The Federal Government has prevented over 4000 imminent strike actions by industrial unions across the country through dialogue in the last seven years.
Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, made this known at the weekly Ministerial briefing organized by the Presidential Communications Team in Abuja, noting that dialogue remains the best tool for settling labour disputes.
He added that his Ministry has Labour Dispute Desks and Rapid Response Teams in all the States of the federation that help in addressing industrial disputes.
According to Ngige, modalities are already in the pipeline to give pay rise to civil servants especially those that enjoy peculiarity allowance, adding that the authorities are just waiting for the president’s approval to implement.
The Minister also said Nigeria had completed arrangements to collaborate with the International Organization for Migration to prevent illegal migration by job seekers.
