Nkeiruka Onyejeocha
12 Jan
The Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Hon. Dr. Nkeiruka Onyejeocha, has predicted fewer workers' strikes or industrial actions in 2025. She stated that the Federal Government is already addressing unfavourable working conditions in the country with plans to review minimum wage rates every three years. The minister, who hails from Abia State, spoke…
10 Dec
The workplace is a complex environment in which forces are at play in determining appropriate rewards for efforts and services rendered. As employers seek to maximise the productivity level of their workers and conserve operational expenditure
21 Oct
Over 600 patients have benefited from a free medical and surgical outreach programme organised by Nkeiruka Onyejeocha, a former member of the House of Representatives for the Isuikwuato/Umunneochi constituency in Abia State.
19 Oct
The Federal Government, yesterday, began the distribution of free compressed natural gas tricycles to cooperatives across the country. The Presidential Natural Gas Initiative, in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment
28 Sep
ITM Services Nigeria celebrated its 5th anniversary in Nigeria with a breakfast meeting, with the theme, ‘Sustainability in the Artificial Intelligence (AI) era: Business growth and employee retention in Nigeria’.
18 Sep
Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Nkeiruka Onyejeocha, has stated that youth unemployment in the African continent in the next six years will rise to 300 million, describing the figure as scary.
20 Aug
The Director General of the National Productivity Centre (NPC), Baffa Dan’agundi, is soliciting the approval of President Bola Tinubu to introduce initiatives that can generate one million jobs without government funding.
10 Jun 2024
The ongoing International Labour Conference (ILC) in Geneva, Switzerland, could stall ongoing minimum wage negotiations. This is because the majority of labour leaders and representatives at the tripartite committee handling the negotiations
29 May 2024
The Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Nkeiruka Onyejeocha, has urged organised labour to demonstrate consideration and patriotism in their call for a new national minimum wage. Onyejeocha stressed that the government has consistently taken measures to secure a fair and realistic wage for workers and, therefore, appealed to Labour to acknowledge that the…
16 May 2024
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Nkeiruka Onyejeocha, said the Presidential CNG Initiative (PCNGI) would improve the well-being of the average Nigerian, disclosing that the programme would train 25,000 auto technicians.
2 May 2024
Workers across the country who had endured the last 11 months of an agonising administration occasioned by the twin policies of fuel subsidy removal and naira devaluation received ‘Renewed Hope’ as a May Day gift despite President Bola Tinubu
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Minister of Women Affairs, Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim, has said that a staggering 1.4 million Nigerians are trapped in modern slavery. Speaking as Special Guest Speaker at the 2025 yearly academic summit at the University of Abuja, yesterday, the minister lamented that most victims of modern slavery were women and girls.
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Chairman of Ethan School of Health Technology, Dr Godspower Etinosa, has called on the government at all levels to increase budgetary allocation on health in line with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
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The Nigerian Institute of Medical Research (NIMR) has called for increased government funding to support and scale up local research on indigenous diseases. The appeal was made during NIMR’s inaugural monthly media chat held in the research facility in Lagos
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Suggestions from political leaders that military personnel who stake their lives to preserve the country should be honoured in life and death cannot come too soon. The Nigerian soldier today is a hero, as he spends his life trying to ward off enemies of the state and enemies of the citizens.
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As part of activities to celebrate the 70th anniversary of their alma mater, the Lagos Anglican Girls’ Grammar School Old Girls’ Association (LAGGSOGA) has announced the launch of N250 million endowment fund for the school.
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Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, has declared that traditional and religious leaders play vital roles in promoting girls’ education by influencing local attitudes and driving social change.
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Labour Party (LP) has said its leadership is not aware of the N50m bribe allegedly being given by the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC)-led Federal Government to leaders of the opposition parties.
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Governor of Niger State, Muhammad Bago, has advised artisanal miners to surrender their explosives and other dangerous tools they use to the security committee for safe storage instead of keeping them in their houses.
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A non-governmental organisation in Lagos, Regalo Hope Foundation (RHF), has called for more commitment from stakeholders to transform teaching and learning.
To effectively prepare youths for the future, the foundation said the country must embrace a new educational paradigm