HAZARD ALLOWANCE: FG, HEALTH WORKERS HARMONISE PROPOSALS IN A FORTNIGHT
The Federal Government will meet with representatives of health sector workers in a fortnight to harmonise their proposals on the new hazard allowance for workers in Government health establishments. Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige disclosed this Tuesday night after a meeting between the Presidential Committee on Salaries (PCS), relevant Federal Government stakeholders…
WORLD DAY AGAINST CHILD LABOUR 2021: FG HIGHLIGHTS EFFORTS
The Federal Government has created an enabling environment for the fight against Child Labour through the ratification and adoption of key International Labour Organization (ILO) Conventions. Minister for Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, stated this in Abuja as he briefed the media, as part of activities lined up for the commemoration of the 2021…
NIGERIA’S RESPONSE TO COVID-19 IN LINE WITH ILO POLICY – FG
The Federal Government has said that the nation’s policy responses to the COVID-19 crisis were tailored to the International Labour Organization’s (ILO) four-pillar policy framework for tackling the socio-economic impact of the pandemic. Minister for Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, stated this while delivering Nigeria’s response to the Report of the Director-General of ILO…
FG APPRECIATES JUSUN, PASAN, ASUP FOR CALLING OFF STRIKES
The Federal Government has expressed appreciation to the Judicial Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN), Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria (PASAN) and Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) for calling off their nationwide industrial actions. The appreciation was contained in a statement today by the Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige. Ngige said the…
FG ASK JUSUN/PASAN TO CALL OFF STRIKE
The Federal Government has directed members of the striking Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) and the Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria (PASAN) to urgently re-open all the courts and the State Houses of Assembly so that the May 20, 2021 Memorandum of Action, signed by all parties and further reinforced by another meeting on…
COURTS, STATE ASSEMBLIES WILL RE-OPEN NEXT WEEK-FG
The Federal Government has expressed hope that courts and state assemblies will re-open next week, following the resolution of the nationwide industrial dispute of the Judicial Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) and Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria (PASAN) over the non-implementation of autonomy for State judiciary and legislature by the governors. The Minister of Labour…
FG OFFERS HEALTH WORKERS ENHANCED HAZARD ALLOWANCE
The Federal Government says it has made an offer to increase hazard allowance for all health workers in government health establishments in the country. Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige stated this Tuesday night after a meeting between the Federal Government and representatives of all the professional bodies and unions in the health…