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…
