The Federal Government has set up an Inter-Ministerial Committee on the Planning of the 2019 Global Youth Empowerment Forum (GYEF), part of the centenary anniversary celebration of the International Labour Organisation (ILO). Inaugurating the Committee in Abuja, Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, William Alo, said “it is with a view to ensuring…
The Ministry of Labour and Employment has dismissed as cheap and unconscionable lies the allegations by the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG), and the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) that the Minister was on a vendetta mission to proscribe NUPENG “On 13th May, 2019, a letter was written by the Department of Trade Union Services…
The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, William Alo, says Nigeria needs assistance from the U.S in tackling the unemployment challenges bedeviling the country. He spoke in Abuja when he received in audience a delegation from the U.S. Department of Labor, led by Kurt A. Petermeyer, the Regional Administrator, Occupational Safety and Health…
The Federal Government has called for strict adherence to the Diving at Work Regulations, 2018, and the adoption of established good practices, aimed at eliminating hazards associated with diving operations. The Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, made the call in Abuja at the National Stakeholders’ Awareness and Sensitization on the Diving at…
The Federal Government has today 13th May, 2019, inaugurated the Board of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF). The ceremony was performed by the Honourable Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. (Dr.) Chris Nwabueze Ngige, at the Banquet Hall, Presidential Villa, State House. Abuja. The Board made of twelve members is chaired…
The Federal Government has called for collective effort of all stakeholders to tackle the menace of forced labour and human trafficking, in order to achieve sustainable growth and development. The Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, stated this in Abuja at the launch of Alliance 8.7 and National Consultation in Nigeria. According to Osinbajo, “No government, country…
Nigeria is committed to promoting and ensuring decent work environment, in line with the set standards of the International Labour Organisation (ILO). The Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige, stated this in Abuja on the occasion of the anniversary of the ILO Centenary and 60 Years of ILO in Africa celebration. He noted…
he Honourable Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Nwabueze Ngige, OON, MD, and the Honourable Minister of State, Professor Stephen I. Ocheni, FCNA, FCTI, on behalf of management and staff of the Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, its Parastatals and all stakeholders wish to felicitate with the International Labour Organisation on the occasion…
