Kwara NLC, Govt Collaborate to Implement New Minimum Wage, Says Chairman

Date: 2024-10-06

The Chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in Kwara State, Comrade Murtala Olayinka, has assured workers that efforts are underway to ensure the implementation of the new minimum wage across the state. Speaking at the 2024 World Teachers' Day celebration in Ilorin, Comrade Murtala revealed that the committee set up by the state government is working tirelessly to finalize the policy and make it a reality for all workers.

He emphasized that the NLC, in collaboration with other key stakeholders, is fully committed to seeing the policy implemented to improve the welfare of the state's workforce.

“I urge teachers in the state to exercise patience, at the end of the day, we will come out with something tangible that will make everybody smile,” he added.

In his speech, state chairman of Nigeria Union of Teachers, Yusuf Agboola, commended the state government for prompt payment of teachers' salaries, cash-backing of Teaching Service Commission (TESCOM) teachers' promotions of 2021 and 2022 and the recent approval of 2023 and 2024 promotion.

Yusuf, however, listed some challenges still faced by teachers such as “incorrect implementation of 27.5 percent Teachers Specific Allowance (TSA) for TRN certificated and 21 percent of non TRN certificated teachers.

“This problem is peculiar to only Kwara State in the entire federation,” he asserted.

According to Yusuf, other challenges include non-implementation of November 2023 palliatives for teachers under TESCOM, non implementation of annual increment steps for SUBEB teachers for many years, non-recruitment of more teachers for senior secondary schools despite massive retirements that occurred between 2022 and 2024, non-payment of allowance for teachers in rural areas, adding that the government was yet to key into the 65/40 years harmonized retirement age for teachers in Nigeria.

Chairman of the Kwara State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), Professor Shehu Adaramaja, also assured that teachers would be taken care of in the new minimum wage.

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Bio Ibrahim     Babaloja-General     Babajide Ajayi     Kwabes     Hamidat Sulyman-Yusuf     Lateef Ademola Olatunji     Jumoke Monsura Gafar     Alliance For Democracy     Jelili Yusuf     Law School Scholarship     Turaki Of Ilorin     Olatunde Olukoya     Salake     Amusa Bello     Folorunsho Erubu     Ilorin Emirate Staff Association     Oluranti Idowu     Mamatu Abdullahi     Afetu Of Alabe     Wahab Agbaje     Halimah Perogi     Abubakar Imam     Yoonus Kola Olatinwo     Abdulrazaq Magaji     Islamic Development Bank     Kwara 2023     Okin Group     Agbarigidoma     Taofik Abdulkareem Babaita     Ado Ibrahim     Mohammed Saidu     IQRA College     Kayode Oyin Zubair     LEAH Charity Foundation     Ibrahim Taiwo Road     Akeem Lawal     Ibrahim Kayode Adeyemi     The Herald     IF-K     Split Diamond Interchange     Jamiu Oyawoye     Bond     Bilikis Oladimeji     Yaman     Manzuma     Idowu Aremu     Olohungbebe     Logun     Shuaibu Yaman     Offa Poly     Ijagbo Health Centre     Durbar     Raymond Olaitan     MAI Akande     Susan Modupe Oluwole     Abdulkarim Adisa     Olaitan Buraimoh     Abubakar Bature Sulu-Gambari     Akeem Olatunji     Offa Grammer School     Danladi     Abdulkadir Akanbi-Oke     Abdullahi Biffo     Shuaib Abdulkadir     Radio Kwara     Saka Adeyemo     Omoniyi     Abdulmumini Jawondo     All Confederation Of Principals Of Secondary Schools     Okin Malt     Rafiu Ibrahim     Olaiya Zuberu     IDPU     Ubandoma Of Ilorin     Forgo Battery Company Limited     Oba Abdulkadir La\'aro     Muhammad Yahya    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Razak Atunwa     AIT Ilorin     Islamic Development Bank     Yahaya Oloriegbe     Kwara Politics     Sidikat Akaje     Ahmad Olanrewaju Belgore     Damilola Yusuf     Congress For National Consensus     Mahfouz Adedimeji     Ayeyemi Sulaiman     General Tunde Idiagbon International Airport     Kwara Basketball Association     Emir Of Yashikira     Jamiu Oyawoye     Ahmad Uthman     Yoonus Lawal     Prince Bola Ajibola     Mumini Ishola Hanafi     Wahab Isa     Baruten     Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq     Maja     Kamoru Kadiri     Raliat AbdulRazaq     FOMWAN     Tafida     Special Adviser On Digital Innovation     Adeleke Ogungbe     Senate     Ibrahim Akaje     Ajibike Katibi     Aremu Bose Deborah     Centre For Community Empowerment And Poverty Eradication     Mohammed Katsina Ahmed     Afonja Descendants Union     Atiku     Mohammed Jimoh Faworaja     2023 Elections     Obasanjo     Sunday Popo-Ola     TIC     Haruna Tambiri Mohammed     Alimi Abdulrazaq     Moshood Kashimawo Abiola     Abdulraufu Mustapha     Oke-Odo     Onilorin     Omu Aran     Irepodun     Government Girls’ Day Secondary School Pakata     Kwara State Pension Board     Overland     NIRSAL     UNILORIN Alumni Association     Ridhwanullah Al-Ilory     Omu-aran     Baaziki Sulaiman     Kale Ayo     Abegunde Goke     Chief Imam Of Ilorin     Baba Idris     CELF     Dele Momodu     George Funsho Adebayo     Ishola Balogun Fulani     Bola Shagaya     KWTV     Tunji Ajanaku     Tuesday Assayomo     Unilorin     Post-utme     JAMB     Kayode Alabi     Osuwa     Adeniyi Ojo     Okin Biscuits