osho mo OLE.....

also inclusive...bad belle

blithe2nice:
Why didn't he increased it since,only now that he is about to leave the position. Osho mo OLE.....

Not only that, he is also trying to Pacify the workers that his Party, the APC has virtually Crucified with its “Economic Mismanagement” ahead of the September Poll, it will all Backfire.

Change is materialising--__

blithe2nice:
Why didn't he increased it since,only now that he is about to leave the position. Osho mo OLE.....

Bad belle kills faster than bullet!!!

Nothing fit satisfy human being, you nor do, you wicked, you do, they propound theories!!

If we look deep now, you are not from the state or a member of the workforce!! Just angry for no good reason!!!

blithe2nice:
Why did he increased it since,only now that he is about to leave the position. Osho mo OLE.....

Typical retrogressive mentality. You condemn those who work to improve your life and alleviate your poverty, but worship those who steal from you and impoverished you.

Sometimes I doubt if you wailing boneheads are meant for anything good.

Still not good enough!

Rubbish because he knows he would be leaving in a few months time, I know the incoming govt would reverse it because at present it isn't sustainable with the poor economic situation being experienced in Nigeria.

Dbboy:
Rubbish because he knows he would be leaving in a few months time, I know the incoming govt would reverse it because at present it isn't sustainable with the poor economic situation being experienced in Nigeria.

still he deserves some credit.

is this man not owning salaries?

Because of elections... werey eerie man... so is coconut head like Oyegun's own...

The minimum wage in Nigeria is very low. Nigeria can literally steal production market from both China and India if we could solve the electricity problem.

When he start paying, I would believe him. Till then....yimu

Oshi-Omo-Ole is fraudulent...


A state struggling to pay her workers 4 months salaries arrears

A state begging for bailout fund from FG

A state enmeshed in huge local and foreign loan.


What a clown governor, what a fraudulent short-man-devil.


Anyway, na APC style of governance. Fraudulent style.

Mean while some pdp governors will increase it to N10000

Ok

Good one
Ambode you are next

First good news of the year 2016. Click like if you believe more will follow.

Whether you like it or not people will surely attribute it to the few months he has before leaving office and that's the true position of things. He wants to use this fraudulent move to cover up. Only zombies can be deceived.

Who is he deceiving?
He just wanna win his second term bid, after that he will revert to the old salary.

wailers can keep wailing Osho Baba carry go jor

With this development,, what would level-10 and level-12 officers take home according to his new salary scale..??

In as much as its a gud step,but I say the guy is being smart. How?
National NLC is asking for increment to 56k,wch dey also expect to affect all state civil servants too. Soon they will start strikes,and govt will negotiate and maybe they will reach a truce at about 30-35k. States too will start agitating for 30-35k minimum wage
But then,Edo workers won't be able to do that coz their amiable governor already increased their wage,so no reason to agitate for increment. #lobatan!
Smart guy,and gud move from oshio baba

with effect from when?