Labour minister charges NSITF on  compensation scheme enrolment

The Minister of Labour and Employment, Muhammadu Dangyadi has urged the management of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) to improve enrolment into the Employees Compensation Scheme (ECS).
 
The Minster who stated this in his address at the NSITF 2022/2023 service award, added that efficient resource management is key to optimum productivity.
 
The Minister also said proper management of labour migration could aid Nigeria’s economic development.
 
He stated this when he flagged off this year’s national employment council meeting organised by the Ministry in Abuja.
 
The Minister explained that proper regulations would harness the economic benefits of Labour migration while safeguarding the rights and dignity of migrant workers.
  Dangyadi highlighted the benefits of regular labour migration and the ills associated with irregular labour migration.
 
According to him: “Labour migration, when effectively managed, can serve as a powerful tool for economic development, as well as national growth. However, unregulated and disorderly migration exposes workers to vulnerabilities, including exploitation, abuse, and precarious working conditions. It is, therefore, imperative that we examine our policies and strategies to ensure the promotion of safe, orderly, and regular pathways for labour migration while also leveraging migration to drive employment creation at home.
 
Also, speaking at the NSITF service award through the Director II, Social Security Department of the Ministry, Ngozi Anukwu, Dingyadi underscored the importance of the service award at a time the Federal Government renewed emphasis on excellent stewardship as a precursor for achieving optimum national productivity.
 
“This award ceremony is coming at a time when the government of President Tinubu is encouraging effective utilisation of resources for optimum productivity. It came at a time when the Federal Government places more premium on the ratio of valuable output to input as a measure of efficiency and effectiveness in the service of the federation. Suffice that this award measures the ratio of the energies put in by the staff of the fund, especially the awardees, in the implementation of the Fund’s social security mandate, which anchors on the Employees Compensation Scheme (ECS),” he said.