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Published 1 May 2021
The Federal Government said it has put machinery in motion to register more employers associations, besides the Nigeria Employers Consultative Association.
Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, stated this Thursday at the 2020 Fellow’s Award and the Human Resources Recognition Ceremonies of the Chartered Institute of Personnel Management of Nigeria, in Abuja.
Ngige explained that the government wants more employers association as a way of promoting the diversification of the economy and in preparation for the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement.
This was contained in a statement by the spokesman, ministry of labour and employment, Mr Charles Akpan, titled, ‘AFCFTA: FG wants more employers associations-Ngige.’
Describes Child Labour as evil
Empowering 350,000 households in Zamfara, Abia, Kogi, Niger, Sokoto, Ekiti, others
By Johnbosco Agbakwuru – Abuja
The Federal Government on Thursday restated its resolve to entirely eradicate child labour in the country by empowering 350,000 households/child labour victims in supply chain hubs, in Zamfara, Abia, Sokoto, Cross River, Kogi, Niger, and Ekiti among others.
The Government also described child labour as evil, bad and unaccessible in the country.
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige and the Minister of Women Affairs, Dame Pauline Tallen spoke at the Validation Workshop of the National Policy and Action Plan on the Elimination of Child Labour 2021-2025 and the official launch of the 2021 Commemoration for the International Year for the Elimination of Child Labour in Nigeria, in Abuja.
FG strengthening conditional cash transfer in child labour supply chains Ngige
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Describes Child Labour as evil
Empowering 350,000 households in Zamfara, Abia, Kogi, Niger, Sokoto, Ekiti, others
By Johnbosco Agbakwuru – Abuja
The Federal Government on Thursday restated its resolve to entirely eradicate child labour in the country by empowering 350,000 households/child labour victims in supply chain hubs, in Zamfara, Abia, Sokoto, Cross River, Kogi, Niger, and Ekiti among others.
The Government also described child labour as evil, bad and unaccessible in the country.
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige and the Minister of Women Affairs, Dame Pauline Tallen spoke at the Validation Workshop of the National Policy and Action Plan on the Elimination of Child Labour 2021-2025 and the official launch of the 2021 Commemoration for the International Year for the Elimination of Child Labour in Nigeria, in Abuja.
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Published 17 March 2021
The Board of Directors of Vitafoam Nigeria Plc has approved the appointment of Abdul Bello as independent non-executive director.
According to a notice filed by the firm with the Nigerian Stock Exchange, Bello’s appointment is effective March 4.
Bello would be succeeding Mohammed Alkali who retired from the position of independent non-executive director effective January 1.
Bello retired from UAC of Nigeria in 2019 after 30 years in service during which he held various senior management positions such as group chief executive officer; group executive director/ chief financial officer; managing director, UPDC Plc; Managing Director, CAP Plc and Finance Director/ Company Secretary, CAP Plc.
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March 17, 2021
Dr Timothy Olawale, Director-General, Nigeria Employers Consultative Association (NECA) has expressed concern of the association, at the growing unemployment rate, as released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS).
Olawale told newsmen on Wednesday, in Lagos, that the recently released data by the NBS was worrisome.
NAN also reports that a recently released Labour force report, published by the NBS shows that Nigeria’s unemployment rate as of the end of 2020, rose to 33.3 per cent from 27.1 per cent recorded as of Q2 2020.
The report indicated that about 23,187,389 (23.2 million) Nigerians remained unemployed.
“While the figure shows that the unemployment crisis is worsening at an alarming rate, it is also instructive to note that the socio-economic factors that increased the figure to 27 per cent in the last NBS release remain.