The Honourable Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige has appealed to the Petroleum and Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) to shelve its planned strike in the spirit of conciliation brokered between it and Neconde Energy Services Ltd. A statement by the Deputy Director, Press in the Federal Ministry of Labour and…
The Honourable Minister of State Labour and Employment, Prof. Stephen Ocheni revealed today that the present administration led by President Muhammadu Buhari accord high premium to the issue of labour inspection services being a cardinal component of the Decent Work Country programme. Prof. Ocheni stated this today when he led a team of inspectors…
The newly appointed International Labour Organization (ILO) Assistant Director General/Regional Director for Africa, Nigerian born Ms Cynthia Samuel Olonjuwon has reiterated the commitment of ILO to strengthen its collaboration with the Federal Government of Nigeria in its efforts at promoting inclusive and sustainable growth. The Regional Director made this assertion today when she paid a maiden…
The Permanent Secretary Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, Bolaji Adebiyi today said that the efforts of the Federal Government in addressing the economic challenges facing the nation will require sustainable industrial peace and harmony to succeed. He said this while declaring open a one-day seminar organized by the Association of Senior Civil Servants of…
Towards promoting regular migration and supporting voluntary returnees in social and economic reintegration, the Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment has entered into an agreement with German Deutsche Gesellschaft Fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit GMBH (GIZ) to set up a Nigerian–German Center for jobs, Migration and Reintegration. Signing the letter of intent today, the Permanent Secretary Federal…
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige has said the death of the former Vice President and foremost Nigerian Statesman, Dr. Alex Ekwueme is an exit of an unrivalled colossus at a time Nigeria is in dire need of his wisdom, knowledge, discipline, courage and patriotism. “I received with great jolt, sadness and…
The Honourable Minister of State Labour and Employment, Prof. Stephen Ocheni has advocated improved youth access to secondary, vocational and tertiary education as a deliberate strategy to check youth’s illiteracy and its antecedent vices, such as moral decadence, Juvenile delinquency, cultism and drug abuse. Ocheni stated this recently in Abuja at a Reception and Public…
It is a new dawn in the Ministry of Labour and Employment, the appointment of the new Minister of State for Labour and Employment is a welcome development, long anticipated and a dream come true for the management and staff of the ministry and especially for the people of kogi state. The new Minister…
