Senator Chris Ngige, Minister of Labour and Employment on Monday disclosed that contrary to the news-making round, the Federal Government did not take the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to court over its prolonged strike. Ngige made the clarification…
Labour braces for strike as talks with FG collapse (ThisDay)
The threat by the organised labour to embark on a strike tomorrow gathered momentum yesterday as the meeting between the federal government and workers failed to agree on the terms for the implementation of the N30,000 minimum wage signed into…
FG, Labour Conclude Minimum Wage Talks Tuesday (ThisDay)
As part of the last-minute efforts to avert industrial action by the organised labour, the Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, Wednesday met with members of the Joint National Public Service Negotiating Council (JNPSNC), including the leadership of…
Labour issues attack-on-sight order on Ngige (Vanguard)
The dispute between organised labour and the Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, over the replacement of Chief Frank Kokori as Chairman, Board of Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund, NSITF, deepened yesterday, after leaders of Nigeria Labour Congress,…
Ngige meets Buhari Friday over minimum wage crisis
The Minister of Labour and Productivity, Senator Chris Ngige, has said he will meet with President Muhammadu Buhari Friday to brief him on the progress made on the negotiations for a new minimum wage. He said the presidential committee charged…