The Federal Government is
committed to the overall socio-economic growth and development of the nation,
Dr. Chris Ngige, the Minister of Labour and Employment said on Tuesday in
Abuja.
Ngige made this known when he
addressed Journalists on the upcoming “Observance of the 18th National
Productivity Day (NPD),” NAN reports.
He said the occasion slated for
Thursday would witness Conferment of National Productivity Order of Merit
(NPOM) Award on some deserving individuals and organisations.
NPD and NPOM Award are some of
the flagship programmes of government designed to institutionalise productivity
consciousness and excellence in service among workers and organisations by
rewarding innovation, creativity and hard work among the citizenry.
According to him, such rewards
will improve the standard of the dedication of Nigerians towards their overall
living conditions.
“The purpose of this news
briefing is to adequately mobilise all Nigerians from all walks of life to
fully appreciate and participate in the programme in view of its critical role
to our social and economic development.
“The government is therefore
conscious of the critical place of productivity in the realisation of the next
level Agenda, as no nation can be self-reliant and competitive in the
international market without productivity improvement in all its economic
sector.
“ Since inception of this administration,
plans have been focused on restoring growth, investing in our people and
building a competitive economy, “ he said.
Ngige said the decision of the
government to observe NPD every year was predicated on the need to stimulate
productivity consciousness and reward innovation, creativity and hard work
among Nigerians.
He listed objectives of the NPD
to include building and encouraging spirit of entrepreneurship and
self-reliance; identifying and rewarding the most productive workers and
organisations in both public and private sectors of the economy.
“ Also, to institutionalise
productivity consciousness and excellence in service among workers and
organisations in both public and private sectors in Nigeria, emphasising
hard-work, high performance, efficiency, discipline, dedication, humility and
patriotism.
According to him, the theme of
2019 National Productivity Day is “Productivity, National Re-Engineering,
Security and Growth.
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