Trial of former Anambra State governor and ex-Labour Minister Chris Ngige continued on Wednesday, January 28, 2026. The First Prosecution Witness, PW1 Mr Pedro Torwuese Chellen, testified before a Federal Capital Territory High Court in Abuja. Chellen stated that the company awarded the N80 million contract for renovating the...
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Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC,) on Monday, December 15, 2025, opposed moves by a former Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige to secure bail after being arraigned before Justice M.A. Hassan of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court, Gwarimpa Abuja. Prosecution counsel, Sylvanus Tahir, SAN, told...
Former Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, has been remanded in the Kuje Correctional Centre following his arraignment on corruption allegations. The order was handed down by Justice Mariam Hassan of the Federal Capital Territory High Court. Ngige will remain in custody until Monday, December 15, when the...
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday arraigned former Minister of Labour and Productivity, Chris Ngige, on an eight-count charge bordering on alleged corruption involving more than ₦2.2 billion during his tenure in office. Ngige, also a former governor of Anambra State, arrived at the Federal Capital Territory...
A quiet evening commute on the Nkpor–Nnobi Road in Idemili North, Anambra State, turned deadly when gunmen ambushed the convoy of former Anambra State Governor, Dr. Chris Ngige, leaving one woman dead and several others injured. The disturbing incident, which happened on Wednesday, was confirmed by Fred Chukwulobe, former...
The former minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige, says the All Progressives Congress (APC) will take over power from the ruling All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in Anambra in 2025. Ngige, a former governor of Anambra said this on Saturday while speaking to newsman at his...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – The Chairperson, Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU) Branch, Dr. Ibrahim Inuwa has accused the Federal Government of discriminatory payment of salaries of its members during the 2022 industrial action. Dr. Inuwa said over 600 of its members...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – President Muhammdu Buhari has elevated the Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, from the Officer of Order of Niger (OON) to the next rank of national honour award of Commander Order of the Niger (CON). Mr Olajide Oshundun, the Director, Press and...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday inaugurated a N3.61 billion Federal Secretariat in Awka, the Anambra capital. The secretariat is named after the country’s first female Head of Service, Engr. Ebele Ofunneamaka Okeke. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the project has 498 offices with a-300-capacity parking lot,...
Striking resident doctors and the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Federal Government on the industrial action that began on Wednesday. Operating on the platform of the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD), the striking doctors embarked on the five-day warning strike...
The Federal Government says negotiations are on-going with stakeholders over the five-day warning strike embarked upon by members of the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) on Wednesday. Fielding questions from newsmen in Abuja on Wednesday, Director, Public Health, Federal Ministry of Health, Dr Morenike Alex-Okoh, said the 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...
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the universal implementation of the Employee Compensation Act (ECA) 2010. Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, disclosed this on Monday after an emergency FEC meeting presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. According to the minister,...
The Federal Government on Wednesday informed the National Industrial Court of its decision to formally react to Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU)’s request for arbitration by May 11. ASUU filed the suit against the Minister of Labour and Employment and the Registrar of Trade Unions ( RTU). The...
The Federal government on Tuesday , accused the Academic staff Union of Universities (ASUU), not “showing good cause” in the pursuit of its suit before the National Industrial Court. Mr J.U.K Igwe SAN, counsel to the Minister of Labour and Employment and Minister of Education who are the claimants...
President Muhammadu Buhari has tasked the incoming administration to respect workers rights as encapsulated in International Labour Organisation (ILO), declarations on labour matters. Buhari made the call at the commemoration of the 2023 Workers Day, with the theme; “`Workers Rights and Socio-Economic Justice’’’, on Monday in Abuja. Buhari, represented...
The Federal Government has approved the use of Eagle Square for the annual May Day parade for workers in the FCT. Mr Olajide Oshundun, Director of Press and Public Relations, Ministry of Labour and Employment, said this in statement on Saturday in Abuja. The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and...
The National Industrial Court on Tuesday declared as valid the Minister of Labour and Employment’s referral to the court in the matter with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). The claimants, the Federal government and the Minister of Education had dragged ASUU before the court in August 2022...
Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige has urged Nigerians to approach the New Year with positive mindsets and remain hopeful for a greater Nigeria. The minister gave the advice in his new year message on Sunday in Abuja. According to him, while the challenges facing Nigerians were daunting,...
The National President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, Prof Emmanuel Osodeke, on Tuesday, criticised the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, over his alleged authorisation of the part-payment of salaries to members of the union, following the suspension of its seven-month strike in October. This comes...