Chris Ngige Archives

May

17

2023

FG warns resident doctors against the planned strike

Health, Lifestyle, Metro, PoliticsChris Ngige, Health, Police, Strike

The Federal Government has warned members of the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) to shelve their planned five-day warning strike. Sen. Chris Ngige, Minister of Labour and Employment, gave the warning on Tuesday in Abuja, shortly after receiving a letter of notification from the NARD executive on the planned strike. Ngige said this in a statement signed by Mr. Olajide Oshundun, Director, Press and Public Relations in the ministry, describing the planned strike as illegal. The impending industrial action is billed to begin by midnight of May 16. Ngige, who was reacting to the letter delivered to his office…

Comment on Peter Obi: APC tells Ngige to support Tinubu openly or resign

Opinion, Politics2023, All Progressives Congress, Chris Ngige, Next Level, Nigeria, Opinion, Politics

The All Progressives Congress, APC, has asked the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige to resign if he can’t support the party’s presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu. APC’s Deputy National Publicity Secretary, Murtala Ajaka, tasked Ngige and other political appointees of the party to openly support Tinubu. Ajaka was reacting to Ngige’s remarks on who to endorse between Tinubu and the Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate, Peter Obi. Ngige said the decision on who to support between Tinubu and Obi is difficult. However, Ajaka berated the Minister over his comment. In a statement on Saturday, Ajaka said, “It is expected…

Go back to classrooms immediately, court orders ASUU

Education, PoliticsASUU, Chris Ngige, Education, Nigeria, NLC, Politics

The Court of Appeal in Abuja, on Friday, ordered the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU to call off its strike. The court gave the order after dismissing the union’s application for a stay of execution of an earlier ruling of the National Industrial Court directing the university lecturers to resume work. The three-member panel of the Court of Appeal led by Hamma Barka granted the union permission to appeal the ruling of the industrial court but ruled that it must first resume work to be allowed to file the appeal. It said should ASUU fail to re-open the universities,…