“We put all our eggs in one basket despite clear signs we shouldn’t. We should therefore not allow such ill-advised investment to repeat in subsequent elections,” Ngige said in a statement signed by his Special Assistant, Media, Nwachukwu Obidiwe.
The Minister of labour and employment, Chris Ngige, who represented the President at the event was booed off the stage by the workers who were protesting poor remuneration by the federal government.
Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige has saluted the resilience of the Nigerian workers and assured of a better future in the face of the current economic challenges facing the country.
The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has berated the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige over his comments on the use of 'warning strike' and threat to invoke the No Work No Pay clause against workers who embark on warning strike.
Ongoing talks between the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, was stalled on Wednesday owing to ASUU’s demand for N284 billion in earned allowances.
