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...

The Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige, has reaffirmed the commitment of the President Muhammadu Buhari administration to the enhancement of the welfare of Nigerian workers by ensuring that employers of labour at all levels comply with the Minimum Wage Act. The minister...

•To train 400,000 youths The Federal Government, is set to establish technology hubs across the six geo-political zones in the country, including Lagos and Abuja. Vice President Yemi Osinbajo said this at the flag off ceremony of Google Digital Training for Youth Empowerment with the theme...

Ngige made the call at a recent meeting with the Abuja Managing Director of Huawei Technologies, Mr. Tank Liteng, and other employees and stakeholders of the company. He said: “We urge you to support the diversification efforts of the Federal Government by deploying Information and...

The Federal Government has asked oil majors, which recently sacked some of their workers, to recall the affected employees. In order to retain jobs in the oil and gas sector, the Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, also asked the firms to reduce...

As some banks in the country embark on shedding of their staff weight (of which many more are expected in the coming weeks), the exercise runs counter to the age-long belief that banking jobs are among the safest jobs in the country. The banking...