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The Federal Government has announced that it is yet to receive the strike notice issued by the National Association of Academic Technologists (NAAT).The Ministry of Labour and Employment stated that it was ignorant of the strike…

The Federal Government has, once more, guaranteed Nigerians that the protracted Academic Staff Union of Universities' (ASUU) strike will soon be resolved.The Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, gave this…

The Federal Government has agreed to slash the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), known as petrol, by N5 from Monday next week.Sen. Chris Ngige, Minister of Labour and Employment, disclosed this while addressing newsmen…

Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige says there will be consequences if the striking Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) refuse government’s overture to return to the negotiating table.Ngige disclosed this on Sunday in…

Things are about to get heated in the Federal Public Service as President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the review of wages and salary structure for public servants in all Ministries, Departments and Agencies of the Federal Government.…

Chris Ngige, the minister of labour and employment, has called on US government for help, saying, “things are not very normal and well with us here.”The minister made the call on Tuesday, February 18, when he received the US Ambassador…

The Federal Government has appealed to members of the National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) to suspend their planned nationwide strike.Sen. Chris Ngige, Minister of Labour and Employment made the appeal after a…

Chris Ngige, minister of labour and employment, has raised an alarm over the high level of unemployable youths in the country.Ngige who spoke at the 2019 National Migration Dialogue at the State House in Abuja on Tuesday December 17,…

Chris Ngige, Minister of Labour and Employment, has been sighted taking a business class flight to Owerri after claiming N30,000 minimum wage is Sufficient to sustain households of four.Ngige who was in company of two aides, was spotted…

Following the agreement between the Federal Government and Labour union on the new N30,000 minimum wage, the Nigerian Governors' Forum has disclosed they are not legally bound to honour the terms of the agreement.Governor Fayemi of…

The expectations of Nigeria's workers have been met as the minister of labour and employment, Chris Ngige, said that the payment of the new minimum wage will be effected.Nigige made this known after federal government and organized…

Chris Ngige, labour and employment minister, has said the Federal Government will enroll members of the Newspaper Vendors Association of Nigeria into the N-Power programme, to enable them acquire some skills.made the promise on Friday…

The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, has assured workers across the country that the new minimum wage will take effect from April 18, 2019, the date it was signed into law by President Muhammadu Buhari.Ngige, who was…

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) is poised for a showdown with the Labour Ministry following its declaration of a one-day national protest in Abuja over an attack on its members on a peaceful protest.Mr Ayuba Wabba, NLC president gave…

Leaders of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) were on Wednesday attacked by armed thugs at the Asokoro residence of the Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige during a protest.The NLC has been at loggerheads with the labour…

Nigerians have taken to social media to knock the Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige for saying the country has too many good doctors to be concerned about those leaving for other countries.Ngige denied claims that the…

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has suspended its nationwide strike after three months.The National President of the union, Professor Biodun Ogunyemi, disclosed this during a press briefing at the Nigeria Labour Congress…

Dr. Chris Ngige, Minister of Labour and Employment says the National Minimum wage of N27, 000 is standard for all workers, but the Federal Government will pay federal workers N30,000.The minister made this known in a statement signed by…

The leadership of the Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has been divided, following its recent endorsement of the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar.The group has on Thursday…

The Nigeria Labour Congress said the minimum wage of N27, 000 and N30, 000 approved for state and federal workers was a fragmentation of the wage and therefore, unacceptable.Chairman of the congress in Anambra, Mr Jerry Nnubia, told…

The Federal Government has again failed to convince the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to end the ongoing strike.The meeting, which was held at the Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, led by the Minister, Senator…

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on Thursday said the ongoing strike would only be called off after the Federal Government fully implements all the offers it made to the union after their last meeting.The development is…

The minister of Youth and Employment, Chris Ngige has said that the meeting between the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) concluded with an agreement to release N20bn out of N105bn earned allowance, to…