Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige has described the billions of Naira spent by the Federal Government on social protection programmes as triple vaccination against poverty.Ngige said this in Abuja Thursday while briefing the media on the occasion of the 2022 World Day Against Child Labour, with the theme, “Universal Social Protection to…
The Federal Government, in partnership with the German Development Cooperation (GIZ), has empowered 60 youths with training, and start-up tools, aimed at creating employment for them. The twelve-week fashion designing training programme at AFS Vocational Hub, Abuja, and the start-up tools were funded by the Federal Government in partnership with German Development Cooperation (GIZ), as…
The Federal Government has commenced the process of bridging skills gaps among unemployed graduates/youths nationwide, aimed at enhancing their employability profile. The process, which is to be carried out in selected states of the six geo-political zones, includes holding a focus group discussion on Skills Gap Assessment among this category of people, to help them…
The Federal Government has appealed to the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) to cancel its planned protest over the prolonged strike of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and other university-based unions. Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige, made the appeal Thursday at a meeting with the leadership of NLC in his office.…
The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, Ms Kachollom S. Daju, mni, has enjoined the retired staff of the Ministry to keep serving the nation with the experience and expertise they accumulated while still in service. Daju spoke in Abuja at the send-off ceremony organised for retired officers of the Skills Development and…
The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, Ms Kachollom S. Daju, mni, has said that the Ministry will continue to operate on the principle of inclusion, devoid of any form of discrimination. She stated this when she received in audience, the Women Inspired Initiative, led by their president, Loyce Ogueri. Daju emphasised that…
