The Federal Government has ended the registration process of parallel union of university lecturers, Congress of University Academics (CONUA). This was revealed by Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, to journalists shortly after a closed-door meeting with the leadership of CONUA led by its President, Dr Niyi Sunmonu. Chris also warned the […]
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Strike: FG Resumes Negotiations With ASUU
The Federal Government on Tuesday resumed negotiations with the Academic Staff Union of Universities. Tuesday’s meeting is the second of its kind since the academics declared a one-month warning strike three weeks ago. The academics are seeking improved welfare, revitalisation of public universities and university autonomy among other demands. ASUU representatives at Tuesday’s meeting said […]
FG Collaborates With Republic Of Korea To Tackle Unemployment
The Federal Government is collaborating with the Republic of Korea (South Korea) to address unemployment, especially among the youth and women in the country. This was revealed by Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige, while receiving the Ambassador of the Republic of Korea in Nigeria, Mr Kim Young-Chae on Tuesday, in Abuja. Ngige […]
Minister Of Labour Asks Nigerian Youths To Return To Farm
Nigerian youths have been asked to start farming maize, cassava, yam and other farm produce as white-collar jobs were no longer available. Dr Ngige stated this while warning beneficiaries of skills acquisition training and empowerment programmes of the federal government to desist from selling empowerment items. ”The time is also gone when we all […]
Labour Minister Reacts To ASUU Strike Threat, Says Govt Can’t Fund Education Alone
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige has said that education cannot be funded by the government alone. The minister stated this while speaking about the looming industrial action threatened by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) when he featured on Channels TV’s Politics Today on Tuesday. Ngige, who agreed that […]