Tag: Ngige
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I cannot destroy medical profession; my children, nephews are doctors – Ngige
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige has said he has close family members who are into the medical profession and cannot work for its destruction.
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Rising unemployment can wipe out Nigeria –Ngige
The Minister of Labour and Productivity, Chris Ngige, has averred that the increasing rate of unemployment portends danger for the country. He said the lack of education is part of the problems bedevilling the country, warning that if not tackled the country might be “completely wiped out.” The minister said this at the inaugural partnership…
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We’re not owing any doctor monthly salary – FG
Minster of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, yesterday, said that contrary to the alleged propaganda by the striking members of the National Association of Resident Doctors, NARD, no doctor or health worker in Nigeria was being owed monthly salary. The Minister stated this at the opening of the meeting of the Presidential Committee on…
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Replacement threats: Striking doctors hit back at Ngige, Ehanire; say they should resign or be sacked
President of the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) Dr. Uyilawa Okhuaihesuyi, has said that the people who deserve to resign or be sacked from their duties are those who have put the doctors in a position where they have to embark on industrial actions to drive home their demands. Okhuaihesuyi said this on Sunday…
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Ngige threatens to replace striking doctors, says healthcare in Nigeria ‘fairly okay’
The Minister of Labour, Dr Chris Ngige, has threatened to replace striking resident doctors if they refuse to return to work by Monday. The minister who appeared as a guest on a monitored Channels Television programme on Friday said an employer has a right to replace an employee who abandons their duties, especially as it…
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FG meeting with ASUU successful – Ngige
The Federal Government says the meeting with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) aimed at evaluating the implementation of the Memorandum of Action (MOA) entered into by the parties is successful. The Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige said this while addressing newsmen at the end of a closed door meeting on…
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I am too occupied to be involved; Ngige blasts IPOB, others linking him to Nnamdi Kanu’s re-arrest, trial
Minister of Labour and Employment Chris Ngige has asked the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) to stop linking him to the re-arrest of their leader, Nnamdi Kanu. Ngige said as the Chief Labour Officer, he lacked the time to meddle into security and diplomatic matters, which clearly fall within the mandate of the Nigerian Security…
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Nigerians want to ride Buhari to death – Ngige
Minister of Labour and Employment Dr Chris Ngige on Monday said Nigerians (especially the critics) have stretched President Muhammadu Buhari beyond reasonable limits. Ngige said many leaders specifically former President Olusegun Obasanjo will not tolerate half of what Nigerians are doing to President Buhari if he (Obasanjo) was the one in power. Ngige spoke on…
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Ngige threatens to drag states not paying new minimum wage to court
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, has faulted governors yet to pay the new minimum wage to workers in their states. Speaking on a monitored Channels Television programme on Sunday, the minister stated that any employer paying its employee below N30,000 was doing so in contravention of the law. “If you read…
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Buhari’s minister, NBS fight dirty over ‘confusing’ employment statistics
The Ministry of Labour, Productivity and Employment and National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) have tackled each other on social media over alleged confusing employment statistics. According to reports, the Minister of Labour, Productivity and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige while receiving leadership of the Chartered Institute of Personnel Management (CIPM) on Wednesday stated there would be…