The Federal government is focused on standardising the nation’s work environment for improved safe and healthy workplaces, and higher productivity.Minister of Labour and Employment, Hon. Nkeiruka Onyejeocha, stated this in Abuja when she visited the Headquarters of the NDE, still under reconstruction, to assess the degree of completion of the project.To achieve that standardisation, she…
The Federal Government has launched the National Workplace Policy on HIV/AIDS designed to instil a culture of inclusivity, compassion, and collective responsibility within the nation’s workplaces.The Policy, launched in collaboration with the International Labour Organisation (ILO), is aimed at fortifying communities against the challenges posed by HIV/AIDS.The Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Hon.…
The Federal Government has commenced the draft review and validation of the country’s National Profile on Occupational Safety and Health (OSH), to enhance the safety of the nation’s workplaces.Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Hon. Nkeiruka Onyejeocha, who flagged off a two-day workshop on the exercise, said that the Profile would stimulate effective management…
The attention of the Ministry of Labour and Employment has been drawn to reports circulating online and also published by the Punch Newspaper of 27th September 2023 claiming that the President will announce wage awards and palliatives to workers during his October 1st Independence Day speech. The report which is said to have emanated from…
The Minister of Labour and Employment Simon Bako Lalong has again invited the Nigerian Labour Congress, NLC for another meeting over its planned indefinite strike. The Minister who directed the Department of Trade Unions Services and Industrial Relations to convene a meeting with the leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) for Monday 18th September…
Distinguished gentlemen of the press, ladies and gentlemen, it has become expedient for me to call for this Press Conference to address the impending 2-day warning strike by members of the Nigeria labour Congress (NLC) and its affiliates. Allow me to first express my sympathy and that of the Government of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu…
The Federal Government has handed over the operation of its Skills and Vocational Training Centre located in Ibi Local Government Area of Taraba State, to the State government.At the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the parties, which marked the handover of the Centre, Minister of Labour and Employment, Simon Lalong, stated that…
The Federal Government is committed to working closely with organised Labour for a peaceful resolution of all pending industrial disputes, as well as addressing the issue of the new national minimum wage and other palliatives arising from the removal of fuel subsidy. The Minister of Labour and Employment, Simon Lalong, stated this in Abuja when…
