With Zacchaeus Adangor The attention of the Rivers State Government has been drawn to an audio message being circulated on the social media and credited to Comrade Ayuba P. Wabba, President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) For the records, ...
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Feed SubscriptionNationwide Protest, Strike Action Loom over Hike in Fuel Price, Electricity Tariff
…NLC, TUC Brace Up …As FG Makes Strong Case for Deregulation to Stop Profiteering The nation risks a shutdown as the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) are prepping for mass industrial action to protest the hike ...
Read More »New Electricity Service Reflective Tariff Takes Effect September 1, 2020
By Saviour Ekpe The Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Plc. (PHED) has commenced the new five brands of tariff for the four states under its operation with effect from September 1, 2020. In a release issued by the Manager, Corporate Communications, ...
Read More »OBASEKI: Firm sets up 14,000 ha palm plantation in Edo
…As Area Under Cultivation Climbs to 110,000 ha An agriculture development firm, Agro-Allied Resources and Processing Nigeria Limited has commenced the development of a 14,000-hectare oil palm plantation in Odighi Community, in Ovia North East Local Government Area (LGA) of ...
Read More »Participants of the Army War College of Nigeria Tours INNOSON Group
By Cornel Osigwe Some selected officers of the Army War College of Nigeria (AWCN) took a tour of the Innoson Vehicle Manufacturing (IVM) company on Thursday 27th of August, 2020. The company tour is part of its academic curriculum where ...
Read More »President Buhari Signs Amended Companies and Allied Matters Bill
President Muhammadu Buhari today Friday in Abuja assented to the Companies and Allied Matters Bill, 2020 recently passed by the National Assembly. The President’s action on this important piece of legislation, therefore, repealed and replaced the extant Companies and Allied ...
Read More »Investigative Panel Clears AfDB President, Adesina Of All Allegations
An independent panel of experts, headed by former Irish president Mary Robinson, has cleared the beleaguered leader of the African Bank of Development (AfDB) of corruption AFP reported early Tuesday. Akinwumi Adesina, 60, a charismatic speaker known for his elegant ...
Read More »Ibom Deep Seaport Capable of Generating 180,000 Jobs – NSC
The Nigeria Shippers Council has hailed Akwa Ibom State government’s commitment to the actualisation of Ibom Deep Seaport Project, confirming that the project will provide 180,000 job opportunities. Speaking in an interview, the Executive Secretary of the Shippers Council, Hassan ...
Read More »COVID-19: Half of Facebook’s Staff to Work from Home by 2030 – Mark Zuckerberg
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said Thursday that the social media giant will start allowing many of its 50,000 employees and new recruits to work from home on a permanent basis, adding to a small but growing number of tech companies ...
Read More »Office Of The Accountant General Conducts Pension Verification Exercise Today
The yearly pension verification/screening exercise for all State Government pensioners including Primary School Teachers would commence on Monday, 9th – 12th March, 2020 with pensioners from Eket Senatorial District by 9am. A statement by the Director of Inspectorate, Office of ...
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