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July 21, 2016 No Responses

Turkey declares three months state of emergency

Turkey will impose a three-month state of emergency as the government pursues those responsible for a failed military coup, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said. Agency report quoted Erdogan as saying the country won’t be under military rule, with army...

July 20, 2016 No Responses

PDP raises 82-member zoning committee

Ahead of another convention slated for August 17 in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Caretaker Committee has inaugurated an 82 member committee. The committee is expected to help design zoning of party positions to dif...

July 19, 2016 No Responses

Presidency pledges full complince with fiscal responsibility act

The Federal Government has reiterated its resolve to fully comply with the provisions of the Fiscal Responsibility Act and other extant laws as they relate to the submission of budget proposals to the National Assembly. Presidential spokesman, Garba Shehu.....

July 18, 2016 No Responses

Aisha Buhari, Osinbajo, Awolowo, Elumelu, seek support for women entrepreneur

Leading African businessman and philanthropist, Tony O. Elumelu CON joined recently joined the First Lady of Nigeria, Mrs. Aisha Buhari, wife of the Vice President, Mrs. Dolapo Osinbajo, Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) Chief Executive Officer, Segun A...

July 18, 2016 No Responses

SEC boss pledges to raise market participation

AS part of measures to deepen Nigerian capital market, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has expressed its determination to raise the participation of retail investors. Speaking during a visit to the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN) in ...

July 18, 2016 No Responses

‘How to curtail premature death through investment in Energy’

By Moses Ebosele Sustained investment in Energy could curtail premature deaths associated with air pollution by half in 2040. According to a report put together by International Energy Agency (IEA),each year an estimated 6.5 million deaths are linked ...

July 18, 2016 No Responses

G-20 Ministers pledge decent work, more job opportunities

By Moses Ebosele Labour and Employment Ministers from G-20 have agreed to advance decent work, enhance employability, and generate adequate job opportunities. At the end of a two-day meeting in Beijing, Chinese Minister of Human Resources and Social...

July 18, 2016 No Responses

Lai Mohammed canvasses support for Inner Wheel

By Moses Ebosele – A Non Governmental Organisation (NGO), Inner Wheel, has been commended by the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed for improving the social well-being of the most vulnerable groups in the society. Speaking in...

July 18, 2016 No Responses

NLC tasks NECA on retrenchment in banking sector

By Moses Ebosele – Factional President of Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero has challenged the leadership of Nigeria Employers’ Consultation Association (NECA) to make its position known on the retrenchment in the banking sector. In a...

July 16, 2016 No Responses

Picketing of NECA by NLC illegal, says Oshinowo

The Nigeria Employers Consultative Association (NECA) has crirised distruption of its scheduled Annual General Meeting (AGM) by Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) led by Joe Ajaero. NECA in a statement said the protesting workers did not allow any person to...

July 15, 2016 No Responses

Buhari, Osinbajo, Elumelu sign women empowerment initiative

African businessman and philanthropist, Tony O. Elumelu, CON, joined the First Lady of Nigeria, Mrs. Aisha Buhari and wife of the Vice President of Nigeria, Mrs. Dolapo Osinbajo at a forum and exhibition on Nigerian Women in Export, held in...

July 7, 2016 No Responses

Nationwide strike looms over alleged $7b debt

BARRING any last minute adjustment, the Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige and other senior government officials will today meet with representatives of Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) in Abuja. The meet...

July 6, 2016 No Responses

Employers seek end to NLC crisis

The leadership crisis rocking the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) is a threat to the development and growth of Nigeria’s economy, the Director-General, Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA), Olusegun Oshinowo has said. Speaking during an inte...

July 6, 2016 No Responses

Crisis looms in Edo PDP as Iduoriyekwemwen gets certificate of return

Ahead of the September 10, 2016 Governorship election in Edo State, factional chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ali Modu Sheriff has presented certificate of return to Matthew Iduoriyekwemwen. Sheriff is also expected to present Iduriyekwemwe...