Dr Chris Ngige

Pay rise for federal civil servants awaiting Buhari’s approval — Labour Minister Ngige

The pay rise for federal civil servants especially those that enjoy peculiarity allowance is ready, awaiting President Muhammadu Buhari’s approval, Labour and Employment...

Pay varsity lecturers salary backlog or risk litigation, SERAP tells Buhari

"Paying half salaries to ASUU members solely for exercising their human rights is patently unlawful and incompatible with the Nigerian Constitution 1999 [as...

BREAKING: ASUU shorn of its powers as FG registers new varsity-based unions — CONUA, NAMDA

For its intransigent posture on the eight-month-long strike, the wings of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has been finally clipped as...

Obey court ruling while we continue negotiation, Ngige tells ASUU

The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, has advised the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to obey the National Industrial...

ASUU strike: FG denies introducing different payment platform for varsities, says end of strike in sight

The Federal Government has denied planning to create a different payment platform for all the trade unions in the nation’s tertiary institutions. This...

Strike: Federal Government, ASUU upbeat about early re-opening of universities

  The Prof. Ibrahim Gambari-led Federal Government negotiation team in the disputes between the government and the four unions in the nation’s universities...

Ngige backpedals, continues in office as minister

In a bid to escape resigning from office to pursue his presidential aspiration, the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, has beat...

Resign now, Pres. Buhari orders Amaechi, Ngige, others

President Muhammadu Buhari has given a marching order to ministers and other appointees running for elective offices to resign their appointments with immediate...

2023: I won’t resign, Presidential aspirant, Ngige, dares APC

The Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, has said he will not resign despite the new guidelines released by the leadership of...

Primaries: APC releases guidelines, gives Amaechi, Ngige, Malami, others four days to quit their jobs

With the release of guidelines for  primaries by the All Progressives Congress (APC), serving ministers and other appointees of the President Muhammadu Buhari...

Controversial ASUU payment platform, UTAS, faces another integrity test — Ngige

  Labour and Employment Minister, Dr Chris Ngige, said on Tuesday that the controversial University Transparency and Accountability Solution (UTAS) payment platform preferred...

If you return to work, we’ll drop court case against you, FG tells striking resident doctors

  The Federal Government has given a condition for the withdrawal of the court case instituted against the striking members of the National...

Buhari, Ngige, Gambari brainstorm on Southeast insecurity, Gov. El Rufai’s face-off with labour, JUSUN strike

  Following escalating insecurity in the Southeast Nigeria and national labour crises, President Muhammadu Buhari has held a closed-door meeting with his Chief...

Petrol pump price now N162.44, says FG

  The Federal Government has announced a reduction in the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) known as petrol from N168 to...

Resident doctors’ strike: FG releases N4.5bn to 31 teaching hospitals, medical centres 

      In response to the demands of the striking resident doctors, the Federal Government has released N4.5 billion to 31 federal...

New Minimum Wage: FG Backtracks, Says Can’t Meet Labour’s Demand

By Kunle Akinsola   Citing dwindling economy, the Nigerian Government says it cannot meet the demands of workers for the percentage for the...