Tag: Ngige
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Buhari directs Gambari, Ngige to address JUSUN strike
President Muhammadu Buhari has directed his Chief of Staff, Professor Ibrahim Gambari, as well as the Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, and other relevant stakeholders to address the problem with the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN). He explained that this became necessary to ensure the issues raised by the judiciary workers,…
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Judiciary workers stage walkout from meeting with FG as minister fails to show up
Members of the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) on Tuesday staged a walkout from the reconciliation meeting with the Federal Government and representatives of the State Governors. The striking judiciary workers staged their walkout after waiting for over an hour at the conference room of the Ministry of Labour and Employment, where the failed…
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Resident doctors send letter of appreciation to Ngige for timely resolution of strike
The leadership of the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has commended Minister of Labour and Employment Chris Ngige for prompt resolution of the recent nationwide doctors’ strike. NARD, in a letter of appreciation to Ngige by its National President, Dr Okhuaihesuyi Uyilawa, and Secretary-General, Dr Jerry Isogun, commended the Minister for his role as…
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FG, resident doctors meet today over strike
The Federal Government will today(Friday) hold another meeting with the leadership of the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) over its nationwide strike. The government will hope to convince the doctors to put – off the strike, which has paralysed activities in government- owned hospitals. Deputy Director, Press and Public Relations of the Federal Ministry…
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ICYMI: Your comments may bring down Nigeria’s health sector, NMA warns Ngige
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), said Minister of Labour and Employment Chris Ngige erred in his claim that resident doctors were not paid by government or institutions outside Nigeria. NMA said, in a statement signed by its president and secretary-general Innocent Ujah and Philips Ekpe respectively, that the claim was a hate speech and capable…
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NMA backs striking resident doctors, accuses Ngige of hate speech
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has declared support for the striking doctors under the aegis of Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD). The foremost medical body also accused the Minister of Labour and Productivity Dr. Chris Ngige of hate speech for the way he spoke during a Channels Television aired on Friday night. TheNewsGuru.com, TNG…
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FG threatens to wield big stick against striking doctors if…
The Federal Government will implement the ‘no work, no pay’ on the striking National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) if they refuse to resume work. This is according to the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, who issued the warning on Friday during an interview on on a monitored Channels Television programme. “By Tuesday,…
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‘Governor-do-nothing’: Buhari’s minister blasts Obiano for ‘having time’ to take, post pictures with pet dog
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige has come hard on his state governor, Willie Obiano for having the luxury of time to take and post pictures with his pet dog on the internet. The furious minister described the governor as an “epicurean and governor-do-nothing.” He said Obiano’s idleness was the primary reason…
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ASUU can’t go on strike again under my watch – Ngige
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, has said that he will do everything to ensure that the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) does not go on another industrial action. He explained that three of his biological children have also been victims of the system, so he is personally committed to resolving the…
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BREAKING: Varsities will reopen in January – Ngige
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige has said the Academic Activities in Nigeria Universities (ASUU) will resume back to work in January 2021. He says the negotiations between the ASUU and the Federal government had reached 98 percent, adding that it remains only two percent to be completed He spoke Monday in…