Minister of Labour and Employment

Following threats by the Nigeria Labour Party (NLC) to embark on a nationwide strike and picket Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) branches across the country, the Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige, has said that the dispute has…

Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige, has said he would be neutral in the choice of the next President of Nigeria as he was not ready to work for the emergence of any of the presidential candidates in the February elections.…

Anthony Iwuoma The Federal Government has accused the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) of dishonesty and misleading its members. This stems from the Union's refusal to obey the interlocutory injunction given by the National…

The Federal Government says it would raise workers’ base salaries to meet the current realities in the economy of the country. Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige, said this at the public presentation of the NLC of 40…

Lecturers of the Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto under the guise of ASUU UDUS, have carpeted Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige over what they called ‘inhumane concoction of lies’. The ASUU UDUS was reacting to an…

The Federal Government has restated its threat not to pay any of its employees on strike or absent from duty post without due authorisation. This followed the commencement of a two-week warning strike by the Senior Staff Association of…

Ahead of the Saturday, March 26, National Convention, the All Progressives Congress (APC) has barred political appointees from voting. This was made known in a press statement issued by the party, on Thursday. The statement was…

Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige, on Wednesday, said that the Federal Government would look into the threat by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). Dr. Ngige also said most of the union’s grievances were…

Striking resident doctors in the country have insisted that they would not return their duty posts, despite the meeting of the leadership with the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) with President Muhammadu Buhari over the matter. The…

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has expressed its readiness to embark on another round of industrial action following what it called the failure of the Federal Government to implement an agreement signed with the union.…