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…