Abuja – The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, announced on Thursday that the Federal Government would have to lay off workers to be able to meet a wage bill of N580 billion needed to meet labour’s demand on the new wage. Ngige told labour leaders in Abuja that the sum was what […]
The Federal Government has inaugurated the National Employment Council to look into the situation of unemployment in the country. Speaking on the new development, the Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige said there was a need for a shift from reactive and temporary measures to curbing the menace of rising unemployment in the […]
…says election is subjudice Minister of labour and employment Dr Chris Ngige, has called laughable his name inclusion by independent electoral Commission(INEC) as a candidate in the rerun Anambra Central Senatorial Election being conducted Saturday, January 13, 2018. He said for the information of the General Public and voters as well as numerous supporters in […]
• Crushes Nwoye’s federal might, defeats Peter Obi’s stooge •Wins landslide victory in 21 LGs • 5 contestants: Nwoye, Obaze, Chidoka, Okafor lose wards • Arthur Eze, Ngige, Andy Ubah, Uche Ekwunife, other political gladiators lose LGs In an unprecedented and historic election, incumbent Anambra State Governor Willie Obiano, on Sunday, defeated 37 candidates to […]
A University don, Prof. Emmanuel Chike Onwuka of the Edo State University, has chided the federal government for its weak ideology to unemployment high rate, saying that its increasing level stands at 29.6 percent while the poverty rate stands at 70 percent thereby posing serious threat to the social economic stability of the people and […]
Sen. Chris Ngige, the Minister of Labour and Employment, has charged parastatals under his ministry to fulfill the mandate given to them by the Federal Government. Ngige said this on a familiarization visit to the National Productivity Centre (NPC), the National Directorate of Employment (NDE), and the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF). At the […]
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige, has said that the Federal Government will capture at least 50 per cent of the population in the social security net. A statement from the Deputy Director (Press) in the Ministry, Mr. Samuel Olowokere, in Abuja on Monday quoted Ngige as saying that the social intervention […]
The All Progressive Congress (APC) candidate and incumbent Senator Representing Anambra Central Senatorial Zone, Sen. Dr. Chris Nwabueze Ngige has lost his re-election bid to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) standard flag-bearer, Hon. Mrs. Uche Ekwunife. Hon. Ekwunife has pulled 101548 votes to outsmart her closest rival and National Chairman of the All Progressive Grand […]
The All Progressives Congress (APC) Senatorial candidate for Anambra South Senatorial zone, Senator Chris Ngige, yesterday declined to cast his votes at his ward, Ureside ward Alor in Idemili South Local Government Area of Anambra State. Ngige who at about 3.45 pm said that he cannot cast his vote manually,because it negates the Electoral guidelines, […]