Ogun State Commence Payment Of New Minimum Wage

The payment of the new minimum wage to the state workers has commenced in Ogun state. The State Government had an agreed with the leadership of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), Trade Union Congress (TUC) and Joint Negotiating Council (JNC) to effect the new mimimum wage in October and this has been fulfilled. Some of the workers said the payment of the minimum wage was a gratifying development. Commander Oluwafemi Odukalu of the State’s Traffic...

Abia Govt. to Build Youth Village

Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia on Sunday pledged that the state government will build a Youth Village as part of its efforts to provide a viable platform for youths in the state to explore their potentials. Speaking during an interactive session  with a cross section of youths in Umuahia, Ikpeazu said that the initiative is aimed at boosting the creative arts industry and encouraging increased entrepreneurial activities among youths in the state. The News Agency...

9,000 Youths in Adamawa To Benefits From Survival Fund Programme

The Adamawa State Commissioner for Entrepreneurship Development, Mr Iliya James said nine thousand slots were earmarked for Adamawa state under the Survival Fund programme of the Federal Government. The commissioner disclosed this during a meeting with Development partners and representatives of various small scale businesses in the conference hall, Deputy Governor’s office Yola and urged youths to enroll online to benefit. The Adamawa State Commissioner for Entrepreneurship Development, Mr Iliya James has challenged youths in...

Despite Court Order, Kwara Workers Begin Strike

The Kwara State public service workers on Tuesday commeneced an industrial action to make their demand for the implementation of the ₦30,000 minimum wage known by the government as Labour leaders said they were never served any court injunction. Meanwhile, the state government said it has secured court injunction from the National Industrial Court, stopping the workers from going on strike, the state civil servants, however shunned their offices to comply with the directives of...

FG Trains Youths, Women, to Combat Desertification

The Federal Government has put in place skill acquisition and entrepreneurship training, for youths and women to combat desertification and improve livelihood of communities affected by it. A statement signed by Mrs Pauline Sule, Head, Press and Public Relations, National Agency for the Great Green Wall (NAGGW) in Abuja on Monday, said the programme is carried out by the agency. The statement said this became necessary following the devastating effects of desertification and land degradation...

Salaries of Varsity Workers Who Have Not Enrolled in FG IPPIS Have Been Stopped

The Federal Government of Nigeria has stopped the salaries of any federal university employee who have not enrolled on the Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System. The order of the Federal Government would take effect from November 2020. The FG gave the directive in its latest memo from the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation (AGF) with reference number OAGF/IPPIS/446/1/159. The memo is dated October 8 and signed by the Director of IPPIS,...

No Plan to Migrate Jobs Outside Nigeria — Chevron

The management of Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL) says it has no plans to migrate Nigerian jobs outside the country. CNL’s General Manager Policy, Government and Public Affairs, Mr Esimaje Brikinn, made the clarification in a statement on Friday. Brikinn spoke following an allegation by the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria that CNL planned to relocate jobs outside the country. He said, however, that the company was reviewing its manpower requirements in...

Chevron to Sack 25 per cent of its Workers in Nigeria

Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL) says it will downsize its workforce in Nigeria by 25 per cent across various levels in the oil firm, a development frowned at by the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN). The oil firm said the development followed the evolving negative operational environment in the energy sector. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that workers of the oil firm under the auspices of the PENGASSAN on...

Senator Binani Empowers 70 Youths and Women

The office of the Senator representing Adamawa Central in collaboration with Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) has trained seventy Youths and Women in Adamawa Central Senatorial zone in various skills. Out of the number 36 were trained in Fashion Design while 34 were trained in Car painting. According to the Media Aide of the Senator, Hon. Usman Maulud Ibrahim, each of the beneficiaries was given Industrial Sewing machine and Big Car...

Why We Suspend Planned Strike and Protests – Labour

The Organized Labour, which was represented by the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress, has given reason for the suspension of its planned nationwide strike and protests. The organized labor made this known in a joint communique signed by its representatives on Tuesday. The communique was titled, ‘Text of the joint communique on the resolution of trade dispute between the Federal and the organized Labour represented by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and...

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