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10 Oct
The Organised Private Sector of Nigeria (OPSN) has reiterated commitment to the success of the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS). Director-General of the Nigeria Employers' Consultative Association (NECA), Adewale-Smatt Oyerinde, an umbrella body for organisations in the OPS, said this during an interactive session on the CPS by the NECA and National Pension Commission (PenCom). He…
10 Oct
Director-General of Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA), Adewale-Smatt Oyerinde, in this interview with GLORIA NWAFOR, speaks on how the government can sustain the N35,000 wage award to federal workers to cushion the challenges of subsidy removal. What is your response to the suspension of the planned strike by labour? We commend the suspension of the strike…
9 Oct
The National Pension Commission (PenCom) has called on the Nigeria Employers Consultative Association (NECA) to develop new robust programmes that would improve compliance to the contributing pension scheme (CPS) among its members.
2 Oct
Though yesterday’s 63rd Independence anniversary had earlier been advertised to be downgraded as a low-key affair owing to the current hardship citizens were enduring, President Bola Tinubu’s broadcast to the nation where he announced that Nigerian workers...
27 Sep 2023
There are clear indications that more manufacturing companies and businesses in the country may shut down in the coming months due to the unabating energy crisis, which has now pushed diesel prices to over N1,100 per litre. 
20 Sep 2023
Incessant invitations by various committees of the National Assembly to chief executives of businesses are forcing foreign and local businesses to close operations in Nigeria, the Organised Private Sector in Nigeria (OPSN) has said.
7 Sep 2023
NECA’S Network of Entrepreneurial Women (NNEW), yesterday, charged the government at the state and federal levels on policies that compel organisations to provide a safer working environment for nursing mothers nationwide.
6 Sep 2023
The Nigeria Employers' Consultative Association (NECA) has called on the Federal Government to respect the International Labour Organisation (ILO) Convention (C) 087, which guarantees freedom of association and protection of the right to organise. A letter signed by the Director-General of NECA, Adewale-Smatt Oyerinde and addressed to the Minister of Labour and Employment, Simon Lalong,…
5 Sep 2023
The Nigeria Employers' Consultative Association (NECA) has called on the Federal Government to respect the International Labour Organisation (ILO) Convention (C) 087, which guarantees freedom of association and protection of the right to organise.
4 Sep 2023
The Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA) has urged government at all levels to respect the provisions of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) Convention 087 to maintain peaceful industrial harmony in the country. The Director-General, Mr Adewale-Smatt Oyerinde, made the call in a letter to the Minister of Labour and Employment, Mr Simon Lalong, made available…
17 Aug 2023
To reduce the pressure of foreign exchange (FX) and other economic challenges associated with it, the Nigeria Employers' Consultative Association (NECA) has urged the Federal Government, as a matter of urgency, to ramp up the production of crude oil to, at least, Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)’ the 1.8 million barrel per day quota.
11 Aug 2023
With the rising rate of business divestment, capital flight and business closure in Nigeria, the Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA) has called on the Federal Government to urgently arrest the situation.

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2 hours ago
Nigerian banks have 24 months to recapitalise their capital base to at least N500 billion international authorisation capitalisation to continue operations in the country, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has said. This comes after the apex bank urged Nigerian banks to expedite action on the recapitalisation of their capital base to strengthen the financial…
3 hours ago
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of Dr. Abdullahi Usman Bello as the Chairman of the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB), pending confirmation by the Nigerian Senate. Presidential spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, confirmed Tinubu's approval of Bello's appointment in a statement on X on Thursday. According to the Ngelale, Dr. Bello is a consummate…
3 hours ago
Hoodlums attacked and set on fire the Neni Divisional Police station in Anaocha Local Government Area of Anambra State. It was gathered that the hoodlums numbering about 30 stormed the area at about 2am on Thursday and destroyed several buildings. READ ALSO: First phase of Lagos-Calabar Highway to be completed in three years – FG…
4 hours ago
To streamline operations and enforce parity across its workforce, the Board of Eko Electricity Distribution Company (Eko Disco) has affirmed recent management changes and its decision to harmonize salaries and conditions of service for all employees. Dispelling rumors of a reversal in the dissolution of the former management under Dr Tinuade Sanda, Mr. Dere Otubu,…
4 hours ago
The Federal Government said the first phase of the Lagos-Calabar highway will be completed within the next three years. This was disclosed on Thursday in a statement by Ben Bem Goong who is the spokesman to the Minister of Works, Engr. David Umahi. Goong made this announcement following Umahi's inspection of the Lagos-Calabar coaster highway…
5 hours ago
Nigeria has been left in darkness as the national electricity grid controlled from Osogbo, Osun State collapsed at about 4:30pm on Thursday. Most distribution companies across the country disclosed that their feeders were out leaving their franchises area across the 36 states in darkness. While the grid output was 2984 megawatts as at 4pm, the…
5 hours ago
An Ikeja High Court on Thursday issued a bench warrant against the former employee of Punch Nigeria Ltd., Olusegun Ogunbanjo, and others charged with N950 million fraud.
6 hours ago
An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court on Thursday discharged and acquitted a 23-year-old student, Victory Tasie, charged with defiling his girlfriend.
6 hours ago
Persons familiar with the antecedents of Senator Uba Sani, the Governor of Kaduna State, readily attest to the fact that he is hardly ever deterred by challenges or adversities, no matter how daunting. Stories abound of his daring exploits as a young civil and human rights activist when successive military juntas held sway in Nigeria.…
7 hours ago
A former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Uche Secondus and members of the Presidential Campaign Council of the party for the 2023 general elections in Rivers State have declared their loyalty to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the state governor, Siminalayi Fubara. A former Minister of Transportation and the Director-General, PDP-PCC Rivers…