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Ebuka Daniel Over 620,000 direct and indirect jobs were created in two years as a result of the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN’s) intervention in Cotton, Textile and Garment (CTG) sector. CBN Governor Godwin Emefiele made this disclosure in Abuja on Tuesday at a stakeholders’ engagement for the resuscitation of …

The Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate on Wednesday said it has commenced the payment of the consequential adjustment to pensioners under the Defined Benefit Scheme. The Executive Secretary, PTAD, Chioma Ejikeme, said this was in fulfillment of the promise made by President Muhammadu Buhari. Buhari recently approved the implementation of the …

Ololade Omosan-Agie The Securities and Exchange Commission has said it is considering reducing its workforce to cut costs as revenue dwindled. The apex regulator of the capital market said the cut would mostly affected senior members of staff. The Director-General, SEC, Lamido Yuguda, disclosed this in Abuja on Tuesday while …

Oluwasina Phillip The Federal Government has disclosed plans to commence payment of the second phase of stipends to the participants of the 774,000 Special Public Works (SPW) programme. The Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo, disclosed this on Monday via his twitter handle. Recall, the government in …

Oluwasina Phillip The Federal Government has identified unemployment and poverty as triggers responsible for various anti- social behaviours ravaging the country. To contain the danger posed by poverty and unemployment, the government said it had rolled out a number of policies and measures aimed at reversing the trend. The Minister …

Ololade Omosan-Agie NEPZA boss rises to calm Staff’s brewing agitations over alleged attempt to undermine Authority’s status Prof. Adesoji Adesugba, Managing Director of the Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA) has risen to calm mounting agitation of the Authority’s workforce over alleged surreptitious attempt to undermine the legal status of …

Ebuka Daniel The President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Ayuba Wabba on Tuesday accused the Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai of hiring thugs to disrupt the ongoing workers protest. Wabba said this in an interview with journalists at the sidelines of the NLC protest in Kaduna. Workers in the state …

Ololode Omosan-Agie The leadership of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) has alleged that the mass layoff of workers by the Kaduna State Government is responsible for the heightened insecurity in the state. Recall that the Kaduna State Government had on April 6, sacked 4,000 public service workers. The government explained …

The President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Mr Abdulrasheed Bawa as the new Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday titled “President Buhari requests Senate to confirm Abdulrasheed Bawa as EFCC …

Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala on Monday became the first woman and African to head the World Trade Organization (WTO) that has been hobbled by dissent within in recent years. “WTO members have just agreed to appoint Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as the next Director-General of the WTO. The decision was taken by …