TUC COMMUNIQUE

TUC COMMUNIQUE

COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT THE END OF THE MEETING OF THE NATIONAL EXECUTIVE COUNCIL (NEC) OF THE TRADE UNION CONGRESS OF NIGERIA HELD ON FRIDAY, 25TH AUGUST, 2017, AT THE LAGOS AIRPORT HOTEL, IKEJA. The National Executive Council of Trade Union...
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UNILAG, OAU, UNN emerge winners of maritime blueprint competition

UNILAG, OAU, UNN emerge winners of maritime blueprint competition

University of Lagos, Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile Ife and University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) have emerged winners of the Maritime Blueprint Competition in which law students from eight universities participated.  The competition, sponsored by SIFAX ...
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NPA gets new structure, redeploys General Managers

NPA gets new structure, redeploys General Managers

The Board of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has approved a new organisational structure and the commencement of a Business Process Re-engineering initiative that will create synergies to improve efficiency. The Board has also approved the redistribution of...
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Ayo Teriba seeks support for privatization scheme

Ayo Teriba seeks support for privatization scheme

A leading economist and the Chief Executive Officer of Economic Associates, Dr. Ayo Teriba, has called for the opening of the Nigerian  economy through privatisation which stimulates foreign direct investment(FDI.)  “Privatisation is the tool which most co...
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FG to NBC: Sanction erring stations

FG to NBC: Sanction erring stations

The Federal Government has directed the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) to sanction any radio or television station that broadcasts hate speech, as part of efforts to stem the growing tide of hate speech in the country. The Minister of Information an...
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Worldstage CEO implores Nigerians on innovation for collective economic development

Worldstage CEO implores Nigerians on innovation for collective economic development

The President/CEO of Worldstage Group, Mr. Segun Adeleye, convener of the Worldstageeconomicusummit2017 has charged all Nigerians and business owners within the country to imbibe innovation for economic development.   According to him, diversification into no...
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Customs intensifies probe of N1.3b smuggled Toyota LandCruisers, others

Customs intensifies probe of N1.3b smuggled Toyota LandCruisers, others

The ongoing investigation into the circumstances surrounding the smuggling of Thirty-seven new vehicles into the country through land borders is to take into account previous activities of the alleged smuggler.   Valued at N1.3Billion, the smuggled vehicles i...
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Minister explains agenda to lift broadcast industry

Minister explains agenda to lift broadcast industry

The Federal Government is to organize an Audience Measurement Conference to provide broadcast industry stakeholders the opportunity to contribute to efforts to establish a scientific Audience Measurement System for radio television broadcasting in the count...
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LCCI, SME Group to hold annual seminar on ease of doing business

LCCI, SME Group to hold annual seminar on ease of doing business

The Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) Group of the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), the premier Chamber of Commerce and a leading voice in the organized private sector (OPS) in Nigeria, is set to hold its annual seminar....
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IITA-CWMP signs agreements with 136 farmers

IITA-CWMP signs agreements with 136 farmers

The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture led Cassava Weed Management Project (IITA-CWMP) has commenced signing of agreements for the setting up of 136 demonstration plots with farmers across four states in Nigeria.   The  for states are Abia, Ben...
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Buhari’s Return: A Nation’s Hope Fulfilled, Says Tinubu

Buhari’s Return: A Nation’s Hope Fulfilled, Says Tinubu

All Progressives Congress national stalwart, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has expressed joy at the return of President Muhammadu Buhari to the country after his medical vacation in the United Kingdom, saying the president’s return is a nation’s hope fulfille...
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Resumption: Senate bars PenCom, CBB, ICPC bosses

Resumption: Senate bars PenCom, CBB, ICPC bosses

THE Senate has warned nominees into the leadership position of three Federal Government institutions whose names were recently announced not to resume until their nominations are confirmed in accordance with the provision of the Constitution. The nominees affe...
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150 traders benefit from Taiwo Afolabi Free Health scheme

150 traders benefit from Taiwo Afolabi Free Health scheme

Over 150 traders at the popular Gbagi market in Ibadan have enjoyed free medical and dental care at the community health outreach sponsored by SIFAX Group in the market.   Taiwo Afolabi Community Dental Outreach, which is organised by the...
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Aisha Buhari condoles with Sierra Leone over landslide

Aisha Buhari condoles with Sierra Leone over landslide

Wife of the President, Mrs. Aisha Muhammadu Buhari has extended a message of condolence to the government and people of Sierra Leone over the disaster caused by a landslide in the Regent region of the country. The message was conveyed...
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