The Honourable Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige has commended the resilience of the Nigerian workers and called for their continued support for the success of the present administration. The Minister in a goodwill message on behalf of the Management and Staff of the Ministry and its Parastatals, to the Nigerian workers on…
The Honourable Minister of State, Labour and Employment, Prof Stephen Ocheni has disclosed that in a renewed effort at ensuring safe, healthy, and decent work, as well as the curbing of unnecessary wastages in the economy, the Administration of President Muhammadu Buhari has embarked on measures to eliminate Child labour and promote the culture of…
The Honourable Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige has addressed agitations by a section of the Labour Tripartite Stakeholders that a uniform Minimum Wage in the federation of Nigeria is at variance with the tenets of federalism. Sen. Ngige who cleared the air on the issue today at the Public Hearing on Minimum…
The Honourable Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige has reaffirmed the government’s commitment towards ensuring that suitable and adequate shelter, food, old age care, pension, sick benefits, welfare of the disabled and reasonable national minimum living wage is provided for all citizens. The Minister, who was ably represented by the Honourable Minister of…
Towards consulting widely and ensuring stakeholders participation in the review of the National Minimum wage, the Tripartite Committee on National Minimum Wage is scheduled to conduct public hearing in the Six Geopolitical Zones of the country as well as the cities of Abuja and Lagos. The public hearing which commences on the 26th to 27th…
The Honourable Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige has affirmed that Nigeria can no longer depend on proceeds from crude oil as the mainstay of its economy but rather as a catalyst for other employment generating sectors. Addressing the meeting of the National Employment Council in Abuja today, Sen. Chris Ngige said: “Although…
The Federal Government says it is surprised that many of the Health Workers Unions operating under the joint group, the Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) embarked on another round of nationwide strike despite government’s demonstrable commitment to the implementation of the agreement reached with it since their last strike of 20th September 2017. A statement…
The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, Bolaji Adebiyi has advised the top Management staff in the Directorate cadre of the Ministry to utilize their expertise as professionals and their leadership capacity to enhance Employment generation in the country and leave behind good legacies for their successors. The Permanent Secretary gave this advice…
