By Joan Nwagwu The Tripartite Committee on National Minimum Wage (TCNMW), says it will hold its 8th meeting on June 4 to continue negotiations. Mr Ekpo Nta, member and Secretary of the committee said this in a statement on Monday in Abuja. According to Nta, I respectfully invite you toContinue Reading
By Angela Atabo and Emmanuel Oloniruha The Managing Director, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Malam Ali Mohammed Ali said on Monday the agency would “adopt the military style of pulling out its retirees” from service. Ali said this during the send-off party organised for the agency’s immediate past Head ofContinue Reading
By Ebere Agozie A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Mr Mohammed Ndarani, has commended President Bola Tinubu for establishing the evaluation standards for the assessment of his ministers. Ndarani said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Monday while reacting to the recent event of presentationContinue Reading
By Grace Alegba The Nigeria Business and Disability Network (NBDN) says it plans to launch an app designed to connect People With Disabilities (PWD) with potential employers. Omobolanle Victor-Laniyan, Chairperson of NBDN and Head of Sustainability at Access Corporation, unveiled this initiative during the NBDN 2024 Annual Diversity and InclusionContinue Reading
By Franca Ofili The Minister of State for Youth Development, Mr Ayodele Olawande, says that the student loan scheme is for youths to access interest-free facility for their educational pursuits in tertiary institutions. Olawande told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Abuja that it was part ofContinue Reading
Traditional institutions have more potential for conflict resolution than conventional agencies, considering their proximity to the people and their veneration in the society. The Etsu Nupe, Alhaji Yahaya Abubakar, made the assertion on Wednesday in Lagos. The Etsu Nupe, also the Chairman, Niger State Council of Traditional Rulers, delivered aContinue Reading
By Kadiri Abdulrahman The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has announced revocation of the licence of Heritage Bank Plc with immediate effect. This is according to a statement issued by Hakama Sidi-Ali, the Acting Director, Corporate Communications Department of CBN on Monday in Abuja. Sidi-Ali said that the action wasContinue Reading
By Emmanuella Anokam The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.), has reiterated its commitment to sustain its move towards process improvement, regulatory compliance and performance excellence. This is coming as the NNPC Ltd. bagged the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency’s (NIMASA) Compliance Certification on Ship, Port Security. MrContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai Some NGOs, Rasaq Okulaja Empowerment Initiative and Helpline Social Support Initiative, have empowered sixty widows with self-sustaining skills in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) , Abuja. The widows were trained on tie and dye, soap, turban and Snacks making among other skills, during a second memorial empowermentContinue Reading
By Dorcas Jonah Residents of Apo Resettlement Area in the Federal Capital Territory, (FCT) have decried the poor state of link roads and other social amenities in the area. The residents, in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Abuja, said they always pass throughContinue Reading
