Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment – Ensuring Decent Work for all Nigerians

The Honourable Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige (5th left); Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, Dr. Yerima Peter Tarfa (4th left); Representative of Manufacturers Association of Nigeria, Sen. Adawari Pepple (6th right); D.G, National Productivity Center, Dr Kashim Akor (5th right) and other members of the newly reconstituted National Productivity Order of Merit Award Committee

The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of labour and Employment, Dr. Peter Yerima (3rd right); Representative of NLC, Comrade Hassan Anka; Director (2nd right), Productivity Measurement and Labour Standard, Mr Eyewumi Neburago, in a group photograph with the participants at a 5 day workshop on Report Rendition on the Application of Ratified Conventions in Abuja

Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, Peter Tarfa, PhD, (4th Left); Director General, National Productivity Centre, Dr Kasheem Akor (4th right) with the Awardees of the Productivity and Innovations Award in Abuja

The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, Dr Yerima Tarfa Phd, (5th left) in a group photograph with the Directors and Director Generals during a Two Day Annual Senior Officers Conference in Kefi, Nasarawa State.

Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo (representing the Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo) (5th right); Minister of State, Industry, Trade and Investment, Ambassador Mariam Yalwaji Katagum (4th right) in a group photograph with beneficiaries of Growth and Employment (GEM) project, in Abuja

The Honourable Minister, Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige. (3rd left) Flanked on his right by the Honourable Minister of State, Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo SAN. And on his left by President of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) Comr. Ayuba Wabba, the Former Permanent Secretary, William Alo, extreme left in a group photograph with other members of Nigeria Labour Congress during the courtesy visit to the Ministry

The Former Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment Mr. William Alo, (8th) left, Director General International Labour Organization (ILO), Mr. Guy Ryder (7th) right in a group photograph with Directors of the Ministry during the DG ILO courtesy visit in Abuja.

Former Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, William Alo (4th left); ILO Country Director, Dennis Zulu (3rd left); Director, Inspectorate, Mrs Amahian Jegbefumeh (5th left), and others at the Rally organised by the Ministry as part of events in commemoration of the 2019 World Day Against Child Labour (WDACL) in Nigeria.

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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.

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.

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.