The Federal Government has faulted the creation of Labour ministries and departments by some states government and implementing parallel guidelines and policies to those developed at the federal level. Miss Kachallom Daju, Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, made the criticism while declaring open the 2023 session of the National Labour Advisory Council (NLAC) holding in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State. Miss Daju said the practice is counter-productive, and contrary to Section 34 of...

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Lagos State has said that the state government will partner the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN) to build youth capacity through the Human Development Capital Fund initiative of the institute. Sanwo-Olu stated this during a courtesy visit to him by the Governing Council of the CIBN, led by the President and Chairman of the Council, Ken Opara, at the Lagos House, Ikeja, on Thursday. The governor said his administration through...

The Director General (DG) and the Chief Executive Officer of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Engr. Inuwa Kashifu Abdullahi has stressed the need to encourage the nation’s Micr- Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), to digitise their services using technology as a source of inspiration to come up with new ways of doing business. According to Abdullahi, digitization of MSMEs can increase Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by $53 billion. He stated this while...

The Nigeria Meteorological Agency (NiMet), in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Justice has organised a one-day sensitization seminar on The Freedom of Information (FOI) Act, 2011 for Deputy and Assistant General Managers of the Agency. The organisers of the programme noted that the essence of the seminar is to further deepen the federal government’s policy of accessibility to public records and information, According to the Director-General/CEO of the Agency who was represented by the...

The Senate has confirmed the appointments of the service chiefs in line with the request from President Bola Tinubu on Thursday asking the Senate to confirm the appointments of the Chief of Defence Staff, and Service Chiefs. The letter from the President was disclosed at the Plenary by the Senate Leader, Senator Bamidele Opeyemi (APC Ekiti Central). According to Opeyemi, the request is in confirmation of the provisions of Section 18(1) of the Armed Forces...

Segun Sowunmi, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain has challenged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to assure that there would be integrity in the November gubernatorial election processes of Kogi, Imo and Bayelsa States. The PDP chieftain in an interview on Wednesday said that the call has become necessary, so that the PDP would not waste its time going into the elections that would not be credible. He said, “INEC no longer has the ability...