Aviation

Employment racketeering soars in aviation as 6000 workers employed in 8yrs

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BY CHUKUEMEKE IWELUNMO A former general secretary of the National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE) Comrade Olayinka Abioye, has hinted that more than 6000 people must have been brought into the aviation system in the last eight. According to Abioye, this simple matter is known as

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2 Corps members gets automatic employment

Ihesiulo Grace 5 March 2020 0

The Gombe State Government, on Thursday offered automatic employment to Two outstanding National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members as eight others were honoured with the state merit award. The corps members are: Aisha Saba-Yabagi from Niger with state code GM/19A/0248 and Uzoamaka Blessing from Imo with state code GM/19A/0872. READ ALSO: ‘I do not love […]

Education Featured

100 first class graduates get UNILAG’s employment offer

Ihesiulo Grace 2 March 2020 0

Lagos – The University of Lagos, Akoka has offered employment to no fewer than 100 graduates of the university, who made first class in various fields of studies in the university. The Vice-Chancellor of the university, Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, made the disclosure at a pre convocation news conference on Monday in Lagos. He said the […]

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Kebbi offers scholarship, healthcare to children of soldiers

Ihesiulo Grace 24 February 2020 0

The Kebbi state government says it will take adequate care of the children of soldiers by providing them with scholarships, free healthcare services, empowerment and employment opportunities in the state. Governor Atiku Bagudu, accompanied by his wife, Dr. Zainab Shinkafi-Bagudu, said this while hosting the leadership of the Nigerian Army Officers Wives Association

Labour News

Adopt active policies, programmes to tackle unemployment, Ngige tasks ARLAC

Ihesiulo Grace 16 February 2020 0

Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige has urged the member countries of the African Regional Labour Centre (ARLAC) to adopt active policies and programmes to tackle unemployment and poverty in order to check the consequential social tension and violent crimes. Speaking at the 46th session of the ARLAC with the theme: “Strategic objective […]

Business

Engineering highest provider of employment opportunities – Don

Ihesiulo Grace 2 November 2019 0

Ilorin – A Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Segun Adedayo of the University of Ilorin, has invented an anti-buglary and fire-proof safe for keeping classified Departmental documents. This came as he said that the sector are the highest in providing employment opportunities such as iron bending, automobiles parts welding among others. Adedayo made this known in

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What you need to know about Dr. Chris Ngige, Minister of Labour and Employment

Ihesiulo Grace 21 August 2019 0

Daily times Ng takes a look at Dr. Chris Nwabueze Ngige, who has just been retained as the Minister of Labour and Employment by President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday, August, 21 2019.   Dr Chris Ngige was born on 8 August 1952. He graduated as a medical practitioner from the University of Nigeria Nsukka, UNN in […]

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FG Committed To Youth Employment – Prof. Ocheni

Ihesiulo Grace 23 November 2018 0

The Honourable Minister of State Labour and Employment, Professor Stephen Ocheni has revealed that the Federal Government under the present administration of President Mohammadu Buhari, is poised to get many youths out of unemployment. He made this disclosure Thursday during the oversight visit of the House of Representatives Committee on Labour, Employment and

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Ocheni affirms FG commitment to job creation

Ihesiulo Grace 1 August 2018 0

The Minister of State Labour and Employment, Prof. Stephen Ocheni has reiterated the commitment of present administration to reverse the ugly trend of youth unemployment through the involvement of stakeholders and Skills Development, in partnership with the African Development Bank Group. Inaugurating a multi-sectorial task team on the implementation of the Public-Private

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Poverty And The High Rate Of Insecurity In Nigeria

Ihesiulo Grace 23 July 2018 0

Today in Nigeria there is a malaise of poverty which has resulted in the problem of insecurity. The twin problem of illiteracy caused by excessive poverty has bedevilled and hampered the development of our country. According to the statistics and data reported and disclosed by the World Health Organisation, the countries in Sub-Saharan Africa are […]

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World MSME Day 2018: Imperative to economic development

Ihesiulo Grace 26 June 2018 0

June, 27th every year has been declared by the United Nations as World MSME Day. The MSME Day 2018 Slogan is Youth Dimension-centring on Youth Entrepreneurship and Youth Employment. It brings to the front burner “the strong contribution of business worldwide to livelihoods, communities and economies and the need to support MSMEs towards their success.” […]

Headlines Labour

New minimum wage: Confusion trails Ngige’s statements

Ihesiulo Grace 1 June 2018 0

The United Labour Congress (ULC) on Friday told Labour and Employment Minister Chris Ngige, to explain his `double-speak’ on the planned new minimum wage, to avoid confusion on the issue. On May 30, Ngige announced that the new National Minimum Wage would not be paid to workers by the end of September, contrary to a […]

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LSETF partners ATC, Joberman to empower unemployed youths

Ihesiulo Grace 29 May 2018 0

The Lagos State Employment Trust Fund (LSETF) in partnership with Jobberman and ATC (one of Nigeria’s leading independent owner, operator and developer of wireless and broadcast communications real estate), has graduated 62 trainees within the Makoko community in Lagos State and succeeded in attaining 44 per cent job placement for them. The partnership, which kicked

Labour News

FG seeks better productivity consciousness in all sectors

Ihesiulo Grace 23 May 2018 0

Federal Government on Tuesday has called for the re-awakening of productivity consciousness in all sector of the economy in the country. Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, made the call during the Observance of the 17th National Productivity Day Celebration and Conferment of the National Productivity Order of Merit (NPOM) Award, in Abuja. […]

Politics

BEN TV founder, Soyode declares for Nigerian presidency

Ihesiulo Grace 8 May 2018 0

Europe’s first ethnic media satellite channel’s founder and its former CEO, Mr. Ali Soyode, has formally declared his intention to run for Nigeria’s President in 2019. Soyode is also the convener of YES Nigeria, a fast-rising positive and innovative movement in the country. Addressing stakeholders and supporters in the country’s capital, Abuja on Monday, Soyode […]

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Ngige tasks national employment council on sustainable job creation

Ihesiulo Grace 20 April 2018 0

The Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige has affirmed that Nigeria can no longer depend on proceeds from crude oil as the mainstay of its economy but rather as a catalyst for other employment generating sectors. Addressing the meeting of the National Employment Council in Abuja Thursday, Sen. Chris Ngige said, “Although our […]

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Court order disobedience: Trade union registrar risks going to jail

Ihesiulo Grace 19 January 2018 0

The Registrar of Trade Unions of the Ministry of Labour and Employment risks prison sentence for allegedly refusing to comply with the order of the Court of Appeal which directed her to change and issue a new certificate in the name of Agricultural and Allied Union of Nigeria (AAUN) or immediately commence the process of […]

World

Major shift as Trump opens way for Medicaid work requirement

Ihesiulo Grace 11 January 2018 0

In a major policy shift that could affect millions of low-income people, the Trump administration said Thursday it is offering a path for states that want to seek work requirements on Medicaid recipients. Seema Verma, head of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, said work and community involvement can make a positive difference in […]

Tech

‘Robotisation’‘ll provide more jobs than eliminate them – Report

Ihesiulo Grace 25 December 2017 0

…to create 2.3million jobs in 2020 Contrary to fears expressed in some quarters that robotisation of employment will render millions jobless, leaving them with no hope, a consulting firm has predicted that Artificial Intelligence will generate more workloads or jobs by 2020 than it will eliminate,according to the data provided by the latest study by […]

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Labour Perm Sec. Pledges Capacity Development for Staff

Ihesiulo Grace 23 December 2017 0

The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, Bolaji Adebiyi expressed his commitment to ensuring that planning and administrative officers in the Ministry acquire versatile skills needed in enhancing project and programme execution and for efficient service delivery. The Permanent Secretary, made this assertion Friday, while declaring open a-one day