The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige has reacted to the ongoing strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). Ngige who declared the strike as ‘illegal’ on Wednesday berated ASSU for not following laid down procedures before taking such industrial action. While addressing State House correspondents after the Federal Executive Council … Read more
Dr. Chris Ngige, Nigeria’s Minister of Labour and Employment has highlighted what the Igbo tribe must do to produce a successor after President Muhammadu Buhari in the upcoming 2023 elections. He stressed that leaders of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) must collapse their party and move to the All Progressives Congress (APC) if they … Read more
The Monarch of Abatete in Idemili North local government area of Anambra State, Igwe Emeka Efobi, has honored the minister for Labour and employment, Senator Chris Ngige and the senator representing Anambra Central, Senator Uhe Ekwunnife, for their contribution to the developmental strides in the state. The monarch stressed that the community decided to honor … Read more
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, has called on Governor of Anambra state Wilie Obiano, to change the preventive strategy for tackling inferno in order to avoid future reoccurrence. Ngige lamented the recent inferno at the Onitsha market, while describing the incident as double jeopardy given the economic challenges the country was … Read more
The Federal Government has said the government has settled all disputes with the Nigerian Labour Congress NLC regarding salary adjustment arising from the new minimum wage. The Federal Government also revealed that security personnel salaries were also adjusted, adding that the adjustment would be communicated to them through the appropriate channels. The Minister of Labour … Read more
– Labour leaders and Federal Government representatives with be meeting on Thursday and Friday to discuss on 30,000 minimum wage – The President of Trade Union Congress (TUC), Quadri Olaleye, blamed the Federal Government for insincerity – You all know the body language already. So, by Friday, we will meet with the JPSNC and a … Read more
– PDP Vice Presidential Candidate, Peter Obi said that Minister of labour, Chris Ngige cannot reduce him – Ngige’s achievement as the Governor of Anambra State was too little to erase his achievements and reputation before the people of Anambra State – What is most condemnable in Ngige’s attacks are the lies he tells just … Read more
– Minister of Labour, Chris Ngige said that junior staff get 30,000 minimum wage – The payment to levels 1 to 6 commenced last month – The National President of the Nigeria Civil Service Union (NCSU) and a member of the Joint Public Service Negotiating Council Mr. Lawrence Amaechi confirmed it The Minister of labour, … Read more
– Minister of labour, Chris Ngige, has confirmed that workers are already getting N30,000 – Ngige said the only issue at stake, was the executive cadre of Grades level 7 to 17, which required a consequential adjustment that was still being negotiated – According to him, And the minimum wage is the lowest remuneration paid … Read more
– Minister of Labour and Productivity, Chris Ngige refuted news going round quarters for contesting in 2021 – He described the story making the rounds that he was going to contest the governorship election as false – That is not possible again. By 2021, I will be too old for that The Minister of Labour … Read more
– Senator Chris Ngige has spoken about Ignoring presidency in 2023 – Ngige said the Igbo must negotiate with other zones to get their support for the presidency – According to him, APC has no arrangement for zoning in its constitution and none of the parties have Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, … Read more
– Dr.Chris Ngige said that IPOB members cannot attack him anytime he travels out of the country – IPOB was registered by the late President General of Ohaneze Ndigbo, Dr Dozie Ikedife – They knew I fed and protected them The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, has said that members of the … Read more