The Minority Caucus in the House of Representatives has rejected the 30-job slot allotted to each member of the House for their respective local government areas, in the recruitment exercise for the Federal Government’s Public Works Scheme. The Minority Leader of the House, Ndudi Elumelu, in a statement issued on Tuesday, described the allotment of … Read more
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described as illegal and Anti-people the method deployed by the federal government in allocating the 774,000 jobs. The party alleged that stalwarts of the All Progressives Congress have hijack the 774, 000 jobs under the federal government’s Special Works Programme, SPW. The opposition party levelled the allegation in a … Read more
The federal government on Tuesday anounced the commencement of recruitment exercise for the special public works programme suspended by the national assembly. The government made the announcement on its official Twitter handle. The programme, which is being handled by the ministry of labour and employment, was approved by President Muhammadu Buhari as a part of … Read more
Minister of labour and employment, Chris Ngige said his subordinate, Festus Keyamo, has prepared a paper position on how the recruitment of 774,000 persons will be carried out. Ngige made this known when he met with the senate president, Ahmad Lawan over the implementation of the programme on Tuesday. You recall that Keyamo, who is … Read more
Senate President Ahmad Lawan on Monday said the joint committee of the national assembly was right to question the modalities and conditions put in place for recruitment of 774,000 Nigerians. You recall that, Festus Keyamo, minister of state for labour and employment, last week was involved in melee with some senatorsmelee with some senators and … Read more
There was a commotion at the national assembly on Tuesday when minister of state for labour and employment, Festus Keyamo engaged in a shouting match with members of the national assembly. What started out as an interrogative session on the planned recruitment of 774,000 people by the federal government quickly degenerated into a sickening situation. … Read more