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August 22, 2019
Labourand Employment Minister, Chris Ngige has promised to speed up the processes forthe implementation of the new minimum wage.
Ngige,while addressing newsmen after his inauguration as minister by PresidentBuhari, said that he had always been a man of his words.
TheMinister vowed to resolve all impending disputes in the sector, saying that histrack record had reflected in his efforts in the last three and a half years.
Itwould be recalled that there was a face-off between the Minister and NigeriaLabour Congress, NLC over the constitution of the board of the Nigeria SocialInsurance Trust Fund, NSITF, shortly before Ngige exited the ministry in May.
Thetwo parties had engaged each other in war of words over Ngige’s refusal toallow a former labour leader, Frank Kokori head the board of the Fund
Ngigewas at the forefront of negotiations for the thirty thousand naira minimum wagewhich had since been signed into law by the President.