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…