CONGRATULATIONS TO THE NATION’S WORKFORCE! On behalf of the Ministry of Labour and Employment and its parastatals, I warmly congratulate the Nigerian workers on this year’s International Workers’ Day. You are the wind beneath the nation’s wings, keeping it on course, steady and focused. I laud your can-do spirit, tenacity, sense of purpose, and patriotism…
The Nigerian Government has called for democratic reforms within the Governing Body of the International Labour Organisation (ILO), to reflect the diverse social and geographical interests of all continents/constituents and to uphold the principles of fairness and equity that the organisation stands for. The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Muhammad Maigari Dingyadi, made the…
The Federal Government has reaffirmed its continued commitment to ensuring that the migration of Nigerians to other countries is done legally, not only for the economic benefits, but also for the well-being and safety of migrants. The Minister of Labour and Employment, Muhammad Maigari Dingyadi, said this in his office in Abuja while receiving a…
The newly appointed Permanent Secretary for Labour and Employment, Dr. Salihu A. Usman has emphasised the importance of patriotism in driving better service delivery. Usman, who spoke in Abuja as he assumed duties in the Ministry today, said that public officials must be patriotic to effectively discharge their duties. He also stressed that dedication, sincerity…
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Muhammad Maigari Dingyadi, has re-assured the organised labour of the commitment of President Tinubu to industrial peace and harmony. Dingyadi said this when he paid a friendly visit to the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Joe Ajaero at the National Secretariat of the NLC in Abuja.…
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Muhammad Maigari Dingyadi, has urged the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) to resolve its internal conflict within the Edo State chapter to prevent further escalation. The Edo State Council of the NLC has accused the state government of interfering in the union’s affairs, including a police invasion of their premises.…
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Muhammad Maigari Dingyadi, has called for more budgetary allocation for 2025 to enable the Ministry to scale up the performance of key areas of its mandate. He noted that the fund would be particularly used to renovate, reconstruct, and re-equip the skills development centres under the Ministry and its…
The Federal Government is open to collaborating with non-governmental organisations to achieve its goal of creating meaningful employment opportunities. Minister of Labour and Employment, Muhammad Maigari Dingyadi, said this today in Abuja when he received a consortium of NGOs, part of the United Nations NGO Committee on Social Development, led by its national head, Daniel…
The new Minister of Labour and Employment, Muhammadu Maigari Dingyadi has assured that the Federal Government would address all outstanding labour matters to sustain the existing industrial harmony in the country. Dingyadi, gave this assurance, Tuesday in his maiden address to the management and staff of the Ministry. The Minister also reiterated the commitment of…
The implementation of the new national minimum wage will be backdated to 1st April, 2024 whenever it comes into effect. Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Nkeiruka Onyejeocha, disclosed this in Abuja on the occasion of the 2024 Workers’ Day celebration. She reassured Nigerian workers that despite the delay, government has been working diligently…
The federal government has launched the report of the country’s 2022 Child and Forced Labour Survey, carried out to generate data to serve as a reference for assessing the impact of the phenomenon on the lives of children and the entire nation. In her address at the launch, Minister of State for Labour and Employment,…
The Honourable Minister of State, Labour and Employment, Nkeiruka Onyejeocha, has appealed to the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) to call off their 7-day warning strike, which started today. Onyejeocha also expressed displeasure at the action of the unions, which she described as…
—— Pleads With NLC, TUC To Withdraw 14-Day Ultimatum The Federal Government has assured the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) of resuming the payment of wage award to workers this week. Minister of State, Labour and Employment, Nkeiruka Onyejeocha, gave the assurance in Abuja at a meeting with the leadership of…
The Federal Government is open to collaborating with the private sector to reduce unemployment and poverty in the country, through exploring opportunities in the agribusiness sector. Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Nkeiruka Onyejeocha, who spoke when she received representatives of Sahel Consulting Agriculture and Nutrition Limited, who were in the Ministry to introduce…
….As ILO urges government to streamline fragmented social security programmes The Federal Government has joined forces with the International Labour Organisation (ILO) to give more people access to social safety nets in Nigeria. A collaborative effort between the government and the ILO, according to the Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Barr. Nkeiruka Onyejeocha,…
The newly deployed Permanent Secretary, Labour and Employment, Ismaila Abubakar, has called for unity of purpose among members of staff for better performance in the delivery of the mandate of the ministry. He noted that operating as a united force, in peace and harmony, they would be able to tackle decisively all obstruction in their…
…..TUC Applauds Progress, Urges Completion, full implementation of other agreements The Federal Government has continued to actively maintain open communication with major trade unions, aimed at preventing future strikes, foster positive labour relations, and ensure friendly working environment for workers. Minister of Labour and Employment, Barr Nkeiruka Onyejeocha, highlighted government’s committment towards implementing agreements with…
The federal government has solicited the cooperation of the Nigeria labour Congress in promoting workers’ welfare and national productivity. Minister of Labour and Employment, Nkeiruka Onyejeocha, made the request in Abuja when she paid a visit to the President and leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) as part of strategy to mobilise critical stakeholders…
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…
The Federal Government in furtherance of its commitment to promoting Occupational Safety and Health in the workplace has inaugurated a committee to look into the crisis rocking the National Industrial Safety Council of Nigeria (NISCN).The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, Kachollom Daju S. mni, stated during the inauguration thatthe council which had…
The Federal Government has pledged to continue collaborating with stakeholders in developing and implementing collective strategies to eradicate child labour. The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, Kachollom Daju, mni, made the pledge in Abuja when she led a road-walk, which is part of activities to commemorate the 2023 World Day Against Child…
The Federal Government has faulted the irregular practice of state governments establishing ministries and departments of Labour, and implementing parallel guidelines and policies to those developed at the federal level. The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, Kachallom Daju, mni, criticised this trend by states while flagging off the 2023 Session of the…
Nigeria has pledged continued commitment to promoting social justice and equality for sustainable development.Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, and leader of Nigeria’s delegation, Ms Kachollom Daju, mni, made the pledge at the 111th Session of the International Labour Conference (ILC) of the International Labour Organization (ILO), holding from 5th – 16th June,…
President Muhammdu Buhari has elevated the Hon Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Dr. Chris Nwabueze Ngige from the Officer of Order of Niger (OON) to the next rank of Commander Order of the Niger (CON).Dr Ngige is among the serving outgoig Ministers who were awarded the second highest National Honour in the Order of…
As part of efforts of the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari to reduce unemployment and alleviate poverty in the country, the Federal Government has commissioned four upgraded vocational skills training centres across some rural communities in Anambra State.The centres are located in Alor, Idemili South LGA, Ifite-dunu in Dunukofia LGA, Akweze and Enugu-Adazi, both in…
Meets labour, CBN over Naira Redesign policy dispute. The Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige has taken steps to avert the impending nationwide strike of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), billed to commence on Wednesday.Ngige, Monday, intervened in the dispute between NLC and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) over the latter’s Naira…
Skills Upgrading and Vocational Training Centre Alor, Anambra State Plumbing and Pipefitting. Tailoring and Dress Making. Carpentry and Joinery. Hotel, Catering and Event Management Services. Electrical Installation and Maintenance Work (D&I). Welding and Fabricating. Motor Vehicle Mechanic’s Work. GSM Mechanic’s Work. Satellite Dish/CCTV Installation Work. Computer Craft (Installation and Maintenance). Computer Appreciation. Skills Upgrading and…
President Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR has signed the Instrument of Ratification for ILO Convention No.190 on Violence and Harassment and the document is set to be deposited with the Director- General of the International Labour Organisation by the Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment.The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, Ms Kachollom S. Daju…
The Federal Government has declared that nobody won or lost in the ruling of the National Industrial Court of Nigeria (NICN), ordering members of the striking Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to return to work.The Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige, made the declaration today while receiving members of the Nigerian Association…
The Federal Government has expressed concern over the high incidence of child labour in the country, warning that it would most certainly have massive implications in the near future.The Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige, gave this warning in a keynote address at the National Children Conference in Abuja, to commemorate the 2022…
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige, Monday, said the Federal Government did not take the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to court over the prolonged strike of the union, as some people claimed.Ngige said he would have failed in his duties if he didn’t refer the matter to the National Industrial…
The Federal Government has referred the prolonged strike of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to the National Industrial Court of Nigeria (NICN) for adjudication, following the failure of dialogue between the union and the Federal Ministry of Education. The referral instrument addressed to the Registrar of NICN was dated September 8, 2022 and…
The Federal Government has vowed to provide an enabling environment for competitive performance in the Civil Service. The Honourable Minister of State, Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo, SAN, stated this at the Ministerial Service Award for Labour sector in commemoration of Nigeria Public Service. Keyamo said that with the performance management process…
The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, Ms Kachollom S. Daju mni, has emphasized the importance of synergy in achieving Public Service Reforms in line with the goals of the Present Administration. She made the emphasis when she received in audience, Dr. Dasuki Ibrahim Arabi, Director General of the Bureau of Public Service Reforms…
The Federal Government is reviewing its Occupational Safety and Health Regulations as required by the National Policy on Occupational Safety and Health and the International Labour Organisation (ILO) Convention 187 in order to effectively address identified workplace safety and health concerns in the world of work. Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, Ms…
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…
The Federal Government has commended the International Labour Organization (ILO) for its continued support to Nigeria in labour administration. The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, Ms Kachollom S. Daju, min, gave the commendation in Abuja at a meeting between the ILO Country Director, Ms Vanessa Phala, and her team, and the management…
President Muhammadu Buhari today appealed to members of the organised private sector to reinvest their profits on creation and retention of jobs. Buhari made the appeal in a goodwill message to the Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA) at the maiden Nigeria Employers’ Summit holding in Abuja. The President, who was represented by the Minister…
The Federal Government has thanked the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) for resuming duties after its warning strike. The Government also commended the union for acknowledging the efforts of the Federal Government towards the resolution of the challenges facing polytechnic education in the country. In a statement released in Abuja today, the Minister of Labour…
The attention of the Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment has been drawn to complaints emanating from leaders of some education sector-based unions that their members were yet to receive the arrears of the Minimum Wage Consequential Adjustment, which the Federal Government had since approved and started paying from the Office of Accountant General of…
The Federal Government has said it cannot increase emoluments or downsize workers without productivity measurement. Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige said this in his welcome address at the 3rd National Productivity Summit in Abuja, organised by the National Productivity Centre (NPC). Ngige explained that Nigeria cannot make progress without productivity measurement in…
The new Anti-Corruption & Transparency Unit (ACTU) committee in the Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment was inaugurated and charged to refocus the unit and strengthen its membership, so as to effectively carry out the war against corruption both within the ministry and its parastatals, for better service delivery. Minister for Labour & Employment, Dr.…
The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, Ms Kachollom S. Daju, mni, has said that proper understanding and application of the Federal Civil Service Strategy and Implementation Plan (FCSSIP) 2021 – 2025 would enhance the efficiency of workers. Daju stated this in Abuja as she flagged off a two-day training programme for directorate…
Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige has linked the scourge of child labour to pervasive poverty in the African continent. The Minister however noted that the current administration in Nigeria has adopted multi-pronged approach to fight child labour through reduction in poverty index, despite teething challenges. He disclosed this Wednesday, while addressing the International Labour Organisation…
The new Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, Ms Kachollom S. Daju, mni, has solicited the cooperation of the management and staff in actualising the mandate of the Ministry. Daju spoke in Abuja, as she formally took over the duties of her office from the Director, Overseeing the Office of the Permanent Secretary, Dr John…
The federal government has said that the participation and cooperation of all relevant stakeholders in Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) is crucial in protecting work environments and promoting the safety and health of workers in the country. Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo, SAN, stated this in Abuja at the symposium organised…
The Federal government has said that the use of labour-based technology in the construction and maintenance of public works boosts employment in the country. The Minister for Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, stated this as he flagged off the 7th meeting of the National Employment Council in Abuja, with the theme, “Use of Labour-Based Technology…
The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, Dr Yerima Peter Tarfa, has retired from the Federal Civil Service amidst eulogies from the top management and staff of the Ministry. In a farewell speech, on behalf of the management and staff, Director, Reforms Coordination, Dr John Magbadelo, said the retiring Permanent Secretary represented a…
The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, Dr Yerima Peter Tarfa, has retired from the Federal Civil Service amidst eulogies from the top management and staff of the Ministry. In a farewell speech, on behalf of the management and staff, Director, Reforms Coordination, Dr John Magbadelo, said the retiring Permanent Secretary represented a…
The Federal government has called for coordinated actions among stakeholders in order to accelerate the elimination of child Labour in the country. Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, Dr Yerima Peter Tarfa, made the call in Abuja at the flag-off of the capacity-building workshop organized for Zonal Directors/State Controllers on the use and…
The Federal government is set to reactivate its rehabilitation programme for the North-East, designed to alleviate the human suffering generated by man-made and natural disasters in that region. The Minister for Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, disclosed this in Nasarawa State, as he flagged off the preparatory technical meeting and capacity-building workshop for the…
The Federal Government has handed over the operation of its skills acquisition centre, located at Konduga, to the Borno State government. The transfer was made through the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment and the Borno State government, in Abuja. At the signing of MOU ceremony,…
The planned nationwide industrial action of all the associations/unions in the aviation industry, billed to commence today, February 8, 2022, has been suspended.This is sequel to a Memorandum of Settlement (MOS) reached between the aviation workers and the Federal Ministry of Aviation in the early hours of today.Both parties signed the agreement at the end…
The Federal Government has inaugurated a new National Council on Productivity, to address the issues of low productivity in the country. Minister for Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, while inaugurating the Council in Abuja, stated that the Federal Government attached great priority to enhancing national productivity, and upgrading the nation’s global competitiveness and ranking.…
The Federal Government has called for balanced and informed media coverage of labour migration. Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, Dr Yerima P. Tarfa, made the call as he flags off a workshop organised for Labour correspondents on “Effective Coverage of Labour Migration”. He noted that to achieve balanced and informed reportage on…
Nigeria is putting in place stronger measures to address gender-based violence (GBV) in the country’s world of work. These measures include ILO Convention No. 190 on Violence and Harassment (2019) which Nigeria is poised to ratify. Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, Dr Yerima Peter Tarfa, stated this in his address at the national…
The Federal Government says it has commenced preliminary activities towards the ratification of four key conventions of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) that would promote and bolster Labour Administration in Nigeria. The Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige disclosed this on Monday in his goodwill message at the opening ceremony of the Sub-Regional…
Against the backdrop of the abysmal global rating of Nigerian universities and the efforts of the Federal Government to reposition them , the Academic Staff Union of Universities(ASUU) has risen to commend the Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige for demonstrating an uncommon faith in the university system. The union also asked the National Assembly to initiate…
The Federal Government says there is vast opportunities for job creation in the green economy. Minister for Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, stated this in Abuja at the opening of the sixth meeting of the National Employment Council, with the theme, “Creating Environmental Friendly (Green) Jobs”. He said that the green economy sector presented…
The Federal Government has welcomed the suspension of the strike of the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD), which lasted for about 63 days. The Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige stated this while receiving the leadership of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) who led the NARD on a thank you visit to…
The Federal Government has commenced the training of youths in the North-East region on vocational skills, aimed at creating employment for them. The training in the North-East region is part of a nationwide programme, organised by the Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, to generate employment for youths through the acquisition of vocational skills. Permanent…
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has attributed the ongoing strike by the Nigeria Association of Residents Doctors (NARD) which has entered its 58th day to the uncooperative attitude of the immediate past leadership of NARD. The President of the NMA, Professor Innocent Uja made the assertion while leading the newly elected leadership of the association…
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige has urged employers of labour and Labour unions to pay greater attention to the formalization of workers across the federation, warning that unemployment and indecent jobs are huge incubators of national insecurity. Senator Ngige made the call while addressing a joint visit by the leaders of…
The Minister of Labour and employment Senator Chris Ngige Thursday lamented that some states in Nigeria employ foreign doctors and pay them five times higher than they pay their Nigerian counterparts. Ngige said this while receiving the Chairman of the Federal Character Commission (FCC), Dr Muheeba Dankaka and other federal commissioners who paid him a…
The Federal Government has called on stakeholders to collaborate with Government in the campaign against workplace harassment and violence in the country. Minister for Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, made the call in Abuja, as he flagged off a two-day Stakeholders Sensitization Workshop on ILO Convention 190 (C190) on Violence and Harassment and Elimination…
The Federal Government Tuesday reached a truce with aggrieved health workers of the Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) an assembly of healthcare professions. An understanding was reached by both parties after a conciliation meeting at the office of the Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige. JOHESU had earlier issued a 15-day ultimatum to…
The Ministry of Labour and Employment, has said the 21-day ultimatum given to the Federal Government by the Nigerian Medical Association(NMA) is in direct collision with the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed on August 21, 2021 . A statement by the spokesman of the Ministry, Charles Akpan said the Federal Government is religiously implementing its…
The Forum of Chairmen of Health Institutions in Nigeria(FCHIN) has described the ongoing strike by the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors(NARD) as insensitive. It said that considering its findings that the Federal Government has substantially met the demands of doctors, as well as taking steps to reposition the health sector, the strike does not speak…
Nigeria has stated that only improved labour administration through closer cooperation among the member countries of the African Regional Labour Centre (ARLAC) will equip them for increasing challenges in the world of work. The charge is contained in a key note address by the Hon. Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige to the 47th Governing…
The Federal Government has commenced the training of youths in the South-South zone, in vocational skills and trades to address youth unemployment in that zone. Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo, SAN, who flagged off the programme in Warri, Delta State today, stated that the training was part of Government’s commitment to…
The National Industrial Court of Nigeria (NICN) this afternoon ordered the striking members of the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) to resume work immediately. The order was made following an Ex-parte motion filed last week Friday by the Federal Ministry of Health, seeking for an order of interlocutory injunction, restraining members of NARD from…
A silver lining emerged last night over the three weeks old strike by the Nigerian Association of Residents Doctors(NARD) at an all-stakeholder meeting, summoned by the Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige at the instance of President Muhammadu Buhari. The meeting which had the most high-powered representation since negotiations with doctors stretched for…
Nigeria is now fully set to ratify International Labour Organisation (ILO) Convention 143 — Migrant Workers (Supplementary Provisions) of 1975, and Convention 181 on Private Employment Agencies of 1997. Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, Dr Yerima Peter Tarfa, stated this in Abuja, as he declared open (flagged off) a two-day national sensitization workshop…
The Federal Government has called for creative value chain entrepreneurship to boost job creation in the country. Minister for Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, made the call at the 5th Meeting of the National Employment Council, in Abuja. Ngige, represented by Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Dr Yerima Peter Tarfa, noted that a lot…
The Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment has presented the Ministerial Service Award to sixteen deserving officers, in recognition of their dedication to duty and excellent service delivery. Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Dr Yerima Peter Tarfa, stated that the Award programme was organised by the Ministry as part of activities to mark this year’s…
The Federal Government Thursday said it has commenced the payment of death benefits to deceased doctors and other health workers under the Group Life Insurance. Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige stated this in his office after a meeting between Federal Government representatives and the Nigeria Association of Residence Doctors (NARD). Ngige who…
The national leadership of the Nigeria Union of Pensioners (NUP) has apologised to the Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige over an unethical letter written to him by some of its members. The apology is contained in a letter to the Minister, jointly signed by the NUP National President, Comrade Godwin Abumisi and…
Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment has organised a workshop to build the capacity of the Ministry’s Reform Officers, for the effective discharge of their responsibilities and improved service delivery. Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Dr Yerima Peter Tarfa, while flagging off the workshop, stated that Reform schedule officers in government organisations were expected to…
The Federal Government says it will take the final decision on the new hazard allowance for health workers. Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Chris Ngige stated this Thursday night while briefing journalists after a meeting of the Presidential Committee on Salaries, relevant Federal Government stakeholders and health sector professional associations and trade unions.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
The Federal Government has inaugurated the reconstituted Board of Management of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) with a charge to lead the Fund out of stagnation and corruption. Minister for Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, while inaugurating the Board in Abuja, charged the members to work to reposition and revitalize the Fund…
President Mohammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Mallam Abubakar Nuhu Fikpo, as the substantive Director General of the National Directorate of Employment. According to the Honourable Minister of State, Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo SAN, the appointment is made in pursuant to section 6 of the National Directorate of Employment Act.…
The Federal Government has inaugurated the inter-ministerial Committee established to coordinate and streamline skill acquisition training programmes of government institutions. Inaugurating the Committee in Abuja, Minister for Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, said that the proper streamlining and coordination of these programmes would effectively remove duplication, and ensure efficiency and synergy in the use of scarce…
The Federal Government has said the implementation of financial autonomy for the state legislature and judiciary would commence next week. Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige disclosed this in his office Thursday night after a conciliation meeting to resolve the strike of the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) and Parliamentary Staff Association…
The Federal Government has set up a committee to come up with a work plan on how to resolve the dispute between the Kaduna State Government and the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC). Minister for Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, stated that this is part of the Memorandum of Understanding reached at the end of…
The Federal government has waded into the national strike and picketing in Kaduna State by the two Labour Centres , appealing to the Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasiru El Rufai, President of the Nigerian Labour Congress, Comrade Ayuba Wabba as well as President of the Trade Union Congress, Comrade Quadiri Olaleye to immediately cease fire.…
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the reconstitution of the NSITF Management Board. This followed the approval of the recommendations in the Report of the Presidential Joint Board and Audit Investigation Panel set up by the President in July 2020 to investigate the infractions of the Public Procurement Act, 2007, and the Financial Regulations (FR) in the…
The Minister of labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige has explained that the meeting with the combined unions of Judicial Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) and the Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria (PASAN) has been postponed to enable the Federal Government negotiating team harmonize all issues from the Memorandum of Understanding reached at separate meetings with tiers…
Nigeria has launched the 2021 International Year for the Elimination of Child Labour (IYECL), as part of global action to accelerate the fight against the practice. In a keynote address on the occasion, Minister for Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, stated that the event was to commemorate the formal launch, and the implementation of the Action Pledges…
The Federal Government Wednesday met with representatives of all the professional bodies and unions in the health sector over the issue of hazard allowance for health workers in government health establishments. The meeting which held behind closed doors at the Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa Abuja was convened by the Government in furtherance of…
The Federal Government has begun the process of validating the National Policy on Child/Forced Labour, and the National Action Plan (NAP) on the Elimination of Child/Forced Labour in Nigeria (2021 – 2025). Flagging off the process in Abuja, Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, Dr Yerima Peter Tarfa, stated that this is part…
ADDENDUM TO THE MEMORANDUM OF ACTION (MoA) OF 31st MARCH 2021 REACHED AT THE CONCILIATION MEETING BETWEEN THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT (FG) AND THE NIGERIAN ASSOCIATION OF RESIDENT DOCTORS (NARD) HELD ON FRIDAY APRIL 9th, 2021, AT THE INSTANCE OF THE HONOURABLE MINISTER OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (HML&E) IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM OF…
The Federal Government has embarked on the process of re-validating the National Policy on Vocational Skills Development in Nigeria, for national development. Flagging off a Stakeholder Revalidation Workshop organised for that purpose, in Nasarawa State, Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, Dr Yerima Peter Tarfa, stated that the revalidation exercise was “necessitated by…
Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, Yerima Peter Tarfa, has advised civil servants to always adopt a roadmap to guide them in effectively discharging their duties and achieving organisational goals. He gave the charge as he flagged off a one-day induction training for new officers in the Skills Development and Certification Department of…
The Federal Government has signed a Memorandum of Action (MOA) with the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD), geared towards averting the planned nationwide strike of resident doctors billed to commence Thursday, April 1 (today). The agreement was signed midnight on Wednesday after a marathon meeting between the Government side and the leadership of NARD…
The Federal Government is committed to building National Productivity in a sustainable and competitive manner. The Minister for Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige, stated this at a Two-Day Stakeholders Workshop on the review of the National Policy on Productivity (NPP). According to the Minster who was represented by the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry,…
The Federal Government says the implementation of the Memorandum of Action (MOA) signed with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) is on course and progressing without hitches. Minister for Labour and Employment, Dr Chtis Ngige, stated this at the end of a meeting between the government side and ASUU to review the progress made…
The Federal Government has restated its commitment to safeguarding and promoting the safety, health and well-being of workers in their various workplaces. Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo, SAN, stated this while inaugurating a Panel of Inquiry for the investigation of the death of Richard Gbadebo, a student, in the course of working…
The Federal Government has called for increased participation of the private sector in creating jobs for the populace, especially the youth, for national development. Minister for Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, made the call in Abuja as he flagged off a two-day Sensitization Workshop and Technical Meeting on Skills Development and Youth Employment organized…
The Federal Government has inaugurated the National Labour Advisory Council (NLAC), for the period, 2021 – 2025. Inaugurating the Council in Owerri, the Imo State capital, Minister for Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, stated that NLAC would offer advisory services to the Minister for Labour in the areas of Labour Administration, Employment Relations and…
The Federal Government has inaugurated the reconstituted National Productivity Order of Merit Award Committee, for the purpose of selecting deserving awardees for conferment. The Committee is tasked with the responsibility of selecting and recommending individuals and organisations for confernment of the National Productivity Order of Merit (NPOM) Award by Mr President. Inaugurating the Committee in Abuja,…
The Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment has embarked on the training of its professional officers on the concept of International Labour Standards and Negotiation Skills, to ensure global standards in the discharge of their duties. In a keynote address to flag off the one-day training organised for junior and middle level officers, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry,…
Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment has initiated the processes towards the development of an Operational Guideline for the Power Sector, for effective and efficient service delivery. The Guideline would moderate the activities of the stakeholders for the purpose of ensuring an enabling and harmonious industrial relations in that sector. Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment,…
The Federal Government has assured the tripartite labour community of the organised labour, organised private sector and indeed all Nigerians that there is currently no increase in the price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS). The Honourable Minister of labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige says there will be no increase in the price of PMS…
Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige has condoled with the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) on the death of the Secretary General of the Medical and Health Workers Union (MHWUN), Dr Silas Adamu. Ngige who also commiserated with MHWUN, described the tragic death of Dr Adamu, his wife and daughter in a fatal road…
Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, Dr Yerima Tarfa, has said that proper implementation and reporting of International Labour standards would aid in maintaining an effective Labour administration in the country. Tarfa stated this at the commencement of a five-day Workshop on Report Rendition on the Application of Ratified Conventions and Recommendations of the International Labour Organization (ILO),…
Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, has stressed the need for a review of the Ministry’s Key Performance Indicators (KPI). The review is for the purpose of aligning the KPI with current economic trends, as well as with the mandate of the Ministry. Tarfa stated this as he flagged off a two-day Technical…
Following an agreement with the Federal Government, the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) have suspended their ongoing national industrial action with effect from midnight Friday, 26 February. This was announced by the General Secretary, NASU, Comrade Peters Adeyemi, at the end of a…
The Federal Government and Organised Labour have adopted for implementation, the report of the Technical Committee on Electricity Tariff. Minister for Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, disclosed this at the end of a bipartite meeting between the Federal Government and Organised Labour, convened to review the reports of the Technical Committees on Electricity Tariff…
The Federal Government has urged civil servants to shun corrupt practices in the discharge of their duties.Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, Dr Yerima Peter Tarfa, said this in Abuja while flagging off the workshop on Anti-Corruption and Whistle-Blowing Policy organised for the Directorate Level officers of the ministry.He asked them to complement…
The Federal Government has set up a Joint Committee to address the concerns raised by the Senior Staff Association Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Allied and Education Institutions (NASU) about the anomalies in the payment of their members, and related issues. Minister for Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige stated this at the end of…
The Federal Government and OrganisedLabour have received the report of the Technical Committee on Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) Pricing Framework. The Technical Committee was set up to come up with a viable framework for PMS price modulation. At the end of a bipartite meeting today in Abuja between the Federal Government and OrganisedLabour, Minister for…
Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige has urged Nigerians not to allow the tribulations of the world of today upset the assurance that only God Almighty rules in the affairs of men; therefore, “should not give in to fear and trepidation.” The Minister spoke in a Christmas goodwill message made available by his…
Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige has urged the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) to spearhead efforts towards the inclusion of rural hospital visitation in the Residency Training Programme for doctors in Nigeria. Ngige said this at Alor Health Centre, Idemili South LGA, Anambra State, while flagging off the 2020 edition of…
The Federal Government has commenced plans to review the labour laws to make them contemporaneous with what obtains globally and in line with the conventions of the International Labour Organisation (ILO). Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, dropped this hint in his office while receiving the Deputy Chief Mission of the United States…
Sen. Chris Ngige Media Office has dismissed as baseless and dishonest, the statement by the University of Jos Chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) led by one Dr. Maigoro, that the Hon. Minister for Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige is responsible for the prolonged nationwide strike by the Union. In a…
The Federal Government has inaugurated the Technicsl Committee on Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) Pricing Framework. Inaugurating the Committee today in Abuja, Minister for Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, said the Committee was expected to work assiduously to come up with a viable framework for PMS price modulation. He noted that setting up of the…
The Federal Government says a safe and healthy working condition is fundamental for decent work and the foundation upon which policy guidance for the return to work must be based. This assertion was made by the Honorable Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo, SAN at the 10th International Safety Conference and Awards…
Minister of State, Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo, has directed Mallam Abubakar Nuhu Fikpo to take over as the Acting Director General of the National Directorate of Employment (NDE). The directive, which takes effect from Monday, 7 December, 2020, authorises Mallam Abubakar Nuhu Fikpo to take over the administration of the Agency in acting capacity…
The Federal Government has reduced the pump price of fuel by Five Naira (N5.00) following its meeting with Organised Labour on Monday. Speaking at the end of the meeting, Minister for Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, stated that the reduction would bring down the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) to N162.44K. Ngige…
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…
The meeting was convened following the 14 days warning strike declared by the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) and Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) on Monday 5th October, 2020 because of the alleged failure of the Federal Government (FG) to address fully the following issues: a). Inconsistencies in IPPIS…
The Federal Government is seeking solutions to the problem stifling the growth of the private sector and its ability to actively create more jobs for the unemployed. The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, stated this at the opening of the FOURTH National Employment Council holding in Abuja from 19th to 20th October,…
The meeting was convened as a follow up to the meeting held with the Senate Leadership led by Senate President on Tuesday 13th October, 2020, where theHonourable Minister of Labour and Employment committed to engaging ASUU and other stakeholders to iron out the outstanding issues. 2. The meeting deliberated exhaustively on the issues and concluded as…
The Federal Government has extended by one week, the suspension of the new electricity tariff to allow for effective implementation of the decisions taken on the matter. This is part of the work plan for effecting the resolutions of the Ad Hoc Technical Committee constituted to investigate the rationale and implementation of the increase in…
The Organized Labour has suspended its planned industrial action scheduled to commence on Monday, 28 September, following an agreement reached with the Federal Government. The parties to the dispute agreed to suspend the application of the cost-reflective electricity tariff adjustments for two weeks, while constituting a Committee to examine that new policy. Presenting the Communique…
The dialogue between the Federal Government and Organized Labour on the recent increases in the price of fuel and electricity tariff has been adjourned to a later date. This is to allow the partiesconsult and streamlinetheir positions for the overall interest of the public and the economy. In a welcome address, Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr…
Following the 15 day-ultimatum given by Joint Health Sector Unions and Assembly of Health Care Professionals (JOHESU) to commence an industrial action by midnight of Sunday September 13th, 2020, the Minister of Labour& Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, convened a conciliation meeting on Thursday 10th September, 2020 with the Unions’ leadership and relevant Government stakeholders to…
The Federal Government has already addressed a greater part of the demands over which NARD embarked on a total and indefinite industrial action nationwide. Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, stated this at the conciliation meeting between the leadership of Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) and the relevant Government Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) to address…
The Federal Government has set in motion machinery to monitor an unhindered implementation of the SpecialPublic Works Program in the 774 Local Government Areas. Speaking at a Press briefing to update the media on progress made so far in the implementation of the program, the Hon. Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo,…
The Honourable Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Nwabueze Ngige has described the life of Major General Ike Omar Sanda Nwachukwu (rtd) as a “noteworthy trajectory of a distinguished Career.” In a congratulatory message on behalf of the Management and Staff of the Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment to commemorate the 80th birthday Anniversary of…
The Federal Government has called for industrial harmony and understanding between MTN Nigeria Plc and its employees, as the Telecommunication industry plays a major role in the socio-economic well-being of the nation, especially amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, made the call in Abuja at the conciliation meeting…
The Ministry of Labour and Employment says contrary to media interpretation of some areas of the agreement reached between the Federal Government and the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) yesterday, the sum of N15.88 billion spent on Covid-19 hazard/inducement allowances to doctors and all health workers in the Federal Teaching Hospitals and Medical Centres was specifically for the month…
The meeting between the Federal Government and the National Association of Resident Doctors has ended in Abuja with the Hon. Minister of labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige assuring all health workers of the commitment of the Federal Government to their safety and welfare. “The Federal Government will continue to appreciate the untiring efforts of all…
Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, has maintained that he acted within presidential directives on the suspension of top management and executive committee members of Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF).The Minister stated this in his submission at the Investigative hearing by the House of Representatives’ Ad Hoc Committee on the Arbitrary Breach of Presidential Directive…
The Federal Government has inaugurated the Presidential Joint Board and Audit Investigation Panel on the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) to investigate the management of the Fund. Conducting the inauguration in Abuja, Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, noted that the Panel on the NSITF was established “to check the observed infractions…
Nigeria is geared toward the launch of A New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) Skills Initiative for Africa (SIFA) Funding Window 1 initiated by NEPAD-South Africa. This was disclosed by the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, William Alo at the virtual meeting of key stakeholders on the launch of New Partnership for…
Federal Government has inaugurated the States’ Selection Committees on Extended Special Public Works for the recruitment of 774,000 Nigerians to be engaged under the programme. Performing the virtual inauguration of the Committees in Abuja, Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo, SAN, stated that the Committees would be responsible for identifying and recruiting 1,000 from…
The Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment has agreed to collaborate with the National Population Commission on the Special Public Works Initiatives with the aim of engaging the Nation’s teeming youthful population for Sustainable National Development. The Honourable Minister of State, Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo SAN disclosed this while responding to a request by the Chairman…
The Federal Government has called relevant stakeholders to improve on Human Capital Development that will adequately impact employable skills to the workforce for sustainable economy. The Honourable Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Dr. Chris Ngige, made the call at the meeting of the National Employment Council held at Blue Spring Hotel, Abuja. The Minister…
Nigeria is to set up an inter-ministerial task team comprising the Ministry of Labour and Employment, Communication and Digital Economy, Youths and Sports, Women Affairs and other relevant ministries to fully key into the emerging digital economy to maximize the abundant opportunities available to young people. The Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige…
The Federal Government is set to establish a sectoral guideline for the health sector. The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, Mr. William Alo, disclosed this at the stakeholders’ meeting for the Development of Guidelines for the Health Sector in Abuja. “A functional health system is akin to productive and functional workforce which…
The Federal Government has condemned the practice of subjecting Nigerian workers to working conditions reminiscent of slave labour. Minister of State, Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo, SAN, expressed Government’s displeasure in Abuja when the Buhari Supporters’ Club (BSC), led by Lauretta Onochie, presented its contribution to the proposed Review of Nigeria’s Labour Laws. He cautioned…
The Federal Government has initiated a Safety Net-Job for Unskilled Persons as a Strategy to move a significant percentage of untrained, untrainable and idle youths out of unemployment. The Director Special Duties and Project of the Federal Ministry Labour and Employment, Dr. Martina Nwordu, revealed this over the weekend at a National Survey for Generation…
The Federal Government has called for technical assistance from the United States in eliminating child labour in the country. Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, made the call in Abuja when he received in audience, the United States Ambassador to Nigeria, Mary Beth Leonard. He stated that the United States could assist the…
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige has urged the member countries of the African Regional Labour Centre (ARLAC) to adopt active policies and programmes to tackle unemployment and poverty in order to check the consequential social tension and violent crimes. Speaking at the 46th session of the ARLAC with the theme “Strategic Objective On…
The Federal Government has emphasized that gender issues at the workplace must be positively addressed to enhance National Development. This was disclosed in Abuja, during a Capacity Building Workshop on Gender Mainstreaming in workplace organized by the Inspectorate Department of the Ministry. The Permanent Secretary, who was represented by his Technical Adviser, Mr. Emmanuel Igbinosun,…
The Federal Government has called unemployed graduates to embrace Blue/Green Collar jobs as sustainable alternatives to white collar jobs. The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, made the call at a Townhall Meeting on Popularization of Blue/Green Collar Jobs Among Graduates of Tertiary Institutions in Nigeria, held in Benin, Edo State. Represented by…
The Federal Government is poised to promote healthy working conditions for Nigerian workers in line with International Labour Organization Standards. The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, William Alo, disclosed this in his keynote address at a two-day Practical Workshop Session on Report Rendition on the Application of unratified Conventions and Recommendations held…
The Honourable Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige, said, the Federal Government and the International Labour Organization (ILO) will synergise to create more employment opportunities. He made this known during the Formal Launch of Nigeria’s Future of Work Report, held in Abuja. According to the Minister, who was represented by the Permanent Secretary,…
The Federal government has re-emphasizedits commitment to higher economic growth and development which can only be attained through increased productivity. The Hon Minister, Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, Senator Dr. Chris Ngige, disclosed this at the observance of the 18th National Productivity Day and Conferment of National Productivity Order of Merit (NPOM) Award in Abuja. According to the…
The Federal Government will confer the National Productivity Order of Merit (NPOM) Award on 25 deserving individuals and seven organizations drawn from all sectors of the economy at the 2019 National Productivity Day (NPD). The Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, disclosed this in Abuja at a Press Briefing ahead of the 18th National…
The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, Mr. William Alo says it is imperative to reposition the staff of the ministry through attitudinal change and commitment to render effective and transparent service delivery. The Permanent Secretary who was represented by Barr. Ijeoma A. Ndukwe, Director, Legal Services in the Ministry, made this statement in his…
The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, Mr. William Alo disclosed that social, political, economic and cultural problems has in no small measure affected the well-being of the populace and is at the root of crime and criminality bedeviling the country today. The Permanent Secretary who was represented by Alhaji Sale Ahidjo, Director, General Services…
The Hon. Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige today assumed office as the President Groupe Gouvernemental (PGE) – President of the Government Group of the Governing Board(GB) of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) at its 337 session ongoing in Geneva, Switzerland. The Minister was handed over the office, domiciled in the ILO’s Headquarters by Nigeria’s…
The Federal Government has indicated interest to partner Concept Amadeus Limited in the training of Nigerian youths on commercial fishing, ship and vessel building, aimed at job creation in the country. This was disclosed by the Honourable Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo, SAN, during a meeting with a delegation of foreigners of…
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige has challenged the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) to take the battle for the upliftment of the national healthcare system to the thirty-six states of the Federation where Governors have completely abdicated their responsibilities, likening the Federal Government to a willing horse that must not be ridden to…
The Federal Government plays a pivotal role in the promotion of entrepreneurship through various interventions to the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) and other programmes. This was disclosed by His Excellency, the Vice President of Nigeria, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, at the opening ceremony of the 2019 Growth and Employment (GEM) EXPO and Conference for…
The Honourable Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo, SAN, has said that Nigeria is committed to the integration of the African continent aimed at promoting trade, movement of persons, goods and services and infrastructural development. The Minister of State disclosed this when he received in audience the delegation of the African Union…
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige has solicited the assistance of the National Assembly for an increase in the budgetary allocation of the ministry to meet its administrative needs. Ngige made the request while presenting the 2020 budget proposals of the Ministry before the National Assembly Joint Senate and House of…
The Federal Government and organised labour have reached an agreement on the consequential adjustments in wages of officers on Grade Level 07 – 17, following the new National Minimum Wage of Thirty Thousand Naira (N30,000.00). In reaching the agreement, the benefitting categories of officers were classified under two – Group 1 (core civil servants), comprising…
The Federal Government has urged Labour to effectively engage State governments on the implementation of the new national minimum wage to ensure workers are not short-changed. The Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, gave the charge when he received in audience the national executivesof the Nigerian Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE), led by its…
The Federal Government in collaboration with the Nasarawa State Government, has disbursed loans to 500 women and youths under the National Directorate of Employment (NDE) Micro Enterprise Enhancement Scheme (MEES) in the state. The loans were disbursed to the beneficiaries by the Governor of Nasarawa State, His Excellency, Engr. Abdulkadir A. Sule, in company of…
The Honorable Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige today met separately with the members of Joint National Public Service Negotiating Council; the leadership of Trade Union Congress of Nigeria(TUC) and the Nigeria Labour Congress(NLC) to resolve the impasse over the consequential adjustment of the National Minimum Wage. While the meeting with the Labour commenced by…
The Minister of State for Labour and employment, Festus Keyamo, SAN, has said that development and survivalof all ethnic nationalities are of paramount importance to the Federal Government. Speaking when he received the Emete Urhobo, the women wing of Urhobo Progressive Union (UPU), led by its President, Onajite Efedede, on a courtesy visit to him, he…
The Honourable Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo, SAN, has said that job creation and youth employment are part of the top priorities of President Buhari’s next level agenda. The Minister stated this when he received in audience members of the Pan African Youth Union led by Mr. Niyi Oladele John. Keyamo…
Nigeria has expressed readiness to partner Britainin tackling unemployment in the country through job creation. The Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo, SAN, stated this when he received in audience, the Political Counsellor, British High Commission, Abuja, Dominic Williams, MBE. “We are ready to collaborate with our partners all over the world to…
The Hon. Minister of Labour and Employment Sen. Chris Ngige has urged Labour Unions to establish an inspectorate division that can work in collaboration with the Inspectorate Department of the Ministry to ensure the faithful implementation of the new Minimum Wage and guard against unfair labour practices, especially in the private sector. The Minister gave the charge while receiving…
Trade Unions and their managements have been urged to identify challenges facing the industry as this would offer opportunities for robust discussions and result in recommendations that would led to proffering solutions to the identified challenges and facilitate the desired growth and development. The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, Mr. William Alo…
The Director General of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) Mr. Guy Ryder says the re-appointment of Sen. Chris Ngige as Nigeria’s Minister of Labour and Employment is a reward for outstanding performance in a very sensitive Ministry. A letter signed on his behalf by Dennis Zulu, the Director, ILO Country Office for Nigeria, Ghana, Liberia,…
The Mobil Producing Nigeria Unlimited has attributed the peaceful resolution of the industrial dispute that engulfed the company last year to the astute negotiating skill of the Hon. Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige. ” It took your dexterity, understanding and good negotiating skill to resolve the industrial dispute ExxonMobil faced last year,” said…
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige says the welfare of the Nigerian workers is cardinal to the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari, hence the unalloyed commitment the Federal Government has continued demonstrate to the upliftment of the nation’s workforce. “ The welfare of workers is a cardinal objective of the current administration because…
The Nigerian Labour Congress has congratulated Sen. Chris Ngige on his re-appointment as the Hon. Minister of Labour and Employment. A letter signed by the President of the NLC, Comrade Ayuba Wabba said Ngige’s re-appointment speaks volume of the confidence President Buhari reposes on him to steer the affairs of the Ministry towards the upliftment of…
The Federal Government has tasked stakeholders on the strict adherence to the Lifting and Allied Work Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2018 and the Boiler and Pressure Vessel Regulations, 2018, approved for the promotion of safety and health at the workplace. The Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Senator Omotayo Alasoadura, made the call in Abuja…
The Federal Government has reiterated its commitment to repositioning the Transport sector through the provision of enabling environment for the sector to operate and thrive. The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha, stated this at the 9th Quadrennial National Delegates Conference of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), in Abuja.…
The Federal Government has said that e-governance is essential for public sector productivity and efficiency. The Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Senator Omotayo Alasoadura, stated this when he flagged off the “Nigeria Public Sector Productivity and Innovation Summit”, in Abuja. He said that Government had made progress in providing essential and social services…
The Honourable Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige said that job creation will take prominent place as he returns to the Ministry. According to him job creation and anti- corruption will be the yardstick with which his tenure will be measured. Speaking during his resumption and meeting with management and staff of the…
The Federal Government has promised to enroll members of the Newspaper Vendors Association of Nigeria in the N-Power programme, aimed at assisting them to acquire necessary skills. The Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, disclosed this in Abuja when members of the Federal Secretariat branch of the Association, led by its chairman, Desmond…
The Federal government has pledged to support the building of synergies with youths and other young people across the world to promote decent work for all. The Permanent Secretary Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, William Alo disclosed this at the closing ceremony of the 3 days Global Youth Employment Forum (GYEF), in Abuja, over…
The Federal Government has requested the assistance of the International Labour Oragnisation in strengthening the Labour Inspectorate System in the country by providing technical assistance for the review of Nigeria’s Labour Bills which were withdrawn from the National Assembly in 2017. Speaking while receiving the Director General of the International Labour Organisation Mr. Guy Ryder…
The Federal government has called on Public Servants to always operate within the country’s system of laws, rules and regulations, in order to deliver quality and timely service to the public. The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, William Alo, made the call in Abuja while inaugurating the reconstituted Anti-Corruption and Transparency Unit…
The Federal Government has enjoined market authorities in the country to join forces with Government in the fight against child labour. The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, William Alo, made the call at the Rally organised by the Ministry as part of events in commemoration of the 2019 World Day Against Child…
Nigeria has called on ECOWAS Member States to place the Decent Work Agenda at the centre of their socio-economic policies, for sustainable development in the sub-region. The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, William Alo, made the call at the opening of the Meeting of Labour Experts/General Assembly of the ECOWAS Social Dialogue Forum holding…
The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, William Alo, has expressed Nigeria’s willingness to partner the Kingdom of the Netherlands in capacity-building to tackle the challenges of unemployment in the country. Alo stated this when the team in charge of Education and Consular Affairs from the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands,…
The Permanent Secretary Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment Mr. William Alo said Statistics have shown that active involvement in sports and exercise help reduce health challenges by 80%. He made this disclosure in his office when he was being presented with the Trophy won by the Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment at the…
The Federal government is to collaborate with Humanity Foundation, a nongovernmental organisation, in the generation of qualitative data that would strengthen migration protection between Nigeria and Saudi Arabia. The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, William Alo stated this when he received in audience a delegation from the Humanity Foundation, led by the…
Nigeria has been elected the Chairman of the Government Group made up of all the regional groups of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) for the year 2019 – 2020. The Nigerian Permanent Mission to the United Nations, Ambassador Audu Kadiri, was elected during the 108th Session of the International Labour Conference (ILC), held from…
The International Labour Organisation (ILO) Regional Director for Africa, Cynthia Samuel-Olonjuwon, has urged African countries to emulate Nigeria by joining the Global Youth Initiative. She made the call when the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, Mr. William Alo, and his delegation paid her a courtesy visit in her Office at the…
Nigeria has called for the upgrading of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) Country Office in Abuja, which also covers Ghana, Sierra-Leone, Liberia and Gambia, to the state of a Decent work sub-regional office to serve the English- speaking countries of West Africa. The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, William Alo,…
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…
The Honourable Minister of Labour and Employment Dr. Chris Ngige have stated that President Mohammadu Buhari’s administration is responsive to worker’s needs and demands The Minister made this known at the 2019 Worker’s Day celebration held at the Eagle Square, Abuja. According to the Minister “Government’s favourable responses to workers’ struggles have been immense and…
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige has clarified his position on the issue of international migration by the Nigerian Medical Doctors as contained in his interview on Channels Television live morning programme yesterday, Wednesday, April 24, 2019 which has been subjected to serial distortion and misinterpretation, arising from skewed news broadcast by…
The Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment has explained that the inauguration of the board of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) scheduled for today, April 18, 2019 was postponed because of security breach occasioned by the siege on the Conference Room of the Hon.Minister of Labour and Employment, venue of the inauguration by…
The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, Mr. William Alo, has said that the International Labour Organisation (ILO) is a dependable partner of the Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment. Alo stated this when he received in audience the ILO Country Director, Dr. Dennis Zulu and his team in his office, in Abuja.…
The Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment has stressed the need to further deepen partnership with the African Development Bank (AFDB) on ongoing projects, aimed at generating youth employment. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Labour and Employment, William Alo, stated this in Abuja on the occasion of the Review of Country Strategy Papers (2013 –…
The Economic Recovery and Growth Plan of the Buhari administration got a thumbs-up over the weekend in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from the African Ministers of labour, Employment and Social Affairs just as they hailed the efforts of the Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige at championing the cause of the continent at the…
Nigeria scored another international feat yesterday with the African Regional Labour Group of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) nominating her for a Titular Membership of the ILO Governing Board, representing West Africa. The nomination came at the 3rd Session of the Specialised Technical Committee on Social Development, Labour and Employment of the Africa Union, taking place…
The Permanent Secretary Labour and Employment, Mr. William Alo has called on Labour officers to serve as vanguards for Labour justice by demonstrating professionalism, diligence, transparency and honesty for effective service delivery in discharging their duties. He made the call today at a 2-day zonal sensitisation workshop on Resolving Trade Disputes and Seeking Redress for…
The Federal Government is committed to the promotion of decent work environment in line with the provisions of the International Labour Organisation (ILO). The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Labour and Employment, William Alo, stated this in Abuja when he received the National Women Commission of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) led by Comrade Mercy Okezie,…
The Federal government has solicited the collaboration of the Government of India to boost Nigeria’s Skill Acquisition Centres, aimed at enhancing job creation. The Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige stated this in Abuja while receiving in audience the Indian High Commissioner to Nigeria, His Excellency Abhay Thakur and his entourage. Ngige said,…
The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, William Nwankwo Alo, has called for a more comprehensive identification of risks associated with the Labour sector, for inclusion in the National Risk Register. He stated this in Abuja at the flag-off of a workshop on the Development of National Risk Register (NRR) for Nigeria, organized…
The new Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, William Nwankwo Alo, has described teamwork as a catalyst to national development. Alo stated this in Abuja as he formally took over duties from the outgoing Permanent Secretary, Mrs Ibukun Odusote. Describing himself as an advocate of teamwork, he assured the management and staff of…
The Federal Government has urged civil servants to shun corrupt practices and other related offences in their work places, in line with the anti-corruption mantra of the present government. The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, Mrs Ibukun Odusote, made the call in Abuja as she flagged off a Sensitization and Awareness Creation…
The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, Mrs Ibukun Odusote, today expressed the commitment of President Muhammadu Buhari led administration to the promotion of healthy working conditions for Nigerian workers in line with International Labour Standards. Declaring open a three-day workshop on Report Rendition on International Labour Organisation (ILO) Unratified Conventions and Recommendations in…
President Muhammadu Buhari last Saturday, 9th February 2019 in Lagos, reassured Nigerian workers in the public and private sectors that he would continue to stand firm with them on the implementation of New Minimum Wage just as he showered praises on the Hon. Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige, describing him as very competent…
The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, Mrs Ibukun Odusote today tasked newly-employed staff of the Ministry to see their employment as an opportunity to contribute to national development and add value to the Federal Civil Service. Speaking in Abuja on Tuesday, at the induction course organised by the Ministry for these newly…
Furtherance to efforts at resolving the on-going industrial action embarked upon by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). The Honourable Minister of Labour and Employment Sen. Chris Ngige is scheduled to hold conciliatory meeting with the Executive of ASUU. The conciliatory meeting is scheduled to hold as follows: Date: Thursday 7th February, 2019 Venue: Conference…
CLARIFICATION OF THE 2019 NATIONAL MINIMUM WAGE BILL BY HONOURABLE MINISTER OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT, SENATOR (DR.) CHRIS NWABUEZE NGIGE, OON; MD The attention of the Honourable Minister of Labour and Employment has been drawn to the various misrepresentations being given to the Press Briefing on the New National Minimum Wage, given at Aso Villa…
The Federal Government this evening assured that the perennial crisis in the nation’s university system, which has resulted in the on-going strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) would soon be permanently laid to rest. The Hon. Minister of labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige made the declaration at the resumed negotiation…
The attention of the Honourable Minister of Labour and Employment Sen. Chris Ngige has been drawn to trending online post that retirees between 1990 to 2018 are to receive a benefit of N850,000 (Eight Hundred and Fifty Thousand) by department of labour of Nigeria. The Ministry wishes to state that this claim is false and…
The Director Press, Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, Samuel Olowookere has retired after 35 years of meritorious service to the nation. Employed January 19th 1984, Olowookers’s journey in the Federal Civil Service span the Office of the Chief of Staff, Supreme Headquarters, Dodan Barracks, Lagos, April 1984-1985, Office of the Chief of General Staff, General…
Towards nipping in the bud threat of national industrial action by the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) over the transmission of the New National Minimum Wage to the National Assembly. The Honourable Minister of Labour and Employment Sen. Chris Ngige is scheduled to hold a meeting with the Executives of the Organised Labour Union as follows:…
The Federal Government has charged employers of labour to provide decent conditions for their employees, devoid of exploitation and other negative conditions. The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige, made the call in Abuja when he received in audience the executives of Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria (RTEAN) led by Comrade Osakpamwan…
The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, Mrs. Ibukun Odusote has tasked labour unions to focus on the general welfare of its members rather than concentrating on festive oriented benefits The Permanent Secretary made this call today during the inauguration of the newly elected executive of the Association of Senior Civil Servant…
The Federal Government has pledged to give prompt attention to the Petroleum Industry Governance Bill (PIGB) when passed by the National Assembly. President Muhammadu Buhari gave the assurance in Abuja on the occasion of the 40th Anniversary of the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG). The President, represented by the Minister of Labour…
The attention of the Hon. Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige has been drawn to media publications in which Mr. Femi Falana, Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) human right activist and lawyer, yesterday described as illegal, the enforcement of Sec. 43.1 of the Trade Dispute Act 2004 on the No Work No Pay…
The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, Mrs Ibukun Odusote today called on workers to ascertain their Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) status, for early detection and treatment. Speaking during the event commemorating the 2018 World AIDS Day Sensitization Seminar held for the Ministry’s staff members she said, “Testing is the only way to…
The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, Mrs Ibukun Odusote today pleaded with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to shelve its on-going industrial action in the interest of the nation. Mrs Ibukun Odusote made the appeal in Abuja today while addressing the delegates of the African Students Union Parliament (ASUP) led…
The Honourable Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Professor Stephen Ocheni, has called on tertiary institutions in the country to maintain high level academic integrity and discipline. The Minister of State gave the charge while receiving in audience members of the University of Nigeria Nsukka Alumni Association, Abuja Chapter, who paid him a courtesy…
The Honourable Minister of State Labour and Employment, Professor Stephen Ocheni has revealed that the Federal Government under the present administration of President Mohammadu Buhari, is poised to get many youths out of unemployment. He made this disclosure today in his office during the oversight visit of the House of Representatives Committee on Labour, Employment…
The Honourable Minister of State Labour and Employment, Professor Stephen Ocheni has said that the present administration under the leadership of President Muhammadu Buhari attaches importance to the development and growth of the private sector and welfare of workers in the country. He made this known recently on symbolic workplace inspection in some selected workplaces…
The Honourable Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige has assumed the position of the Vice President of the Government Group having been elected at the 107th Session of the International Labour Conference held from 28 May-8 June 2018 in Geneva while Azerbaijan is the current President. Nigeria is expected to take over the Presidency of…
The Honourable Minister of State Labour and Employment, Prof Stephen Ocheni has disclosed that the Federal Government of Nigeria is committed to the standards set by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) on labour practice, social protection and equal opportunity for all, regardless of their social status. The Minister made this remarks in Abuja today when…
The Nigeria Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA) has dissociated itself from claims by the Organised Labour that the Tripartite Committee on National Minimum Wage agreed on N30,000 as the new Minimum Wage for the country. In a letter addressed to Mss. Ama Pepple, the Chairman of the Tripartite Committee on National…
The Honourable Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige has affirmed that the Federal Government will not restrain the activities of the organized labour union but will continue to engage the union through social dialogue in the spirit of tripartism. Addressing a delegation of the organization of African Trade Union Unity (OATUU) led by…
The Honourable Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige, today called on organized private sector to collaborate with the Federal Government in its effort at addressing the menace of youth unemployment in Nigeria. Addressing a breakfast session of the ongoing National Economic Summit (#24) in Abuja with the theme, “Multi-Sectoral Roundtable on Job Creation…
The Hon. Minister of labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige has again emphasized that Nigeria cannot afford rounds of labour crisis, hence, the imperative for the Organized Labour to accept a new National Minimum Wage figure based on the capacity and the ability of both the government and the private sector to pay in line with social…
The Honourable Minister of State Labour and Employment, Prof Stephen Ikani Ocheni has re-affirmed the commitment of President Muhammadu Buhari led administration to inclusive national development regardless of Geo-political location and political affiliation. The Minister of State stated this recently while commissioning and handing over the Adiabo Okultikang Beach Gully Erosion Control works in…
The Federal Government has pledged to support the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission in the implementation of its labour and employment programmes and policies in the Region. The Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, stated this today in Abuja when he received the ECOWAS Commissioner for Social Affairs and Gender…
The meeting between the Organised Labour and the Federal Government held on Wednesday at the Conference Room of the Hon. Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige did not end in deadlock as reported in a section of the media. The meeting was in fact successful as both the Federal Government team led…
The Honourable Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige has reiterated the determination of the present administration of President Muhammadu Buhari to finding lasting solution to the incessant labour crisis in the country and nurture sustainable employment relationship devoid of strives and rancor. Ngige made this assertion recently in his office in Abuja when…
The Honourable Minster of State Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment Prof. Stephen Ocheni has charged the National Union of Civil Engineering Construction, Furniture and Wood Workers to engage in practices that would elicit cutting edge professional practice that will contribute to infrastructural growth and development in Nigeria. Ocheni stated this recently in Abuja at…
The Honourable Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen Chris Ngige today re-affirmed the commitment of President Muhammadu Buhari led administration to job creation through bilateral and collaboration between the Federal Government of Nigeria and the Republic Korea in the area of technical and vocational education. The Minister stated this in Abuja when he received on…
Femi Aribisala in his Vanguard newspaper column of Tuesday, September 4, 2018, queried the legitimacy of the intervention of the Honourable Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige in the on-going industrial dispute between ExxonMobil and a section of its workforce. According to Aribisala “the message Chris Ngige delivered to ExxonMobil loud and clear…
The Honorable Minister of State Labour and Employment Prof. Stephen Ocheni commended the Nigeria Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) has an integral part of sustainable National Growth and Development, adding that the Union’s role in the enhancement of transportation system in the country cannot be over emphasized. Prof Ocheni made the remarks recently in…
The Seven-Man Implementation Committee on the Report of the Administrative Panel of Inquiry into the financial affairs of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund( NSITF) has been inaugurated with the Hon. Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige warning that the “agency would no longer be a cash cow. “ Addressing the members of…
The Honourable Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige has reiterated Federal Government’s commitment to accelerate action in achieving alliance 8.7 of the Sustainable Development Goal [SDG] that seeks immediate and effective measures to eradicate forced labour, modern slavery, human trafficking and secure prohibition and elimination of the worst forms of child labour by…
Following the intervention of the Hon. Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige, the local union of workers in the Energy Commission of Nigeria (ECN) has called off its month-long strike. The workers are therefore directed to resume work tomorrow, Thursday July 26th 2018 and clear all the barricades to the commission’s premises as well as…
The attention of the Hon. Minister of labour and Employment, Sen. Dr. Chris Ngige has been drawn to media reports that his office appropriated the powers of the Board of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund( NSITF) in the award of contracts, hence the delay in inaugurating the board of the agency. Such a…
The Honourable Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige has directed the striking staff of the Energy Commission of Nigeria(ECN) to end action as no person or union has the right to query the powers of the President over appointments. A statement by the Director Press in the Ministry of Labour and Employment, Samuel Olowookere…
Receiving the report, the Hon. Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige described the document as a financial roadmap to a healthy NSITF and promised that an implementation committee would be swiftly set up to faithfully execute the recommendations. The Minister argued that financial corruption to the tune of N62, 358,401,927.80 in an agency…
The Honourable Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige today received the report of the Administrative Panel of Enquiry on the Financial State of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) and ancillary matters. The report as submitted by the Chairman of the Panel – ishaya a. awotu is as follows: On 15th February, 2017,…
The Honourable Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige today disclosed that any Labour Contractors that promote unfair labour practices in the oil and gas sector risk having its License revoked or not renewed as his Ministry is working on reforming the process of granting and renewing Recruiters License to Labour Contractors with the…
The newly deployed Permanent Secretary Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, Mrs Ibukun Odusote has affirmed that Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment is strategically positioned as a catalyst for national development and growth, through the promotion of decent work; therefore it should take the lead in efficient service delivery. Speaking recently during her assumption…
The Honourable Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige has expressed optimism that the collaboration between the Federal Government of Nigeria and the African Development Bank (AFDB), on a program termed “Public-Private Roundtable on Youth Employment and Skills Development in Nigeria” will accelerate job creation and reduced skill gap through the mobilization of investments between…
The Hon. Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige has dismissed reports in a section of the media that Nigeria is lagging behind in Labour Standards Report Rendition to the International Labour Organisation (ILO). A statement by the Ministry’s Director of Press, Samuel Olowookere said contrary to the incorrect and misleading report, Nigeria has…
The Honourable Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige has re-stated the commitment of the Federal Government to job creation for the citizenry, with a call on the National Directorate of Employment (NDE) to expand its skills acquisition programmes in order to reduce the nation’s unemployment index. Ngige, disclosed this recently in Abuja during…
The Honourable Minister of Labour and Employment Sen. Chris Ngige has disclosed that the present Administration is working assiduously to ensure that all ratified International Labour Organization’s Conventions are implemented with prompt report rendition. Ngige, stated this recently, in his Abuja office when he received on working visit, a team of expert from the International…
The efforts of the Federal Government at reversing the unacceptable trend of youths unemployment in Nigeria has received a further boost, as the Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment in partnership with the African Development Bank (AFDB), has commenced work on a program plan termed Youth Employment and Skills Development in Nigeria, Public-Private Roundtable. Addressing…
The Acting Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, Abdulrahim Ajibola Ibrahim has affirmed that industrial peace and harmony in workplace will enhance productivity in every sphere of the economy. The Director overseeing the office of the Permanent Secretary stated this recently in Abuja while declaring open a sensitization seminar/interactive session organized by the…
The Hon. Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige has assured members of the National Union of Food, Beverage and Tobacco Joint Employers and Workers Association that the Federal Government will review the newly introduced 500% excise duty on locally produced alcoholic beverages to save the sector from imminent collapse and forestall the consequent…
The Honourable Minister of State, Labour and Employment, Prof Stephen Ocheni said the Federal Government’s ultimate goal is to ensure effective accountability and transparency of public funds, in line with economic recovery growth plan of the present administration led by President Muhammadu Buhari. The Minister made this known recently, at the 4th Inaugural Lecture of…
The acting Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, Abdulrahim Ajibola Ibrahim has disclosed that the ministry is poised to clear off all the backlog of outstanding reports on the International Labour Organization’s (ILO) conventions and recommendation by improving the capacity building of officers of Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) relevant to the report…
The out-gone Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment Bolaji Adebiyi said the Ministry should be ranked among the leading Ministries due to it’s roles in the sustenance and promotion of peaceful industrial millieu. Adebiyi made the assertion in his office today during his handing-over ceremony to the acting Permanent Secretary Ibrahim…
The attention of the Honourable Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige, has been drawn to trending online claims that the Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment in partnership with the African Development Bank is empowering youths with Peugeot cars. This claim is false, unfounded and an attempt at defrauding innocent Nigerian youths. The…
The United States has commended and pledged support to Nigeria’s efforts in tackling child labour and promoting decent work. The International Relations Officer (Africa Adviser) in the United States Department of Labour, Olaoluwa “Ola” Abina made the pledge while on a working visit to the Ministry of Labour and Employment, today in Abuja. “Our coming…
The Honourable Minister of labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige has urged the striking members of the Joint Health Sector Union (JOHESU) to obey the order of the National Industrial Court directing the five Health unions, Medical & Health Workers Union of Nigeria (MHWUN), National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwifes (NANNM), Non Academic Staff…
The Honourable Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige, in Abuja today Monday 21st May 2018, received the report of the National Productivity Order of Merit Award committee from the Chairman, Ikechi Uko.
The attention of the Honourable Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige has been drawn to media reports credited to the new Executive of the Nigerian Medical Association(NMA) wherein the body has taken to meddlesome interloping in the ongoing negotiations with the striking Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) The Minister wishes to state that…
The Honourable Minister of State, Labour and Employment, Prof. Stephen Ocheni has disclosed that the absence of Social Security data on the informal economy is an anomaly that contributes immensely to the exposure of workers to precarious and dangerous work conditions in the country. The Minister disclosed this, today when he declared open a one…
The Honourable Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige has commended the resilience of the Nigerian workers and called for their continued support for the success of the present administration. The Minister in a goodwill message on behalf of the Management and Staff of the Ministry and its Parastatals, to the Nigerian workers on…
The Honourable Minister of State, Labour and Employment, Prof Stephen Ocheni has disclosed that in a renewed effort at ensuring safe, healthy, and decent work, as well as the curbing of unnecessary wastages in the economy, the Administration of President Muhammadu Buhari has embarked on measures to eliminate Child labour and promote the culture of…
The Honourable Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige has addressed agitations by a section of the Labour Tripartite Stakeholders that a uniform Minimum Wage in the federation of Nigeria is at variance with the tenets of federalism. Sen. Ngige who cleared the air on the issue today at the Public Hearing on Minimum…
The Honourable Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige has reaffirmed the government’s commitment towards ensuring that suitable and adequate shelter, food, old age care, pension, sick benefits, welfare of the disabled and reasonable national minimum living wage is provided for all citizens. The Minister, who was ably represented by the Honourable Minister of…
Towards consulting widely and ensuring stakeholders participation in the review of the National Minimum wage, the Tripartite Committee on National Minimum Wage is scheduled to conduct public hearing in the Six Geopolitical Zones of the country as well as the cities of Abuja and Lagos. The public hearing which commences on the 26th to 27th…
The Honourable Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige has affirmed that Nigeria can no longer depend on proceeds from crude oil as the mainstay of its economy but rather as a catalyst for other employment generating sectors. Addressing the meeting of the National Employment Council in Abuja today, Sen. Chris Ngige said: “Although…
The Federal Government says it is surprised that many of the Health Workers Unions operating under the joint group, the Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) embarked on another round of nationwide strike despite government’s demonstrable commitment to the implementation of the agreement reached with it since their last strike of 20th September 2017. A statement…
The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, Bolaji Adebiyi has advised the top Management staff in the Directorate cadre of the Ministry to utilize their expertise as professionals and their leadership capacity to enhance Employment generation in the country and leave behind good legacies for their successors. The Permanent Secretary gave this advice…
The efforts of the Federal Government at enhancing productivity improvement and national competitiveness in the world of work recorded a boost today as the Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment embarks on sensitization of staff to embrace the tenets of productivity consciousness and enhancement for effective service delivery. Declaring open a one day sensitization workshop…
The Honourabe Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige has described the death of the Former Minister of Labour and Productivity, Dr. Hassan Muhammad Lawal as a colossal loss to the labour sector and the Nation as a whole. “Dr. Hassan Lawal was a legal luminary, an elder statesman and a seasoned administrator whose…
The Honourable Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige has affirmed the commitment of President Muhammadu Buhari led administration to the provision of an all-inclusive governance for efficient service delivery. The Minister stated this in Abuja while inaugurating the Boards of three parastatals under the Ministry: National Productivity Centre (NPC), National Directorate of Employment…
The Head of civil service of the Federation, Mrs. Winifred Oyo–Ita has reaffirmed the commitment of the Administration of President Muhammadu Buhari to workers welfare. She made this assertion today when she led a team of Permanent Secretaries on a Peer Review Exercise to the Federal Ministry of Labour & Employment. According to her, ‘’the…
Towards ensuring the smooth and efficient running of Parastatals under the Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment in line with President Muhammadu Buhari’s directive that Boards of all Agencies be inaugurated forthwith. The Honourable Minister of Labour and Employment Sen. Chris Ngige is scheduled to inaugurate the Board Chairmen and Members of the National Directorate…
The Honourable Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige today advocated for a shift from reactive and temporary measures to curbing the menace of rising unemployment as job creation policies and programme must anticipate future labour market requirements rather than reacting to it. The Minister expressed this position in Abuja today while inaugurating the…
Following the intervention of the Honourable Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige the industrial dispute that grounded activities at the National Population Commission (NPC) has been resolved. The resolution came after long hours of conciliation meeting summoned by the Minister in his office today. The meeting which had the Chairman of the Commission…
The Federal Government has advised workers especially those in the National Population Commission, Lottery Commission and Parastatals in the Federal Ministry of Science and Technology to engage social dialogue in resolving industrial disputes as self-help such as lock-out of duly appointed officers and picketing are unconstitutional and an affront to the constitutional powers of the…
The Honourable Minister of State Labour and Employment, Prof. Stephen Ocheni today expressed the concern and commitment of the Federal Government to address the high rate of unemployment among Nigerian youths. Saying that the projected economic growth rate to make Nigeria one of the top twenty world economies by the year 2020, and the robust…
The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, Bolaji Adebiyi has affirmed the readiness of his Ministry to continue to champion the renewed fight against child labour, modern slavery, human trafficking and forced labour in line with emerging global trends in labour administration. The Permanent Secretary stated this in his office today while addressing…
My attention has been drawn to a list by the Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC) which contains my name as a candidate in the rerun Anambra Central Senatorial Election being conducted Saturday, January 13, 2018. For the information of the General Public and voters as well as my numerous supporters in Anambra Central Senatorial District, I’m…
The Honourable Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige said that President Muhammadu Buhari is poised to achieve significant reduction in unemployment rates in the country, through the construction of new skills acquisition centres as well as completion and rehabilitation of abandoned centres. Speaking recently during the groundbreaking ceremony of the Federal Specialist Skills…
The Honourable Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige has appealed to the Petroleum and Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) to shelve its planned strike in the spirit of conciliation brokered between it and Neconde Energy Services Ltd. A statement by the Deputy Director, Press in the Federal Ministry of Labour and…
The Honourable Minister of State Labour and Employment, Prof. Stephen Ocheni revealed today that the present administration led by President Muhammadu Buhari accord high premium to the issue of labour inspection services being a cardinal component of the Decent Work Country programme. Prof. Ocheni stated this today when he led a team of inspectors…
The newly appointed International Labour Organization (ILO) Assistant Director General/Regional Director for Africa, Nigerian born Ms Cynthia Samuel Olonjuwon has reiterated the commitment of ILO to strengthen its collaboration with the Federal Government of Nigeria in its efforts at promoting inclusive and sustainable growth. The Regional Director made this assertion today when she paid a maiden…
The Permanent Secretary Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, Bolaji Adebiyi today said that the efforts of the Federal Government in addressing the economic challenges facing the nation will require sustainable industrial peace and harmony to succeed. He said this while declaring open a one-day seminar organized by the Association of Senior Civil Servants of…
Towards promoting regular migration and supporting voluntary returnees in social and economic reintegration, the Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment has entered into an agreement with German Deutsche Gesellschaft Fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit GMBH (GIZ) to set up a Nigerian–German Center for jobs, Migration and Reintegration. Signing the letter of intent today, the Permanent Secretary Federal…
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige has said the death of the former Vice President and foremost Nigerian Statesman, Dr. Alex Ekwueme is an exit of an unrivalled colossus at a time Nigeria is in dire need of his wisdom, knowledge, discipline, courage and patriotism. “I received with great jolt, sadness and…
The Honourable Minister of State Labour and Employment, Prof. Stephen Ocheni has advocated improved youth access to secondary, vocational and tertiary education as a deliberate strategy to check youth’s illiteracy and its antecedent vices, such as moral decadence, Juvenile delinquency, cultism and drug abuse. Ocheni stated this recently in Abuja at a Reception and Public…
It is a new dawn in the Ministry of Labour and Employment, the appointment of the new Minister of State for Labour and Employment is a welcome development, long anticipated and a dream come true for the management and staff of the ministry and especially for the people of kogi state. The new Minister…
The permanent Secretary Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, Bolaji Adebiyi, was recently honoured on his new appointment as Permanent Secretary with a reception former staff of Presidency Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF). 1. The Permanent Secretary Federal Ninistry of Labour and Employment, Bolaji Adebiyi, middle (in shirt) with…
Following strong leadership provided by Nigeria, Africa has won the long quest for the removal of the vestiges of imperialism in the conduct of the affairs of the Governing Board of the International Labour Organisation (ILO). In a major push yesterday at the 331 Session of the Governing Board of the ILO currently holding in…
The Honourable Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige has expressed his Ministry’s readiness to continue to partner with the National Industrial Safety Council of Nigeria (NISCN) to ensure and promote occupational safety and health of Nigerian workers in their workplaces Ngige made this declaration today when he received on courtesy visit the newly…
Towards the development of a robust Occupational Safety and Health Management System in Nigeria and the facilitation of our Nations flow with global trends and best practices, the Honourable Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige, has constituted a tripartite-plus consultative meeting for the review of the National Policy on Occupational Safety and Health.…
