FG will develop labor statistics system in response to unemployment – Ngige
The Federal Government is getting ready to launch a labor statistics system that will allow jobless Nigerians in Nigeria and overseas to apply for positions there.
Chris Ngige, the minister of labor and jobs, stated during a news conference on Wednesday in Abuja that the action was a part of the government’s attempts to address the high unemployment rate in the nation.
Employment statistics and matching can be used to combat unemployment.
“Nigerians abroad, especially specialists who wish to settle back home, can look at the labor statistics to see where vacancies exist,” NAN reported what he said.
The minister promised that in two months, the labor figures would be accessible.
He recalled how the ministry had earlier set up a labor exchange mechanism to combine and match Nigeria’s labor supply and demand.
“Both businesses and job seekers can access our electronic labor exchange system and make decisions.
“We engage in cross-matching, which results in people having gainful employment. He emphasized that this was done to make employment easier.
The American government was providing a grant for women and children in Nigeria and Liberia, he added, adding that the ministry had been involved in some international programs and collaborations.
The award is being provided by People America in an effort to stop child labor, which is a result of poverty.
who send their kids to sell goods while their peers are at school or ask them to labor in mines or cocoa fields in order to get money.
“Two programs are available. He said the two grants, one for $5 million and the other for $4 million, are intended to keep kids out of child labor.
Ngige additionally stated at the press conference that a Nigerian implementer had been chosen for the programs, with technical support coming from the International Labor Organization (ILO).
In the area of technical support, he praised the ILO for being proactive and asked the organization to keep up the good work.
The Industrial Arbitration Panel (IAP) would soon be upgraded to a full-fledged Commission, he claimed, adding that the ministry has finished validating new labor legislation.
Before the end of February, we hope to have the laws passed by the National Assembly. Ngige is anxious.
