By Nneka Nwogwugwu
THE Federal Government and the World Bank will hold a virtual meeting Thursday over National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) employment statistics.
Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige said this on Wednesday, while receiving the leadership of the Chartered Institute of Personnel Management (CIPM) in his office.
Ngige said, “We have a virtual meeting of the National Economic Advisory Council with the World Bank to look at Nigeria’s modalities for employment statistics data collection.
“There has been a little confusion there as to the accuracy of data generated by the NBS. So, we want to align everything tomorrow. The World Bank says the NBS methodology doesn’t conform with the global standard, especially the ILO format of arriving at such Employment Index.”
The Minister, who described the meeting as very important, recalled that he had severally queried the employment statistics released by the NBS, the Vanguard reports.
Regarding the review of labour laws in the country, the Minister said “progress has been made and it is now at the validation stage” and expressed gratitude to CIPM for being part of the process
He said, “On your request to play more active role, it is the more, the merrier. We will be happy to have you on board, as you are part and parcel of our Ministry. The institute has grown and will continue to grow. For us in the Ministry, our doors remain open whenever you want us to assist.”
Earlier, the President of CIPM, Wale Adeniran requested the presence of the Minister as the Special Guest of Honour and Keynote Speaker in the CIPM Fellow’s Awards and Human Resources Recognition Ceremonies, billed for Thursday in Abuja.
