Tag: Ngige

FG makes u-turn on salary review for civil servants amidst rising inflation

Aminu Imam

After raising hopes of workers, the Federal Government has said it was not planning any upward review of salaries for civil servants. Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, has now said the increase he earlier talked about was on the remuneration and emoluments of the affected workers, especially the civil servants, adding that it is still ‘work in progress’. He noted that only some ‘peculiar allowances’ are being reviewed. “It is hoped that this rightful step which the Federal Government had embarked upon on compassionate grounds without any prodding…

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2023: How APC guideline puts Amaechi, Ngige, Malami, others in tight corner

Aminu Imam

There are speculations that the leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) may disqualify the Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige; Transportation Minister, Rotimi Amaechi and the Minister of State for Education, Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, from contesting in the party’s presidential primaries slated for May 30 and June 1, 2022. The three ministers who are running for the presidency on the platform of the party are yet to comply with the provisions of the party’s new guidelines for the nomination of candidates for the 2023 general elections by resigning…

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FG seeks support of South-East leaders on social media regulation

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

The Federal Government on Saturday solicited the support of South-East governors and leaders in the zone on social media regulation to check fake news and misinformation of Nigerians. The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, made the appeal while speaking at a presidential delegation interaction with South-East governors and other leaders of the zone in Enugu. Mohammed said that the #EndSARS protest and agitation that turned violent and destructive in the country were brought about by fake news emanating from the negative use of the social media. According to…

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IPPIS: We’re looking into ASUU’s preferred payment platform, says Ngige

Ishaku Yohanna

Indications emerged Tuesday night that the Federal Government may adopt the University Transparency Account System (UTAS), a payment platform developed by ASUU in preference to IPPIS. The Academic Staff Union of Universities has pushed for adoption of UTAS instead of Integrated Payroll Personnel Information System (IPPIS) which it insisted that they would never succumb. Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige told journalists after about two and half hours closed door meeting with the Senate leadership on Tuesday. He said the alternative platform presented by ASUU is home grown…

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