The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has threatened to invoke relevant sanctions against states that fail to comply with the new minimum wage of N30,000 for workers. The vice president, Issa Aremu, said in Owerri, Imo State, that the states have ...
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Nigeria operating amputated fiscal federalism, experts say
Experts in political economy have described Nigeria’s touted fiscal federalism as amputated. At the second annual Professor Pita Ejiofor Frontier Lecture in Management Sciences recently in Awka, Anambra State, they also espoused ways to ensure effective economic diversification in the ...
Read More »TQM, THE BAIL OUT FOR INDIGENOUS COMPANIES.PT 1.
Quality can be largely perceived as a subjective term, and is dependent on analysts’ perception. There are many definitions for general quality management systems. Most of them in recent times emphasize the use of some type of system that is ...
Read More »Eight million children are out of school in 10 states of Nigeria, FCT, UNICEF reveals
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says eight million Nigerian children are out-of-school in 10 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), as over 10.5 million are unable to access safe and quality education. According to a statement by UNICEF’s ...
Read More »INEC diverted N2.6 million election duty allowances, corps members allege
Members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Igbo-Etiti Council of Enugu State have accused Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) officials of diverting their election duty allowance worth over N2.6 million. The corps members said the officials had been ...
Read More »Envoy plegdes Netherland’s support for agriculture in Kogi
The Netherlands Ambassador to Nigeria, Marion Kappeyne, has promised her country’s support for the development of agriculture in Ogidi Community of Kogi State. Kappenye, who gave the hint during the 2019 Ogidi Day celebrations, said the Netherlands being a specialist ...
Read More »Labour leader urges support for Buhari’s anti-poverty move
Vice President of the IndustrialALL Global Union, Comrade Issa Aremu at the weekend advocated partnership for national development among relevant stakeholders for sustainable democracy in Nigeria. He urged states and the private sector to support President Muhammadu Buhari’s call for ...
Read More »Community tasks Ogun gov on journalists’ estate bad road as Abiodun assures of health sector overhaul
Communities bordering Lagos and Ogun states have charged Governor Dapo Abiodun to address the plight of those whose only access road to the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway has become impassable due to years of abandonment. President of Arepo Central Community Development Association ...
Read More »Experts urge reduction of air pollution through Liquefied Petroleum Gas
Experts have charged members of the public to reduce air pollution by using Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) and avoid using biomass fuels, which pollute the air. Speaking at the commemoration of this year’s World Environment Day with the theme: Beat ...
Read More »It’s time to rise against Islamic State terrorists, SHAC tells world leaders
The Save Humanity Advocacy Centre (SHAC) has urged the international community to rise against the killings of innocent Nigerians by Islamic State of West African Province (ISWAP) around the Lake Chad Basin region. SHAC, which made the call at the ...
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