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…
