The Honourable Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige has expressed optimism that the collaboration between the Federal Government of Nigeria and the African Development Bank (AFDB), on a program termed “Public-Private Roundtable on Youth Employment and Skills Development in Nigeria” will accelerate job creation and reduced skill gap through the mobilization of investments between…
The Hon. Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige has dismissed reports in a section of the media that Nigeria is lagging behind in Labour Standards Report Rendition to the International Labour Organisation (ILO). A statement by the Ministry’s Director of Press, Samuel Olowookere said contrary to the incorrect and misleading report, Nigeria has…
The Honourable Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige has re-stated the commitment of the Federal Government to job creation for the citizenry, with a call on the National Directorate of Employment (NDE) to expand its skills acquisition programmes in order to reduce the nation’s unemployment index. Ngige, disclosed this recently in Abuja during…
The Honourable Minister of Labour and Employment Sen. Chris Ngige has disclosed that the present Administration is working assiduously to ensure that all ratified International Labour Organization’s Conventions are implemented with prompt report rendition. Ngige, stated this recently, in his Abuja office when he received on working visit, a team of expert from the International…
The efforts of the Federal Government at reversing the unacceptable trend of youths unemployment in Nigeria has received a further boost, as the Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment in partnership with the African Development Bank (AFDB), has commenced work on a program plan termed Youth Employment and Skills Development in Nigeria, Public-Private Roundtable. Addressing…
The Acting Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, Abdulrahim Ajibola Ibrahim has affirmed that industrial peace and harmony in workplace will enhance productivity in every sphere of the economy. The Director overseeing the office of the Permanent Secretary stated this recently in Abuja while declaring open a sensitization seminar/interactive session organized by the…
The Hon. Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige has assured members of the National Union of Food, Beverage and Tobacco Joint Employers and Workers Association that the Federal Government will review the newly introduced 500% excise duty on locally produced alcoholic beverages to save the sector from imminent collapse and forestall the consequent…
The Honourable Minister of State, Labour and Employment, Prof Stephen Ocheni said the Federal Government’s ultimate goal is to ensure effective accountability and transparency of public funds, in line with economic recovery growth plan of the present administration led by President Muhammadu Buhari. The Minister made this known recently, at the 4th Inaugural Lecture of…
