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The Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, has called on the incoming administration of President-Elect Bola Tinubu to immediately commence discussions on the review of the minimum wage in Nigeria after its…
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige says he will not campaign or support any presidential candidate in the upcoming 2023 election. Ngige, a member of the All Progressives Congress, APC, stated that the…
The Federal government says it will soon make some pronouncements on salary increases for workers. The federal government said the Presidential Committee on Salaries was doing a review and expected to come up with…
The federal government has appealed to the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) to rescind its decision on the registration of the two new academic unions in the Nigerian public university system. The minister of labour and…
The former chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Attahiru Jega, said the minister of labor and employment, Chris Ngige, has worsened the negotiations between the striking lecturers and the…
The Federal Government says it will continue to negotiate with ASUU in spite of Wednesday’s court ruling restraining the union from continuing with its seventh-month strike. The minister of labour and employment, Chris…
The federal government says it will raise workers’ minimum wage to meet the current realities in the economy of the country. The minister of labour and employment, Chris Ngige, disclosed this on Monday, at the Nigeria…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has accused the Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige of continuously creating chaos, contrary to his expected role of conciliator in the resolution of the…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, says the federal government is not sincere in its quest to end the strike embarked on by the union. ASUU President, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, made the comment on Friday…
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, says the federal government will soon resolve issues on the ongoing strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). ASUU had, on February 14, declared a…
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige has said that any proposed increase in allowances and salaries by the Academic Staff Union of Universities that is not in sync with the National Salaries and Wages…
The reconciliatory meeting between the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities has ended inconclusively. Amid a warning strike declared by the lecturers, both parties failed to reach an agreement…
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, on Wednesday, stated that the Federal Government would look into the threat by the Academic Staff Union of Universities. The minister also said most of the union’s…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities has asked the National Assembly to initiate a law that makes it mandatory for public officers to send their children to public schools in Nigeria. ASUU President, Prof Emmanuel…
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has urged the Federal Government not to increase the electricity tariff. The umbrella labour union said while many sectors, including Power, have been increasing tariffs, which have…
In the wake of the rearrest of Nnamdi Kanu and his ongoing trial, the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has accused the governors of Rivers, Anambra, and labour minister, Chris Ngige of conspiracy and sabotage. This…
The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) has suspended the planned strike over the increase in the prices of electricity and petrol. According to SaharaReporters, the decision was made in the early hours of Monday, September…
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige, has stated that the federal government has spent N15.8 billion on hazard allowances in teaching hospitals and medical centers in the nation. Ngige made the…
A video has emerged showing how Dr. Chris Ngige and Hon. Abiodun Faleke hurling insults at each other over Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu's matter. From the footage, Ngige could be heard claiming he is seven years older than…
The payment of the N30,000 minimum wage is to be effected on or before December 31, 2019, as the Ministry of Finance has been directed by the Federal Executive Council (FEC) yesterday to make the decision happen. The…
