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…
