Tag: 774000 jobs
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Why lawmakers couldn’t stop commencement of FG’s 774,000 jobs scheme – Keyamo
The Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo, has said that members of the House of Representatives have no powers to halt the Federal Government’s Public Works Programme. According to him, only the president can halt the 774,000 jobs scheme which commenced on Tuesday. “They were urging Mr President, (look at the resolution,…
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774,000 jobs: Senate snubs Keyamo, insists NDE must carry out recruitment exercise
The Senate, on Tuesday, insisted that it is the National Directorate of Employment (NDE) that is statutorily empowered to carry out the recruitment of 774,000 low skilled Nigerians for the special public works scheme. Recall that the Senate and the Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Mr. Festus Kayamo SAN have been at daggers…
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Senate in emergency closed session over FG’s special 774, 000 jobs
The Senate is currently in an emergency closed session to discuss the proposed recruitment of 774, 000 federal workers. The closed session started immediately the red chamber resumed plenary on Tuesday. The federal parliament had suspended the Public Works Programme penultimate week following a disagreement between its committee on Labour and the Minister of State…
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774,000 jobs: Keyamo writes NASS Committee, highlights issues at stake before second appearance
Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo, SAN has written to the Joint Committee of the National Assembly on Labour, Employment and Productivity on issues at stake concerning the Special Public Works programme. The programme which was approved by President Muhammadu Buhari and handed over to Minister of State for Labour and Productivity,…
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NASS committee right to question Keyamo on modalities for 774,000 jobs – Senate President
Senate President, Ahmed Lawan on Monday said the Joint Committee of the National Assembly has powers to ask for the modalities for the implementation of the Special Public Works programme of the Federal Government. He also insisted that the planned recruitment of 774,000 Nigerians for the Special Public Works programme of the Federal Government remains…
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774,000 jobs: NASS suspends recruitment exercise over row with Keyamo
The National Assembly on Wednesday announced the suspension of the Special Public Works programme under the National Directorate of Employment (NDE). The programme which was approved by President Muhammadu Buhari and handed over to Minister of State for Labour and Productivity, Festus Keyamo (SAN) for coordination was meant temporarily absorb 774, 000 vulnerable Nigerians affected…
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774,000 jobs: NASS members, Keyamo in rowdy meeting [Photo]
Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Mr Festus Keyamo was on Tuesday in a stormy session with a joint committee meeting of the Senate and House of Representatives. The lawmakers had invited Keyamo to give details of the Special Public Works Programme where 774,000 people would be recruited by the Federal Government under the…
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No politician can hijack 774,000 jobs from reaching Nigerians who need them – Keyamo
The Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo, has said some politicians are blackmailing and pressurising him to enable them determine those to be allotted the 774,000 jobs President Muhammadu Buhari approved recently. The 774,000 jobs are within a special public works programme (SPWP) targeted at recruiting 1,000 persons in each of the…
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FG constitutes states selection committees for 774,000 jobs
All is now set for the inauguration of the states selection committees for federal government’s special public works programme.The Federal Government will, on Monday, inaugurate the states According to a statement from the Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, the committees will be inaugurated on Monday (June 29) in Abuja by the Minister of State,…