FG,Labour Reach Agreement on New Template for Minimum Wage

The Federal Government and Organised Labour have reached an agreement on the percentage increase on the consequential adjustment in workers’ salaries based on the new minimum wage of N30,000.

The two sides to the dispute, who have been at the negotiating table in the last few months, eventually reached an agreement after a five hours meeting which ended on 3 am on Friday.

BELOW IS THE FULL AGREEMENT REACHED BY BOTH PARTIES

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MEMORANDUM OF TERMS OF SETTLEMENT REACHED AT THE END OF THE CONCILIATION MEETINGS ON CONSEQUENTIAL ADJUSTMENTS OF THE OTHER WAGES FOLLOWING THE NEW NATIONAL MINIMUM WAGE OF N30, 000 HELD AT THE INSTANCE OF THE HONOURABLE MINISTER OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (HML&E) BETWEEN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA AND ORGANISED LABOUR ON 9TH, 14TH, 15TH, 16TH ,17TH AND 18TH OCTOBER , 2019, AT THE CONFERENCE ROOM OF THE HONOURABLE MINISTER, FEDERAL MINISTRY OF LABOUR & EMPLOYMENT, ABUJA.

PRESENT

CONCILIATORS

SEN. (DR) CHRIS NGIGE, OON – HON. MINISTER OF LABOUR & EMPLOYMENT – CHIEF CONCILIATOR
FESTUS KEYAMO, SAN – HON. MINISTER OF STATE, FEDERAL MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT – DEPUTY CONCILIATOR

JOINT NATIONAL PUBLIC SERVICE NEGOTIATING COUNCIL (JNPSNC)

GOVERNMENT SIDE

Dr. Folasade. Yemi- Esan – Ag. Head of the Civil Service of the Federation
Mr. Ekpo Nta – Ag Chairman, National Salaries, Incomes and Wages

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Commission (NSIWC)

iii. William Nwankwo Alo – Permanent Secretary, Fed. Min. of Labour & Employment

(FML&E)

Sir Olusegun Adeyemi Adekunle – Permanent Secretary General Services Office (GSO)

Office of the Secretary To The Government Of The Federation

Mr. B.O.C. Omogo – Director Organisational Development & Design (ODD) representing Permanent Secretary of OHSCF

Service Policy & Strategy Office (SPSO)

Mr. Olusanya Ajakaye – Secretary, National Assembly (NASS) Service Commission

vii. Mr, Bassey E. Bassey – Secretary Federal Judicial Service Commission (FJSC)

viii. Gideon Mitu – Director (Expenditure)- Social, Budget Office of the

Federation (BoF) representing Director General, Budget

Mr. Olusegun Olufehinti, (FCA) – Director, Integrated Personnel Payroll Information System

(IPPIS) representing Accountant General of the Federation

LABOUR

x Com. Simon Anchaver

xii. Com. Lawal Alade Bashir

xiii. Com. Yahaya Y, Yashi

xiv. Com. John O, Ushie

Com. T. A. Shettima

xvi. Com, Bobboi B, Kaigama

xvii. Com. Biobelemoye J. Josiah

xviii. Com. Amaechi Lawrence

IN ATTENDANCE

ORGANISED LABOUR

Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC)

Com. Ayuba Wabba, mni
Com. Ameachi Asugwuni

iii. Com. Emma. Ugboaja

Com. Ibrahim Khaleel, mni
Com. Marwan M, Adamu, mni
Com. Issa Aremu, mni

Trade Union Congress (TUC)

Com. Quadri A, Olaleye
Com. Musa Lawal M. Ozigi, mni

iii. Com. Musa M. Abbas

Com. Nuhu Toro

Following the threat by Organized Labour not to guarantee industrial peace after Wednesday, October 16, 2019, as a result of the deadlock in the ongoing negotiation on the Consequential Adjustment of emoluments in Federal Government Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) arising from the New National Minimum Wage of Thirty Thousand Naira (N30, 000.00) as imbued in the National Minimum Wage Act, 2019, the Honourable Minister of Labour and Employment in exercise of his powers under the Trade Dispute Act, CAP T8, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria (LFN) 2004, apprehended the trade dispute and called the parties to conciliation meetings. He met each of the JNPSNC separately on Wednesday, 9th October and Monday 15th October, 2019, Thereafter, joint meetings were held on 16th, 17th and 18th of October, 2019, after which the following Terms of Settlement and Agreement pertaining to the Minimum Wage Consequential Adjustments in the Public Service were reached:

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THE CONSEQUENTIAL ADJUSTMENTS/INCREASE

Group 1 (CONPSS)