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Chris Ngige

Seven years on, Labour Ministry yet to obey Appeal Court order
21 Feb  Appointments
Despite the landmark consent judgment of the Court of Appeal, Lagos compelling the Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment through the office of the Registrar of Trade Unions to issue certificate of registration to Agricultural and Allied Union of Nigeria....
Varsities’ strike continues as ASUU fails to seal deal with government
2 Feb  Nigeria
The hope of the Academic Staff of Universities (ASUU) and Federal Government reaching agreement over the lingering strike action in the universities has again...
Strike: FG, ASUU fail to reach agreement
1 Feb  Nigeria
The Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) have again failed to reach a compromise to end the ongoing strike by the university lecturers.
2019: Ngige describes Ohaneze’s endorsement of Atiku as partisan
27 Jan  Politics
The Minster of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, has described the endorsement of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Candidate, Atiku Abubakar, by the Ohaneze Ndigbo as partisan.
FG justifies N27, 000 minimum wage bill, directs those opposing to NASS
25 Jan  Nigeria
The Federal Government says that the report and the recommendation of the Tripartite Committee on the new National Minimum Wage(TCNMW) is not binding on what the new wage should be.
ASUU-FG crisis and university education’s slow death
24 Jan  Education
The chequered history of the relationship between successive Nigerian governments and ASUU is riddled with half-promises, empty promises, and broken promises.
Government okays N27,000 minimum wage, FG workers get N30,000
23 Jan  Nigeria
The National Council of State (NCS) yesterday approved N27,000 as the new national minimum wage and asked President Muhammadu Buhari to quickly transmit...
Stakeholders call for third party in ASUU-FG rift
17 Jan  Features
When the Federal Government through the Labour and Employment Minister, Chris Ngige, announced that it was close to reaching an accord with the Academic Staff Union of Universities...
Intrigues as new minimum wage faces uncertainty 
15 Jan  Appointments
The clamour for a new wage, which effectively began in 2017, has dragged up to 2019, at the peak of the general elections, which would undoubtedly shift the attention of Nigerians...
Non-academic staff of varsities begin protest over agreement with FG
14 Jan  Nigeria
Senior staff of universities under the aegis of Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Universities (SSANU) will today begin a three-day protest against non-implementation of the agreement on earned allowances with the Federal Government. The association also condemned Federal Government’s refusal to obey court judgment on staff schools. This was contained in the resolution d of…
FG not afraid of country’s growing population, it is an advantage, says Ngige
12 Jan  Nigeria
Nigeria's Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, says the Federal Government would work with other partners in turning the country’s huge population into an advantage. 
President may transmit bill to National Assembly before January 23, Chris Ngige affirms
9 Jan  Nigeria
Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige, has said that President Muhammadu Buhari may transmit the minimum wage bill to the National Assembly on or before Wednesday, January 23, 2019.