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FG warns against alarming rate of child labour

Ihesiulo Grace 21 September 2022 0

By Ukpono Ukpong The Federal Government has expressed concern over the alarming rate of child labour recorded in the country, warning that it would most certainly have massive implications in the near future. The Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige, gave this warning in a

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NAPTIP to scale-up campaign against child labour in the FCT

Ihesiulo Grace 29 October 2021 0

The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) says it plans to scale-up campaign to mitigate the rising incidences of child labour in the FCT. The Director General of the agency, Dr Fatima Waziri-Azi, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Abuja. While expressing […]

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FG restates commitment to ending child labour

Ihesiulo Grace 17 June 2021 0

Ukpono Ukpong, Abuja Minister for Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, says the Federal Government has created an enabling environment for the fight against Child Labour. It is through the ratification and adoption of key International Labour Organization (ILO) Conventions. Ngige stated this yesterday at an event to commemorate this year’s World Day Against Child

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ILO declares 2021 international year for elimination of Child Labour

Ihesiulo Grace 30 July 2019 0

The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) has unanimously adopted a resolution declaring 2021 as the International Year for the Elimination of Child Labour, and has asked the International Labour Organization to take the lead in its implementation. The resolution highlights the member States’ commitments “to take immediate and effective measures to eradicate forced

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FG tasks stakeholders on elimination of child labour

Ihesiulo Grace 30 July 2019 0

The Federal Government has urged all stakeholders to partner with government in addressing the increasing phenomenon of Child Labour. The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, William Alo, made the call on the occasion of the Symposium in commemoration of the 2019 World Day Against Child Labour, in Abuja. The theme for this […]

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Mining: ILO bemoans child labour, poor working conditions

Ihesiulo Grace 30 May 2019

Ukpono Ukpong Discussions on how to address child labour in mining and poor working conditions took centre stage at the ongoing International Labour Organisation (ILO) inter-regional meeting, where experts and global actors from Africa, Asia and South America gathered to seek a solution. Speaking at the first-ever Inter-regional Knowledge-Sharing Forum on Child Labour and

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NSCDC rescues 12 victims of human trafficking in Edo

Ihesiulo Grace 5 October 2018 0

The Edo Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) says it has rescued about 12 victims of human trafficking and child labour in the past five months. Mr Makinde Ayinla, State Commandant of the Corps, disclosed this on Friday in Benin during a one day workshop on the menace of human trafficking […]

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Eradication of Child Labour- Ngige seeks support of USA

Ihesiulo Grace 28 October 2017 0

Idu Jude Abuja The Honourable Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen Chris Ngige has called on the United States of America to provide technical support to the Federal Government of Nigeria in its efforts at eradicating the menace of Child Labour and provision of decent employment for its teeming unemployed youths through collaborative efforts between […]

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NLC Factions Hold Parallel Delegate Conferences in Ilorin

Ihesiulo Grace 23 April 2015 0

The current division in the Nigeria Labour Congress again manifested on Thursday as the two factions of the Labour movement are currently holding parallel quadrennial state delegates conference in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital. While the faction, led by Comrade Ayuba Wabba, is holding its conference at Banquet Hall beside the Government House along Ahmadu […]

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Labour Pains of Minors… Born into Labour

Ihesiulo Grace 28 March 2015 0

If international human rights law is underplayed by governments across the globe, the child rights law suffers a worse fate, especially in sub-Saharan Africa. As minors by law, children do not have autonomy or the right to make decisions on their own for themselves in any known jurisdiction of the world. Instead, their adult custodians, […]