According to channelstv.com, the Federal Government, Wednesday, said it created 195,534 jobs in 2012 via several contracts awarded by the Federal Executive Council (FEC). Minister of Information, Laban Maku, who disclosed this at the weekly FEC meeting said 212 cases of industrial disputes were referred to the Ministry of Labour and Productivity under its arbitration role, including 25 cases which are going for arbitration and 114 cases which were still ongoing.