Chris Ngige

The Federal Government and the striking Academic Staff Union of Universities have reached a partial agreement, Dr. Chris Ngige, the Minister of Labour and Employment, announced on Monday.

President Muhammadu Buhari gave the pledge at the 40th anniversary of the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers on Thursday in Abuja.

The Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, made this known in a statement signed by the Director of Press in the Ministry, Samuel Olowookere, in Abuja.

Ngige said this in a statement by the Ministry of Labour and Employment on Wednesday. Falana had described as illegal the enforcement of Section 43.1 of the Trade Dispute Act 2004 on the No Work No Pay provision inbuilt in that portion of…

Ngige said this while delivering his key note address to mark the 6th Annual Population Lecture Series with the theme “Governance, People’s Rights and Opportunities”.

The South East governors, who were led by the Deputy Senate President, arrived the State House at about 4.20pm

The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, has called on the Nigerian Association of Road Transport Owners to sustain more collaborative partnership among members.

Sources said the meeting, held behind closed doors, did not yield any fruit as the governors did not change their stand

The meeting, held at the Ministry of Labour and Employment office in Abuja over the universities lecturers’ strike since November 5, lasted for about six hours

The Federal Government and Academic Staff Union of Universities have agreed to resume talks next week to resolve the ongoing strike by university teachers.

Now a new mansion on the road will henceforth be competing for attention with that of Asiwaju Tinubu

In a statement issued by Samuel Olowookere, the Director of Press in the ministry on Saturday in Abuja, the ILC was held between May 28 and June 8.

The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige, has assumed the position of the Vice President of the Government Group, having been elected at the 107th Session of the International Labour Conference held from May 28 to June 8, 2018…

Olusade Adesola, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Youth and Sports Development, said this at a Multi Stakeholder meeting on the ‘Nigerian Youth Employment Action Plan and Global Initiative on Decent Jobs for Youths’ in Abuja.

What is debatable is the timing of the demand as well as the possibility that a wage increase rather than improve on the fortunes of workers could indeed worsen their situation.

This is coming after hours of meeting on Monday between Organised Labour, represented by the Nigeria Labour Congress, United Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress, and a Federal Government team headed by the Secretary to the…

Hajia Aisha Abubakar, Supervising Minister, Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development, made this known at SGA Africa, the maiden edition Annual Regional Conference on Ageing in Abuja on Monday.

Members of the Organised Labour on Sunday were absent at the reconciliatory meeting with the Federal Government over the non-implementation of the N30,000 new National Minimum Wage for the workers in the country.

The Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, has said conciliation on the National Minimum Wage will continue despite the injunction of the National Industrial Court restraining organized labour from embarking on strike.

The workers also supported by other civil society allies including Joint Action Forum  converged at Ojuelegba in Surulere, Lagos, as early as 7:30 am on Tuesday.