“…even if there are still lapses in the implementation of the agreement, they are not such that will lead to industrial action…” …the government was surprised ASUU negated on the understanding and assurances it gave the Nigerian Inter-Religious Council (NIREC)… EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, has said … Read more
Accuses Labour Minister of lacking human managerial skills Calls for inclusion in the negotiations EKO HOT BLOG reports that President of the National Association Nigerian Students (NANS), Sunday Asefon, has threatened that the student body will confront the federal government if it continues to stall on fulfilling it promises to the Academic Staff Union of … Read more
ASUU had suspended the planned strike as ₦22.1bn earned allowances was paid to lecturers in federal universities… EKO HOT BLOG reports that the National Executive Committee of the Academic Staff Union of Universities will commence a two-day meeting at the University of Lagos, Akoka, today, to finalise the union’s decision on an impending strike. It … Read more
He charged newly-inducted medical graduates to desist from participating in incessant strikes by doctors… EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, has said it is unethical for medical doctors to embark on strike. He spoke in Abuja at the induction of six medical graduates of the University of Abuja … Read more
Professor Osodeke expressed disappointment, stating that the education sector has been totally neglected. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has called on the National Assembly to enact a law that would stop public officials from sending their children abroad to study. ASUU president, Professor Emmanuel Osodeke who made the … Read more
The meeting is a follow-up of the reconciliation meeting held in August to evaluate the progress so far made… The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has expressed displeasure over what it describes as a slow pace in the implementation of the Memorandum of Agreement it reached with the Federal Government last year. ASUU President, … Read more
Ngige’s comments come two days after the National Industrial Court ordered resident doctors to suspend their strike action and go back to work, pending the determination of the substantive suit. The Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige has appealed to the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) to shelve their industrial action as the … Read more
The truth is that NARD fails to tell Nigerians that their colleagues who are owed salaries are the ones illegally recruited. Chris Ngige the Minister of Labour and Employment, has refuted reports that some doctors have not been paid their salaries. Ngige made this disclosure while at the meeting of the presidential committee on … Read more
The minister recalled that public health workers got ₦32 billion as special COVID-19 hazard allowance for three months in the first instance… Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige said he thought doctors in Nigeria were playing a prank when they embarked on an industrial action. Ngige who spoke in Abuja at the Nigerian Health … Read more
Uba noted that the President said he has been looking forward to seeing him as the party’s candidate and would closely monitor the situation… Ahead of the November 6 governorship election in Anambra State, President Muhammadu Buhari has given the candidacy of Senator Andy Uba of the All Progressives Congress (APC) a boost. The President, … Read more
The General Secretary of the NMA, Dr. Philips Ekpe, in an interview on Monday lamented that no Federal hospital can boast of 2000 beds, adding that the NMA had yet to declare strike. The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has said that the Federal Government can stop its planned strike if it meets its demands and … Read more
He noted that signing MoUs was an academic exercise that does nothing to address the demands of the doctors. The spokesperson of the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD, Julian Ojebo, has said that the striking doctors will not resume until their benefits are paid. Ojebo spoke on Monday while featuring on Channels Television’s ‘Sunrise … Read more
The Industrial Court summoned the doctors to explain why the “no work, no pay” rule should not be applied against them. The Industrial Court has adjourned a suit filed by the Federal Government against the striking resident doctors under the aegis of the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) till September 15, 2021. The Minister … Read more
Ngige, pledged to ensure that all Nigerians, including Nnewi indigenes, were given jobs when the Federal Government lifts the embargo on employment Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, has explained that the Federal Government placed an embargo on employment into the Federal Civil Service because the economy was not in good shape. Ngige explained … Read more
Last Friday, Ngige has said he cannot continue to waste his time meeting with striking doctors. Noting that God gave doctors the power to save lives and doctors must not compete with God but discharge their duties with humility. The Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, has called on the striking Nigerian doctors to … Read more
In a goodwill messaged signed by the spokesperson of Buhari, Femi Adesina, Ngige was described as a patriot. President Muhammadu Buhari has celebrated the new age of the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, as he turned 69. In a goodwill messaged signed by the spokesperson of Buhari, Femi Adesina, Ngige was described as … Read more
Ngige also threatened that the Federal Government would enforce the ‘No Work, No Pay’ policy for resident doctors who have been on strike since Monday. The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige, has said that medical treatment in Nigeria is “fairly okay.” Meanwhile, the minister is not out rightly speaking against seeking medical … Read more
Ngige said the government had also paid the ₦30 billion as the University Revitalisation Fund contained in the MOA since January 2021 The Federal Government has said that its meeting with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on Monday meant at evaluating the implementation of the Memorandum of Action (MOA) entered into by the … Read more
This comes barely 48 hours after the South East Governors’ Forum have condemned the activities of secessionist groups in the region and other parts of the country President Muhammadu Buhari has affirmed that dialogue is the way to go to resolve the security situation in the south-east. This is according to the Minister of Labour … Read more
Ngige said this is why he believes that the 1995 constitution produced by the late General Sani Abacha’s administration would have been better suited… Perceived feelings of marginalization in the Southeast will be largely assuaged if the region produces Nigeria’s next president. This is the view of the Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris … Read more