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Festus Egwarewa Keyamo, SAN, FCIArb (UK)
Honourable Minister of State
EARLY LIFE AND EDUCATION
FESTUS EGWAREWA ADENIYI KEYAMO, SAN, FCIArb(UK), the Minister of State, Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment is a lawyer, Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, (UK), social crusader, critic and columnist. Prior to his being seconded to the Ministry of Labour and Employment, he had a brief stint at the Ministry of Niger Delta where he was also the Minister of State.
Sen. Dr. Chris Nwabueze Ngige
Honourable Minister
Sen. Dr. Chris Nwabueze Ngige, MD, OON,KSJ is the Honourable Minister of Labour and Employment of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, a gallant and refined politician and a medical doctor par excellence.
He is a graduate of Medicine from the University of Nigeria Nsukka in 1979; he holds Bachelor of Medical and Bachelor of Surgery. He bagged a Diploma in Hospital Management, Pakistan National Public Administration (NIPA) Institute of Peshawar, Pakistan in 1990 and also a fellow of Pakistan Institute of Health Administrators.
Dr. Yerima Peter Tarfa,
Permanent Secretary
Dr. Tarfa holds a PhD in Environmental Resource Management.
Former Director, Department of Climate Change, Federal Ministry of Environment and Nigeria’s Focal Point to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
Our Programmes
National Electronic Labour Exchange (NELEX)
National Electronic Labour Exchange (NELEX) project is an innovative electronic platform designed to transform the Employment Exchanges of the Ministry of Labour and Employment .....
CHILD LABOUR PROGRAMME
In response to the growing incidence and concerns for child labour in Nigeria, the Ministry of Labour and Employment developed the National Policy on Child Labour.
MANAGEMENT OF LABOUR MIGRATION
The illegal, and sometimes criminal, activities of Nigerian migrants in host communities have been a source of concern to the Governments, both in the past and present.
REGISTRATION OF TRADE UNIONS
There are some requirement for registration of as a trade union.
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The Federal Government has begun the process of validating the National Policy on Child/Forced Labour, and the National Action Plan (NAP) on...