LAGOS JULY 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Festus Keyamo, Nigeria’s Minister of State for Labour, has urged the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, to dismiss Mai Mala-Buni, the head of the caretaker committee, as soon as possible. Keyamo’s declaration comes after the party barely defeated the People Democratic Party’s Eyitayo Jegede in a legal battle between Ondo state governor…
LAGOS OCTOBER 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Minister of State for Labour and Employment Festus Keyamo says he lost his driver Yohanna Shankuk during the #EndSARS protest in Abuja on Wednesday. Mr Keyamo said on Thursday that his driver was knocked down by a vehicle which was trying to avoid advancing protesters. The minister said Mr Shankuk was walking…
LAGOS AUGUST 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Senate berated the Minister of State for Employment, Labour and Productivity, Mr Festus Keyamo (SAN), again on Wednesday over the recruitment of 774,000 Nigerians for the Federal Government’s Special Public Works programme. Spokesperson for the Senate, Dr Ajibola Basiru, in an interview with The PUNCH, described as false, a claim by…
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 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 JUNE 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Drama played out on Tuesday as some senators walked the Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Mr Festus Keyamo, out of a meeting. 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 National Directorate…
LAGOS DECEMBER 4TH (NEWSRANGRS)-Minister of State for labour and employment, Festus Keyamo came under several criticisms after he said that it was necessary for the social media and hate speech bills to be passed because of people who post things that could set the polity ablaze. The minister said this via his Twitter handle on…
LAGOS OCTOBER 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Government of Nigeria, KAS Prints and Canon are into joint partnership on the training and empowerment of Nigerian youths in the areas of digital graphic designs and printing. The partnership will equally favour printing entrepreneurs, graphic artists and digital photographers. The partnership was officially unveiled at the weekend in Lagos…