The meeting between the Federal Government and Organised Labour would be reconvened on Monday, 7 December to allow the government side do a wide- ranged consultation on the possibility of reversing the current pump price of fuel, as requested by the Orgsnised Labour. Minister for Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, disclosed this at the…
The Federal Government has offered to pay the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) a cumulative sum of N65 billion for both the Earned Allowances for all the unions in the University system and the Revitalisation Fund. ASUU has to choose between two proposed split of the money, which is N40 billion for Earned Allowances…
Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, has called on Nigerians to build on the success achieved by heroes past in maintaing the well being and unity of the country, and keeping it afloat. He spoke when he received in audience, the Nigerian Legion, led by its national chairman, Brigadier General Jones Akpa (Rtd), who…
The Federal Government has inaugurated the Diving Governing Board to implement the provisions of the Factories (Diving at Work) Regulations, 2018. Performing the Inauguration in Abuja, Minister of State, Labour and Employment, Festus Keysmo, SAN, stated that the development of the Diving at Work Regulations arose out of the need to regulate the Nigerian Diving…
The Federal Government has called for increased productivity to counteract the effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic and the age-long challenges of underdevelopment in the country. Minister for Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, stated this as he flagged off the “Nigeria Public Sector Productivity and Innovation Summit”, organised by the National Productivity Centre, at the…
The Federal Government is set to prosecute 634 Child Labour offenders. These offences were committed between 2018 and 2019. The Honourable Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige disclosed this on the occasion of the Training Workshop for Media Practitioners on Child Labour Reporting and Presentation of the National Advocacy Strategy on the Elimination…
The Ministry of Labour and Employment has inaugurated a taskforce for the implementation of COVID-19 Protcols in the Ministry. Performing the inauguration in his office, the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Dr Yerima Peter Tarfa, stated that the Ministerial Taskforce would ensure that people in the work place complied with the COVID-19 Protocol, aimed at curtailing the spread of…
The Federal Government has set up a five-man committee to resolve the inconsistencies in payment of salaries of the non-academic staff members of universities. This was part of the conclusions reached at the meeting between the Federal Government and the leadership of Non-Academic Staff Union of Universities (NASU) and Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities…
