LAGOS MAY 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria’s Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami, has pulled out of the Kebbi State governorship race, while Minister Of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige pulled out of the 2023 presidential race to retain his ministerial seat. Recalled that Malami had in April declared interest in the Kebbi…
LAGOS JULY 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The House of Representatives, on Tuesday, urged President Muhammadu Buhari to give directive to the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige to act according to existing laws on the planned Special Public Works (SPW) programme. The House resolved that the Constitution does not recognize the office of the Minister of State…
LAGOS JULY 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige, on Tuesday, alleged that the suspended management of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF), misappropriated N48 billion. Ngige made the allegation at an investigative hearing at the House of Representatives on the alleged illegal suspension of the management of the agency. The…
LAGOS JULY 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Minister of Employment Labour and Productivity, Senate Chris Ngige, on Tuesday, apologised to the National Assembly over the recent altercation between the Minister of State for Labour, Mr. Festus Keyamo SAN, and a joint committee of the National Assembly over-sighting the ministry. Keyamo had disagreed with the joint committee on the…
LAGOS JULY 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The House of Representatives on Tuesday took a swipe at the Minister of Labour and Productivity, Dr Chris Ngige for suspending the entire management of NSITF over pumped up allegations. The lawmakers apparently peeved by the minister’s action which according to them was a clear violation of Presidential Order said it was…
LAGOS JULY 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The management of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) has countered reports that it had been sacked and replaced by the Minister of Labour, Chris Ngige. Reacting to media reports of the purported sack, the NSITF Management led by its Managing Director and Chief Executive, Bayo Somefun, said the Minister lacked…
LAGOS MAY 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)- The federal government says it will work to ensure that there are no job losses arising from the extreme effects of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on the economy. The Minister of Labour, Chris Ngige, said this on Thursday in his May Day message released by his media aide, Emmanuel Nzomiwu, saying…
EPTEMBER 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-LAGOS Minister of Labour, Chris Ngige, has confirmed that the Federal Governemnt has resumed the payment of minimum wage to workers since last month. He, however stated that the government with started with juniors workers from levels 1 to 6. Ngige stated this while speaking in Enugu over the weekend. The Minister’s claim…