Nigerians mark staff’ day regardless of gasoline shortage, financial hardship – NLC demand new ‘residing wage’

Might 1st na public vacation for Nigeria and na day to have a good time staff for di kontri and dia contributions to di financial system.

Di day dey considered Employees Day, some dey name am Labour Day as effectively however na nonetheless a part of how di world dey have a good time di 2024 Worldwide Labour Day.

Since wen President Bola Tinubu don enta workplace, dis na di first Employees Day wey im go observe and im ship message to have a good time di staff day dis yr.

Na on 29 Might 2023, Tinubu dey sworn-in as di president of Nigeria and since dat time, im don dey lead di kontri and di financial system of di nation.

President Tinubu speech to Nigerian staff

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President Tinubu ship message give Nigerian staff as dem have a good time dia day.

Di president say im administration stay dedicated to enhance di welfare of all staff.

“Dis administration stay dedicated to enhancing di welfare of all staff, wit di numerous reduction programmes, together with di wage award and di imminent minimal wage assessment.” E tok for assertion to mark di day.

Tinubu recognize all kind of staff wey dey do dia greatest to maintain di nation alive.

Im recognize di clerical officer wey dey guarantee di correct documentation and distribution of letters and in addition di safety officer wey stay dutiful by means of all seasons.

“President Tinubu have a good time Nigerian staff throughout all spheres – di trainer wey dey safe di way forward for our nation by imparting data to di subsequent era; di physician wey dey work relentlessly to save lots of treasured lives, and to all Nigerian staff”.

In the meantime, di Minister of Inside, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, wen e bin make di staff day vacation declaration on behalf of di federal goment, tok say di goment dey attempt dia greatest to realize excellence for office.

Im say di Tinubu administration dey concentrate on security and well being at work.

“I state say di federal goment dey dedicated to hold security and wellbeing of all residents for dia head.”

Tunji-Ojo say di president dey ensure that to supply higher surroundings for employee so dem go match contribute to nationwide improvement.

Minimal wage and staff wage

Employees day na additionally day to look into di plight of staff and typically make calls for.

Na for various occasions NLC and oda labour unions don name on di federal goment to extend di minimal wage since Tinubu enta workplace.

Dis na sake of di rising value of meals costs for market and even di value of residing wey dey chew exhausting on di pipo.

For one speech wey President Tinubu bin give for July 2023, Im promise say improve for staff wage dey come.

E say im dey work wit labour unions to introduce a brand new nationwide minimal wage for staff.

“As soon as we agree on a brand new minimal wage and common upward assessment, we go make provision for am for speedy implementation,” di president tok.

However a lot of di improve no go effectively wit di labour unions as dem dey demand as much as N615,000 as di new minimal wage wey go match cater for staff wey dey face exhausting occasions for di present financial system scenario.

Since wen di minimal wage bin dey improve to N30,000 – many state goment neva even start dey pay dat kain quantity as many staff nonetheless earn under.

Though Tinubu no give a staff day speech, a press release from im desk a day earlier than say di president don approve improve of wage for civil servants.

“President Tinubu administration don approve a rise of between 25% and 35% for wage improve for civil servants on di remaining six consolidated wage buildings.”

These for di Tertiary Schooling and Well being Sectors bin don already obtain dia improve wey contain Consolidated College Educational Wage Construction (CONUASS) and Consolidated Tertiary Establishments Wage Construction (CONTISS) for universities.

For Polytechnics and Schools of Schooling, e contain di Consolidated Polytechnics and Schools of Schooling Educational Workers Wage Construction (CONPCASS) and Consolidated Tertiary Instructional Establishments Wage Construction (CONTEDISS).

Di Well being Sector profit by means of di Consolidated Medical Wage Construction (CONMESS) and Consolidated Well being Sector Wage Construction (CONHESS).

Di improve wey dem announce on Tuesday additionally embody di pensions for these wey dey retire from civil service. Im announce improve in pension of between 20% and 28% for pensioners.

Di wage buildings go take impact from 1st January 2024.

Not too long ago, Edo State Govnor Godwin Obaseki additionally bin approve new minimal wage for civil servants for di state.

Di govnor improve di minimal wage from N40,000 go N70,000 and e go take impact from 1 Might, 2024.

Gasoline shortage for Nigeria

Plenti pipo from completely different elements of Nigeria dey face gasoline shortage and e dey even chew more durable.

Di results of di present shortage hit many states wey be say staff no match go work.

Some petrol stations dey promote one litre for about N720, N750, N800. For black market, pipo dey purchase as excessive as N1000 per litre whilst queue dey improve for various petrol stations particularly for Lagos.

BBC Pidgin converse to Bashir Ahmed Dan Mallam, wey be di chairman of Arewa Oil and Fuel Entrepreneurs Affiliation (AOGMA), di affiliation of petroleum sellers for northern Nigeria, and e attempt to break down di main issues we dey result in di present shortage.

Dan Mallam tok say na smaller vessels dey convey petroleum merchandise into di kontri sake of various causes, and in addition as a result of na dis smaller vessels go match attain some ports like di Bonny Terminal for Rivers State and di Escravos Terminal for Delta State.

Anoda purpose, in keeping with Dan Mallam, na di Russia/Ukraine struggle, wey don make oda European firms to boycott Russian vessels, and in addition to shun anybodi wey dey patronise dem.

President of di Petroleum Merchandise Retail Shops House owners Affiliation of Nigeria (PETROAN), Billy Gillis-Harry, on Monday tok say di main purpose for di present shortage na becos NNPC neva provide entrepreneurs wit di product.

How di financial system dangerous attain now?

Total, annual inflation, wey be di common price wey costs of tin dey take go up, dey close to 30% now – di highest determine for almost 30 years.

Di value of meals don rise effectively effectively – by 35%.

Many pipo dey ration di meals wey dem get and dem dey additionally search for cheaper alternate options.

For northern Nigeria, some pipo dey eat di rice wey dem dey troway from manufacturing facility throughout di milling course of. Dem dey often use dis dangerous rice to feed fish.

Pipo share am well-well for social media, movies wey present how some pipo dey scale back di sizes of meals wey dem dey chop.

One clip present one lady wey dey minimize fish into 9 items as a substitute of di common 4 to 5 items.

Dem hear her as she dey tok say her purpose na to verify say her household match eat fish not less than two occasions every week.