A Federal Capital Territory High Court sitting in Gwarinpa has granted bail to Chris Ngige, former minister of labour and employment. Maryam Hassan, the presiding judge, ruled that Ngige should continue on the administrative bail earlier granted to him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The court ordered that his surety must own […]
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has filed an eight-count charge against Chris Ngige, former minister of labour and productivity, over alleged contract fraud. He is expected to be arraigned on Friday, December 11, before an FCT high court in Gwarimpa, Abuja. In the charge dated October 31, the EFCC alleged that Ngige used […]
By Ukpono Ukpong The Federal Government has revealed plans to review the current N30,000 minimum wage to meet current realities considering the global inflation and market prices that have affected the purchasing power. This was made known at the public presentation at the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) at 40 publication titled, “Contemporary History of Working […]
Ukpono Ukpong The Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige, has said the construction of the multi-billion naira Second Niger Bridge had reached 80 percent completion. Ngige, who spoke as a guest on Channels Television Programme “Political Paradigm”, named the gigantic bridge among the five legacy projects to be bequeathed to the country by […]
*Says funds for payment of varsity teachers are available *Reps urge FG to do everything possible to stop ASUU’s impending industrial action Tom Okpe, Abuja The Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, says the strike threatened by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) will not take place. This is even as the […]
Ukpono Ukpong Disturbed over the alarming rate of casualization in the nation’s workforce, the Federal Government has expressed pledged commitment to put an end to the unfortunate situation in the country. The Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, conveyed the Federal Government’s commitment at a One-Day Public Hearing on three labour bills by […]
Ukpono Ukpong The Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, has urged employers of labour and Labour unions to pay greater attention to the formalisation of workers across the federation, warning that unemployment and indecent jobs are huge incubators of national insecurity. Senator Ngige made the call while addressing a joint visit by the […]
*Says such act does not encourage national unity, loyalty Ukpono Ukpong The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige, has condemned situations where some state governments employ foreign doctors and pay them five times higher than they pay their Nigerian counterparts. Ngige warned that such preferential treatment given to foreigners by some states ahead […]
*Accuses NARD of trying to use strike to arm-twist govt to accept illegally recruited doctors *NARD demands sack of Labour, Health ministers, hopes on Osinbajo to resolve crisis Doosuur Iwambe & Ukpono Ukpong, Abuja The Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige, on Tuesday, said the Federal Government is not owing any doctor or […]
The Nigerian government has vowed to recover millions of Naira wrongly paid to 588 medical doctors. Labour Minister, Chris Ngige spoke in a chat with State House reporters in Abuja on Sunday. Ngige said the affected doctors wrongly benefitted from the Medical Residency Training Fund meant for a particular category of doctors. Their names were […]
A new pressure group, Save Anambra State Group (SASG), has appealed to Barrister Emeka Okafor, a first cousin of Labour and Productivity Minister Chris Ngige, not to accept the reported offer of being the running mate of Senator Andy Uba, the controversial All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in the November 6 gubernatorial election in the […]
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 […]
Chris Ngige, the Minister of Labour and Employment, has stated that the South-East producing the next president will aid in alleviating the region’s concerns of marginalization. He bemoaned the fact that the 1999 Constitution does not allow for zoning, which would have improved the region’s chances in the 2023 presidential election. Ngige, who spoke on […]
President Muhammadu Buhari, according to Chris Ngige, Minister of Labour and Employment, is frightened of breaking any law or the country’s constitution.Ngige stated this on Monday’s episode of Channels Television’s “News Night.” He claimed that Buhari is a democrat and that former President Olusegun Obasanjo would not allow Nigerians the same freedom as they have […]
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, has replied to the Southeast’s agitation by the Indigenous People of Biafra, or IPOB. Ngige claimed that the separatist organisation had duped people in the Southeast into believing that Biafra would solve the region’s unemployment and economic woes. He, on the other hand, warned against such a […]
The federal government has offered to raise the hazard allowance for all health professionals in the country’s public health facilities. On Wednesday in Abuja, Chris Ngige, the minister of labor and employment, told journalists this after a meeting between the presidential committee on salaries (PSC), key federal government partners, the health professionals association, and trade […]
Ukpono Ukpong, Abuja Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige has waded into the ongoing strike by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in Kaduna State. He has therefore invited the two parties to the trade dispute, the Governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir El Rufai and top officials of the State as well as […]
Ukpono Ukpong, Abuja Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige, has paid glowing tribute to the late Prince Tony Momoh, former Minister of Information and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), saying he played a pivotal role in the choice of President Muhammadu Buhari’s running in 2015. According to him, “his death has […]
President Muhammadu Buhari waived the ‘no work, no pay’ Trade Act for striking university lecturers to allow peace to reign, Minister of Labour and Employment Dr. Chris Ngige, said at the weekend. The government has released N40billion for the payment of earned academic allowances for varsity lecturers and earned allowances for non-academic staff. Also, the […]
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, has reacted to the statement released by the President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi for claiming that the federal government has failed to deliver on its promises. The federal government noted that the timelines had been complied with and “faithfully implemented”. Ngige […]