Labour

Minimum wage review committee approved – FG

Ihesiulo Grace 7 November 2017 0

Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige has revealed that after a closed-door meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on happenings in his ministry, the President has approved the Federal Government’s nominees for the proposed review of the

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Ngige tasks new minister, Ocheni, on 2018 budget

Ihesiulo Grace 22 August 2017 0

Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator. Chris Ngige, has expressed confidence in the new Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Prof. Stephen Ocheni, on his solid accounting background, which he said the ministry will leverage to deliver effective services to the people. He said that the Ministry would rely on him to improve and […]

Business

FG set to Clear salary backlog worth N10bn

Ihesiulo Grace 4 June 2017 0

The Federal Government has begun in earnest,  steps to pay outstanding salaries and other allowances owing federal civil servants in the country.   The Deputy Director, Press, Ministry of Labour and Employment, Mr. Samuel Olowookere, made this known in a statement on Friday.   He said the need to initiate the process arose after top […]

Business

Ngige wants private sector in NSITF scheme

Ihesiulo Grace 28 December 2016 0

Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, has urged the management of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) to extend the Employee Compensation Scheme (ECS) to the private sector.   Ngige, who gave the advice on a visit to the corporate headquarters of NSITF in Abuja, also demanded the prosecution of all companies […]

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Buhari’ll Hand over to South East in 2023, Says Ngige

Ihesiulo Grace 6 April 2015 0

The former Governor of Anambra State and South East Coordinator of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Committee, Senator Chris Ngige, has said that the President-elect, General Muhammadu Buhari, will hand over to a successor from the South East after his two terms in office. Ngige, who disclosed this at a grand reception organised for […]