FG to enrol vendors in N-power programme

The Federal Government has promised to enroll members of the Newspaper Vendors Association of Nigeria in the N-Power programme, aimed at assisting them to acquire necessary skills. The Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, disclosed this in Abuja when members of the Federal Secretariat branch of the association, led by its chairman, Desmond […]

The Federal Government has promised to enroll members of the Newspaper Vendors Association of Nigeria in the N-Power programme, aimed at assisting them to acquire necessary skills.

The Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, disclosed this in Abuja when members of the Federal Secretariat branch of the association, led by its chairman, Desmond Obiagwu, paid him a courtesy visit.

He commended the vendors for being good citizens by choosing to earn a decent living through newspaper vending, and shunning crime.

He also expressed government’s desire to encourage them in their efforts, stating that the Federal Government would enroll some of their members in the N-Power programme, a platform of government where Nigerians can access skills acquisition and development.

“You are also helping government through your work. You have helped this ministry in labour administration, as newspaper marketing is part of information dissemination. Through your activity, we get information on brewing labour unrest, and we are able to nip it in the bud through conciliatory meetings,” Ngige said.

Chairman of the Federal Secretariat branch of NVAN, Desmond Obiagwu, noted that the minister’s numerous achievements in the labour sector during his first tenure, including the approval of a new national minimum wage for workers, informed his re-appointment by President Muhammadu Buhari.