Minister of Labour and Employment

Senate President Ahmad Lawan said, last Friday, that the upper legislative chamber would continue to work for the ideals which the late Senator Benjamin Uwajumogu stood for. Sen. Lawan made the statement while responding to the Minister…

Chris Ngige, minister of labour and employment, says about 15 million Nigerians are currently looking for white collar jobs. According to PUNCH, Ngige said this while addressing journalists in Enugu state on Monday. He also said…

The Federal Government and labour unions are engaged in a last minute dialogue, to avert a nationwide strike by workers, slated for October. 16. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that labour has resorted to the strike option,…

The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, commenced dialogue with labour unions again in Abuja on Wednesday as time runs out on a deadline issued by labour for the payment of a new wage approved for workers by the Federal…

Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi, President, Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), has called on the Federal Government to send a visitation panel to universities to douse tension and prevent further breakdown of industrial relations in…

Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, says the South East must support the All Progressives Congress (APC) as nobody will offer the region the position of president on a platter of gold. Speaking in Anambra State, on Tuesday,…

As workers earnestly await the implementation of the minimum wage, the Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige has promised to end the disagreement on the consequential adjustment and salary relativity. Ngige, who made the…

The Organised Labour on Monday protested the infringement of workers’ rights by Sen. Chris Ngige, Minister of Labour and Employment. Mr Ayuba Wabba, President, Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) said the protest was to express their…

Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige, has denied inviting thugs to manhandle protesting workers who blocked the entrance to his residence in Abuja on Wednesday. Ngige stated this in a statement by Mr Nwachukwu Obidiwe, his…

Nigeria’s unemployment rate may hit an all time high of 35 per cent by the year 2020, said Senator Chris Ngige, Minister of Labour and Employment, wondering why the various measures instituted by the government to tackle unemployment are…