IPPIS: Understanding the Position of ASUU and AGF Ahmed Idris By Yushau A. Shuaib The battle of wits between the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) over the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS) may soon come to an end, with...

Labour Suspends Planned Strike As FG Puts Electricity Tariff Hike On Hold       The Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress have suspended the strike scheduled to commence today (Monday). This followed an agreement reached with the Federal Government at a meeting which started at 8.30pm...

Labour Ministry, Senators Clash Over Banking Bill Amendments     The relationship between the Ministry of Labour and the National Assembly worsened on Wednesday when the representative of the Minister of Labour, Chris Ngige, clashed with members of the Senate Committee on Banking, Insurance, and other Financial...

Ngige Approved N3.4bn NSITF Training Fund - Management     The embattled former management of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund has said all training, contracts and rehabilitation it carried out received the approvals of the Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment and the National Assembly. Ngige had...

Minimum wage: Workers Worried over change in Deadline Civil servants across Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) have expressed concern over sudden change in September deadline for the implementation of new minimum wage given by the Federal Government. Some of the Civil servants, who spoke with newsmen...

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved new policies for oil and labour sectors of the economy. The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources Dr. Ibe Kachikwu and Minister of Labour Chris Ngige spoke to State House correspondents at the end of the council meeting...