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FG vow to End Child Labour, Modern Slavery

Samuel Olowookere — Fri, 27 Jul 2018 12:18:34 +0000

Fg Vow to End Child Labour, Modern Slavery The Honourable Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige has reiterated Federal Government’s commitment to accelerate action in achieving alliance 8.7 of the Sustainable Development Goal [SDG] that seeks immediate and effective measures to eradicate forced labour, modern slavery, human trafficking and secure prohibition and elimination […]

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May Day:Labour Minister Pledges Support for Buhari’s Administration

Samuel Olowookere — Tue, 01 May 2018 13:13:09 +0000

May Day:Labour Minister Pledges Support for Buhari’s Administration The Honourable Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige has commended the resilience of the Nigerian workers and called for their continued support for the success of the present administration. The Minister in a goodwill message on behalf of the Management and Staff of the Ministry […]

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FG to Collaborate UNSA on Social Security Scheme for Aged Citizen

Samuel Olowookere — Fri, 27 Apr 2018 12:44:04 +0000

FG to Collaborate UNSA on Social Security Scheme for Aged Citizen 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. […]

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No Uncertainty Over Talks With ASUU, Negotiation With ASUU Continues Next Week – Ngige

Samuel Olowookere — Mon, 04 Sep 2017 20:01:37 +0000

The Honourable Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige has dispelled speculations of uncertainty over talks between the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) A statement by the Deputy Director Press, Ministry of Labour and Employment, Samuel Olowookere said the Minister of Labour and Employment as the chief conciliator of […]

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Ngige Delights With Ivorian Under-Study Of Best Practices On Regulation Of Work In The Nigerian Oil And Gas Sector

Samuel Olowookere — Wed, 02 Aug 2017 12:15:36 +0000

The Honourable Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige today asserted that the choice of Nigeria by the Ivorian Government to under study good practices relating to regulation of work and collective bargaining in the Oil and Gas Sector was an indication that the Change Agenda of President Muhammadu Buhari led administration is yielding […]

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Minimum Wage Panel Submits Report

Samuel Olowookere — Thu, 06 Apr 2017 18:02:36 +0000

The report of the Technical Committee on Minimum Wage and Palliatives chaired by the Honourable Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige has been submitted today in Abuja. Speaking while handing over the document to the main Committee on Minimum Wage and Palliatives headed by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, […]

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Vocational Training Will Unlock Potentials Of Nigerian Youths-Says Ngige

Samuel Olowookere — Mon, 27 Mar 2017 15:47:15 +0000

The Honourable Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige has declared training in emerging vocational trades as key to unlocking the potentials of Nigerian youths and stemming the tide of unemployment. The Minister also called for closer cooperation among Federal Government agencies charged with skills acquisition to ensure the full realization of government’s objectives on job creation.

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Labour Minister Refutes NLC’s Accusations over Proposed N56,000 Minimum Wage

Samuel Olowookere — Fri, 10 Mar 2017 13:40:31 +0000

The attention of the Honourable Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige has been drawn to publications in some section of the media, alleging the Federal Government of intentionally stalling the process of constituting a tripartite committee which is expected to deliberate on the proposed N56,000 minimum wage as demanded by the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), and the Trade Union Congress (TUC), last year.

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Labour Minister Tasks Industries To Source Raw Materials Locally

Samuel Olowookere — Thu, 12 Jan 2017 16:37:47 +0000

The Honourable Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige today tasked organized labour unions to support the efforts of President Muhammadu Buhari led administration at reducing the country’s over dependence on imported goods and raw materials which are inimical to the nation’s foreign reserve.

Ngige gave this charge while addressing the executive of National Union of Food, Beverages and Tobacco Employee (NUFBTE), who were in his office on courtesy visit.

According to the Minister “I wish to ask your union to do more than you have been doing by assisting the federal government proffer solution to the excessive reliance on imported goods and raw materials. We want you to put on your thinking cap and devise ways and means of lessening reliance on importation by sourcing your raw materials locally to preserve our foreign exchange.”

Speaking further, Ngige emphasized that the Federal Government was unwavering in its efforts at ensuring that industries remain operational, so as to check the incidence of job losses.

In his words, “the Federal Government has directed the Central Bank of Nigeria to ensure that the backlog of applications for items needed to make industries remain operational are accorded priority in foreign exchange allocation to forestall job losses.”

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Labour Minister Pledges To Domesticate Ilo Convention On Occupational Safety And Health

Samuel Olowookere — Thu, 08 Dec 2016 16:26:10 +0000

The Minister who was represented by the Director Occupational Safety and Health Dr (Mrs) Ifeoma Anyanwutaku, stated this recently while declaring open a two-day National Awareness and Sensitization Workshop on Occupational Safety and Health, organized by the Ministry in partnership with Global Network Monitoring and Development Initiative with the theme, “ Emergency preparedness and response for workplace system and resilience”
In his word, “the Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, in the spirit of domesticating the International Labour Organisation’s Convention C.187 on Promotional Framework on Occupational Safety and Health (OSH), in Nigeria, is committed to boosting Occupational Safety and Health in the administrative services and offices beyond the regularly covered industrial working environment.”

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FG Committed To Provision Of Safe And Healthy Working Environment: – Ngige

Samuel Olowookere — Mon, 21 Nov 2016 15:56:58 +0000

The Honourable Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige has affirmed the commitment of President Muhammadu Buhari led administration, to providing safe and healthy working environment aimed at stimulating decent working conditions for Nigerian workforce. The Minister who was represented by the Director of Occupational Safety and Health Department of the Ministry, Dr. […]

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200,000 Graduate Jobs, More Are Coming -Ngige

Samuel Olowookere — Mon, 21 Nov 2016 15:48:52 +0000

VOWS TO CAPTURE 50% OF NIGERIANS UNDER SOCIAL SECURITY NET. The Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige says the decision of the Federal Government to employ 200,000 graduates in the first phase of its social intervention scheme, despite teething economic challenges, is an eloquent expression of its dogged commitment to lift millions of […]

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Economic Recession – Labour Minister Advocates Continued Support Of Stakeholders In The Labour Sector

Samuel Olowookere — Fri, 18 Nov 2016 14:45:12 +0000

The Honourable Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige has urged stakeholders in the labour sector to support Federal Government’s efforts at minimizing the adverse effect of recession on Nigerian workers. The Minister who was represented by the Permanent Secretary, Dr. Clemet Illoh stated this today in Abuja, while declaring open the 4th Registrar […]

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Labour Minister Assures Nigerians Of Inclusive Employment Opportunities As Stakeholders Validate National Employment Policy

Samuel Olowookere — Thu, 27 Oct 2016 20:06:11 +0000

The Honourable Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige today, reiterated the commitment of the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari, to job creation and provision of decent employment opportunities for Nigerians within the productive age. Stressing that the current high unemployment rate is unacceptable, as no nation can develop by leaving out a vast […]

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United States Commends Nigeria on Child Labour

Samuel Olwookere — Tue, 25 Oct 2016 22:17:06 +0000

…As Labour Minister faults report on child soldier, others The United States Department of Labour (USDOL) has commended Nigeria for making significant progress in stemming the scourge of Child Labour and Human Trafficking. The commendation is contained in its 2015 Child Labour Report, which the Representative of the Department of Labour, Marlin Hardinger presented […]

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Nigeria Calls For Establishment Of Africa Skills Development Fund

Samuel Olowookere — Mon, 26 Sep 2016 06:25:53 +0000

Nigeria has called on the United States to assist in establishing an Africa Skills Development Fund to facilitate the training of skilled manpower from the army of unemployed African youth population. Speaking on Day Two of the Labour and Trade Ministerial Roundtable of the Africa Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) at the Department of […]

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You Must Register To Benefit From Social Intervention Scheme: – Ngige Tells Unemployed Nigerians

Samuel Olowookere — Sun, 28 Aug 2016 08:10:16 +0000

The Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige has urged all unemployed Nigerians to register at the online job portal of the Social Intervention Scheme of the Federal Government in order to benefit from different categories of programmes which government is offering. The registration on the portal, (www.npower.gov.ng) ends Wednesday, August 31, 2016. […]

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Presidential Civil Service Merit Award-Ngige Extols Staff

Samuel Olowookere — Mon, 22 Aug 2016 14:57:33 +0000

The Honourable Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige has extoled the virtues of three staff of the Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, who were recently honoured with the Presidential Civil Service Merit Award, and Head of the Civil Service of the Federation Commendation Award respectively. Ngige in a congratulatory letter to the […]

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FG Unveils National Policy On Labour Migration

Samuel Olowookere — Thu, 18 Aug 2016 20:50:28 +0000

The Federal Government today took another major step to boost decent job opportunities and surmount the challenge of countless Nigerian illegal immigrants, some of whom die trying to cross the Sahara and the Mediterranean as the Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige unveiled the National Policy on Labour Migration and inaugurated two committees […]

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Retrenchment, FG Commences Negotiations With Financial Unions

Samuel Olowookere — Wed, 10 Aug 2016 13:15:44 +0000

The Federal Government today took a major step towards the resolution of the lingering retrenchment and other major labour issues in the banking and financial institutions with a crucial meeting with the sector’s organized labour unions (ASBIFFE & NUBUIFE) declaring that “ banks and their employees must be ready to operate within the provisions of […]

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