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The Federal Government says it cannot increase emoluments or downsize workers without productivity measurement. The Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen Chris Ngige, said this on Tuesday in Abuja while declaring open the third National…

The Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige, said that he had withdrawn his presidential aspiration to contest in the 2023 General Elections. Ngige said this in a statement he signed and issued to newsmen on Friday in Abuja.…

The Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, says most youths are unemployed because of lack of functional skills. Ngige said this while declaring open a one-day trade Job, Career and Employability Fair, on Thursday in…

The Federal Government has urged the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) to advise its affiliate, the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), to abide by the provisions of the Trade Disputes Act and call off its ongoing strike. The…

The Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige, has warned beneficiaries of skills acquisition training and empowerment programmes of the Federal Government to desist from selling empowerment items. Ngige said this in a…

Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige says he will decide if he will be running in the 2023 presidential race around Easter. Ngige said he was still consulting political stakeholders on the matter and would soon come out…

The Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, says the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is waiting for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to pick a Southern presidential candidate in 2023 while it (PDP)…

Dr Chris Ngige, Minister of Labour and Employment, has expressed shock over poor functioning of the Biomodal Verification Machine or Car Reader, of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Ngige spoke to journalists at his…

The Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige has faulted the exclusion of his ministry in the draft National Social Protection Policy. Ngige said this at a meeting with a delegation of the United Nations and key stakeholder…

The Federal Government will recover millions of naira wrongly paid to 588 medical doctors across the country. Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige, stated this when he fielded questions from State House correspondents in…

Labour and Employment Minister, Senator Chris Ngige on Monday described the National Industrial Court of Nigeria (NICN) ruling on the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) strike as a welcomed development. The court in a ruling…

Presidential aide, Femi Adesina has praised Labour minister, Senator Chris Ngige for frontally tackling the alleged menace posed by the IPOB/ESN when many other South-East leaders were still "cowering under their beds" in fear. Adesina,…

The Federal Government says it will meet with representatives of health sector workers in a fortnight to harmonise their proposals on new hazard allowance for workers in government health establishments. The Minister of Labour and…

Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige says the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) is brainwashing Igbo people in the South-East with a non-existent utopia. He spoke Sunday at a stakeholders’ meeting of the Association of…

The Federal Government has made an offer to increase hazard allowance for all health workers in government health establishments in the country. Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige said this while briefing newsmen at…

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has suspended the five-day warning strike in Kaduna State. President of NLC, Ayuba Wabba disclosed this on Wednesday. He said that the decision was to honour the Federal Government's invitation to…

The Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, has presented the demands of various unions that had embarked on strike to President Muhammadu Buhari for his possible intervention. Fielding questions from State House…

The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has commended the Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige for prompt resolution of the recent nationwide strike by doctors. NARD National President, Dr Okhuaihesuyi …

The Federal Government has faulted the National Association of Resident Doctors’ (NARD) rejection of the Memorandum of Action (MoA) signed on March 31 in spite of meeting the demands of the association. The Minister of Labour and…

Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige says he will make the Federal Government keeps its own side of the bargain to prevent the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) from embarking on another round of strike. Ngige…

A founding leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Chris Ngige, says the founding fathers would in 2021 address whether or not the party would zone its 2023 presidential ticket. Ngige, who is the Minister of Labour and…

As members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) continue their months-old strike, the Federal Government has commenced the process of registering a rival union. Senator Chris Ngige, Minister of Labour and Employment,…

The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Education, Sonny Echono, says the ASUU strike would have come to an end but for one unresolved issue. The Punch quoted Echono as stating this Sunday in Abuja. He stated that President…

Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, said the Federal Government would be forced to explore other options if next week's negotiations with the Academic Union of Universities (ASUU) fails. Ngige stated this Friday during an…

The Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige says Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) have yet to reach an agreement on the union's demands. He spoke to journalists after a closed-door…

The Federal Government has said that university students have been recruited for the ongoing EndSARS protests across the nation. According to the Federal Government, this was possible because of the industrial action embarked upon by the…

Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige has expressed confidence that the strike embarked upon by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) would soon be suspended. According to Ngige, the Federal Government was…

Senate Chief Whip, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu should be president of Nigeria in 2023, indigenes of Alor, a community in Idemili South local government area of Anambra State have said. Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige…

The Trade Union Congress (TUC) has vowed to resume the suspended strike in two weeks if the Federal Government fails to adhere to its own end of the bargain. Recall that organised labour and a high-powered delegation of the Federal…

The Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, says organised labour keeps embarking on strike action because they are unaware of the true state of government finances. He said that President Muhammadu Buhari has therefore…