The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) says there will be an industrial crisis if President Muhammadu Buhari returns Chris Ngige as minister of labour and productivity.In an interview with PUNCH, Peter Ozo-Eson, NLC secretary, called on the federal government to give Ngige a new portfolio in the next cabinet.Ngige is one of the 43 ministerial nominees undergoing screening by the senate.The [...]
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Chris Ngige, minister of labour and employment, says the delayed enforcement of the new minimum wage will translate into salary arrears for workers.Speaking in an interactive session with journalists in Abuja during the weekend, Ngige said no governor is exempted from paying N30,000 as minimum wage.President Muhammadu Buhari had signed the minimum wage amendment act into law on April 18.According [...]
The federal government will, on Tuesday, inaugurate the N30,000 new national minimum wage implementation committee, almost one month after President Muhammadu Buhari signed the bill into law.Chris Ngige, minister of labour and employment, said this while fielding questions on television concerning the time for payment of the new wage.Ngige did not state when government would start payment but said that [...]
President Muhammadu Buhari has defended the refusal of Chris Ngige, minister of labour and employment, to swear in Frank Kokori as the chairman of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) board.In a statement on Sunday, Femi Adesina, presidential spokesman, said Kokori has also been redeployed by the president to now head the board of Michael Imoudu National Institute for [...]
Chris Ngige, minister of labour and employment, has denied inviting thugs to manhandle protesting workers who blocked the entrance to his residence in Abuja on Wednesday.The minister issued the denial in a statement by Nwachukwu Obidiwe, his special assistant on media.The protesting members of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) had picketed the Abuja residence of the minister over the alleged [...]
Chris Ngige, minister of labour, on Wednesday said, there is nothing wrong with doctors leaving Nigeria as the country has “more than enough” medical personnel.Speaking during a Channels TV programme, the minister defended the doctors searching for green pastures elsewhere, saying “if you have surplus, you export.”His statement has generated a lot of reactions. Below are some of the things [...]
On Wednesday, Chris Ngige, minister of labour, said Nigeria has "more than enough" medical doctors to cater for its needs. Ngige, who was speaking during a Channels Television programme, said there is nothing wrong with some of the doctors seeking green pastures elsewhere.The minister, who himself is a medical doctor, said: "We have more than enough doctors. You can quote [...]
Chris Ngige, minister of labour, says there is nothing wrong with doctors leaving Nigeria as the country has "more than enough" medical personnel.Speaking during a Channels TV programme on Wednesday, the minister defended the doctors searching for green pastures elsewhere, saying "if you have surplus, you export."Ngige's comment comes weeks after Saudi officials stormed Nigeria to recruit medical doctors, an [...]
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has denied receiving N163 billion from the federal government.In a statement on Sunday, Ade Adejumo, Ibadan zonal coordinator of the union, accused the federal government of spreading falsehood.Chris Ngige, minister of labour and employment, had announced that the federal government had released N163 billion to universities from the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund).ASUU [...]
The federal government says it has released N163 billion to universities from the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund).Chris Ngige, minister of labour and employment, said this while addressing journalists after a meeting with leaders of Academic Staff Union of Universities(ASUU) on Monday.ASUU has been on strike since November 2018 to press home demands such as the shortfall in salaries of [...]
The federal government says the national minimum wage bill will be transmitted to the national assembly on or before January 23.Chris Ngige, minister of labour and employment, made this known on Tuesday while speaking with journalists after a closed-door meeting with the leadership of organised labour in Abuja.Ngige said the federal government and organised labour have signed a memorandum of [...]
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and the federal government have finally reached an agreement.The union and the federal government reached the agreement on Monday, after a two-hour meeting in Abuja.The government agreed to release N15.4 billion in salary shortfall for the University teachers.The union is expected to call off its indefinite strike action any time from now.Chris Ngige, [...]
Chris Ngige, minister of labour and employment, says he is a prophet and the Igbo should listen to him ahead of the 2019 elections.The minister said it is in the "interest of the Igbo" to vote for President Muhammadu Buhari in 2019 because he will win his re-election bid.Addressing All Progressives Congress (APC) stakeholders and candidates in Anambra on Tuesday, [...]
Chris Ngige, minister of labour, says the ongoing strike by the the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) will soon be called off.Ngig said this is based on the federal government’s consideration of some demands of the union.He said the federal government was optimistic that the strike would soon be called off to pave way for students to resume academic activities, [...]
The federal government and the striking Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) have reached a partial agreement, Chris Ngige, the minister of labour and employment, announced on Monday.Ngige made the announcement at a reconciliation meeting aimed at finding ways of resolving the strike which commenced on November 5.He said: "We have finished our deliberation for today. I am happy to [...]
The federal government has convened yet another meeting with the Academic Staff Union of Nigerian Universities (ASUU) over the ongoing strike.Chris Ngige, minister of Labour and employment, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday.The statement signed by Samuel Olowookere, director of press in the labour ministry, said the meeting would hold on Monday.The lecturers embarked on the indefinite strike on [...]
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