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Chris Ngige says he is tired of ASUU strikes, and contentions with the government The Federal Ministry of Education’s managers seems unconcerned about the strike -Ngige EDITOR’S PICK: Osinbajo and The Heritage of Failure (1) Nigeria’s Present Challenges Are Signs Of A Greatness -House Of Reps 2023: Osinbajo Reportedly Joins Presidential Race, Meets APC Govs … Read more
Anambra APC crisis: Moghalu backs Ngige as party leader, describes Uba as tenant EKO HOT BLOG reports that Dr George Moghalu, the governorship aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the last Anambra governorship election, has affirmed the Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige as the leader of the party in the … 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
According to him the affected doctors’ hesitance in making a refund, was holding back the Residency Fund payment by the government. Chris Ngige the Minister of Labour and Employment, has disclosed that the Federal Government will reclaim millions of naira mistakenly paid to 588 medical doctors across the country. The Minister said after a detailed “scrutinisation … 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
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
The Federal Government (FG) has dragged Resident Doctors to court over strike. EKOHOTBLOG reports that the Federal Government (FG) has formally handed over the trade dispute between it and the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) to the National Industrial Court of Nigeria for adjudication. It was gathered that the Minister of Labour and Employment, … 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
Reacting to the comment, the President of the striking doctors said, “I want to ask Nigerians to tell those that are the cause of the strike and have not done their work that they should be sacked or resign from the positions they hold”. President of the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD), Dr. Uyilawa … 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
As essential workers, he also maintained that they are not expected to go on strike without notifying him at least 15 days prior Minister of Labour, Chris Ngige, has threatened to replace the striking resident doctors if they refuse to return to work by Monday. According to Ngige, an employer has a right to replace … Read more
The spokesman for the Ministry of Education, Gong, has hatred for this union; he just pushes out lies without consulting.” EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) will on Friday, July 30, 2021, meet with the Federal Government (FG) to avert another fresh strike in federal universities across the country. … 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
“A lot of people are coming here to poach and take away people we have trained at very great cost” The federal government says plans are underway to peg the retirement age of doctors and health workers at 65 and that of consultants at 70. If the proposal sails through, that’s an extension of current … Read more
Ngige said Saturday’s meeting became necessary to amend the first MoA signed with the striking doctors. The Federal Government on Saturday signed a Memorandum of Action (MoA) with striking Nigeria Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) to end the action. The MoA was the second in a fortnight. The first one was signed on March 31, … Read more
The doctors also accused the federal government of being insincere in its response to their grievances. The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has doubled down on its insistence to continue its nationwide industrial action. The strike has crippled activities at medical facilities and also prevented access to healthcare across hospitals. Recall that the resident … Read more
I was not aware that the doctors were still being paid N5,000 as hazard allowance – Ngige The federal government has disclosed why doctors in the country are being paid N5,000 as hazard allowance. because they have not called for a review of the amount. The doctors had embarked on an indefinite strike on April … Read more
Ngige appealed to the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) to consider the sufferings of sick Nigerians lying helpless in public hospitals, as a result of their strike. The Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige, has called on Nigerians to unite against insecurity and corruption as well as other challenges hindering development in … Read more