In the last two days at the College of Education at Ikere-Ekiti, academic activities have been paralyzed as the institution’s workers protest over the non-payment of their eight-month salary arrears. The protest, which started on Monday, continued yesterday as the…
Last Updated 11/2/2020 Introduction Salaries and Wages in Nigeria Public service are determined by the National Salaries, Incomes & Wages Commission (NSIWC). This agency is saddled with the responsibility of deciding a realistic compensation system in the Nigerian economy. It…
The President of Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN), Comrade Francis Olabode Johnson, has called for the unity of organised Labour to fight the state governors who have refused to pay salaries of their workers despite…
Contract staff comprising cleaners, security guards and potters at the University of Abuja Teaching Hospital (UATH) on Monday staged a peaceful protested over non-payment of their six months salary arrears. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the protest…
With workers’ agitation over unpaid salaries at a feverish pitch, state governors have instigated a fresh bailout package from the Federal Government. In line with this, the Nigerian Governors’ Forum has made a strong case with President Muhammadu Buhari to…
The Bayelsa State government has faulted the claim by President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Ayuba Wabba, that it is one of the biggest defaulting states in salary payment. Commissioner for Information and Orientation Daniel Iworiso-Markson said yesterday that…
Zamfara state government has said that it will henceforth only recognize and collect staff payment vouchers prepared by directors from the state’s Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDA) for monthly salary payment. This was announced by the state Head of Service,…
A soldier currently attached to the Operation Lafiya Dole, the military anti-insurgency operation in the North-East is believed to have written a letter to President Muhammadu Buhari. The anonymous soldier in his letter alleged that the soldiers in the front-line…
A civil servant in Kwara State has committed suicide over unpaid salaries. The deceased, Mr. Biodun Bashir is said to be a staff of the Universal Basic Education (UBE) in Kwara State at Oyun Local Government. According to Abdulrazaq O Hamzat,…
President Muhammadu Buhari has been commended by the Organized Labour for condemning governors who still owe their workers salaries despite several bailouts. At separate events, Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) and National Union of Textile Garments and Tailoring Workers…
Introduction Technically, the term minimum wage is the lowest pay that an employee must receive for every hour he or she works. But for some nations, it is rather measured in days, months. Minimum wage is mandated by the government…
Nigeria has been dragged by The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) to the International Labour Organisation (ILO) for non-payment of salaries and proscription of trade unions in Kogi State. There are also signs that the NLC may embark on rallies and…
Nigerian Missions all around the globe are currently facing financial difficulties, as they are being owed salaries in arrears. The budget shortfall, delay in payment of overhead and personal allocations which occurred in 2016 fiscal year resulted in a situation…
Doctors in Ekiti State under the aegis of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) have lamented that the six month arrears of salaries owed their colleagues practicing in government hospitals is causing them hardship. They said payment of salaries to workers…
Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun State on Sunday blamed the general down turn of economic activities in the country for the inability of the state to pay its civil servants their full salaries. He said he was not happy paying…
The Nigerian Police reported that a director in the Kogi State civil service, Edward Soje, on Friday 20th committed suicide by hanging himself on a tree in Lokoja, the state capital. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered on Saturday in…
Introduction Six years ago, the minimum wage rate of Nigerian civil servants was increased to #18,000. This was quite a commendable effort and a good feat for the Goodluck Jonathan’s Administration. However, six years after, the minimum wage rate of…
Last Updated 7th October Introduction This article is aimed at giving insights to the salaries and salary structure of the Big Four – KPMG, PwC, Deloitte and EY. They are the four largest professional services networks in the world. They…
Introduction In light of recent happenings in the educational sector of Nigeria, particularly in Kaduna State, the competency of an average Nigerian teacher is being questioned and their job security threatened. Last week, the Governor of Kaduna State, El Rufai…
Updated 8/1/2020 Introduction Given the herculean tasks and responsibilities that rely on the shoulders of an average doctor in Nigeria, it’s not farfetched why they should have their earnings on a totally different salary scale and structure when compared to…
MySalaryScale.com carried out a survey of the salaries and salary structure of various employees in Nigeria, cutting across different professions, companies, industries, and the 36 states of the federation. From about 3,500 valid responses gotten from the survey, we have…