Chris Ngige

The federal government and labour unions have adjourned their meeting aimed at a consequential adjustment over the new mimimum wage till Wednesday. An agreement by both parties will be an indication there would be no national strike.…

The Federal Government has expressed serious concerns over the rising unemployment rate in the country, saying that over 15 million Nigerians are looking for white-collar jobs. Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, who…

As workers earnestly await the implementation of the minimum wage, the Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige has promised to end the disagreement on the consequential adjustment and salary relativity. Ngige, who made the…

The Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, Thursday said less than half of the 2019 budget will be implemented this year. He said the lack of “aggressive implementation of the 2019 budget meant that 60 per cent of the other…

President Muhammadu Buhari has commenced the swearing-in of his Ministers. The Ministers are being sworn-in in batches. Mohammed Adamu, Uche Ogar, Sharon Ikeazor, Godswill Akpabio, Sharon Ikeazor and Chris Ngige were led into taking…

Members of the Nigerian Labour Congress began a protest on Wednesday over the delay in the inauguration of the board of an agency. The union had accused the labour minister, Chris Ngige, of being desperate to run the National Social…

Nigeria unemployment rate to reach 33.5 per cent by 2020, says the federal government. Sen. Chris Ngige, Minister of Labour and Employment, said this while declaring open a two-day workshop on “Breaking the Resilience of High…

Nigeria's Minister of Labour claims Nigerians think blue collar jobs are beneath their status and don't show up enough for vocational trainings. The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, believes Nigeria's high unemployment…

The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige, says doctors who feel they want to relocate in search of greener pastures are free to do so as the nation has enough medical personnel. Ngige said this on Channels Television’s…

The Federal Government and the leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Universities will hold a reconciliatory meeting on Thursday in an effort to resolve issues that led to the ongoing strike called by ASUU. ASUU president, Prof…