Here are front page headlines from top newspapers In Nigeria today, 5th June, 2024.
1. The Nation Nigeria
- Edun to present new wage template
- House of Reps attacks Labour leaders
- Fed Govt to save $4.4b annually from conversion of vehicles to CNG
- NAMA seeks retention of more revenues for operations
- Oando’s N104.1b profit rallies investors
2. Punch Newspapers
The Minimum Wage Tripartite Committee will start having daily meetings for five days with the hope of reaching a consensus and might consider N100,000 as National Minimum Wage. Sources within the labour movement who spoke with The Nation on Tuesday revealed that labour leaders were willing to shift ground from N494,000 demanded for by workers to the figure being contemplated by the Federal Government to avoid criticisms from some quarters that the demand was outrageous and unrealizable.
3. Vanguard Newspaper
Yesterday, President Bola Tinubu gave a directive to Finance Minister and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun to make calculations regarding new minimum wage costs and provide figures which would be moderate, steady and make sense today.
4. Daily Trust
The new minimum wage was initially proposed as N60,000 by the Federal Government but labour has vowed not to accept such an increment. A decision was reached between the Federal Government’s team and labour leadership on Monday for a new minimum wage set at “above N60,000”.
5. Nigerian Tribune
6. The Guardian Newspaper
Thank you for reading, that is all for today, can’t wait to see you again tomorrow another review of Nigerian newspapers.
