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The Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA) has urged the Federal Government to leverage the attack on Ikeja Electric by Airforce personnel from the Sam Ethan Airforce Base in Lagos to set up a committee to carry out a holistic appraisal of the electricity supply
5 Mar
Ministry of Interior and the Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA) have reached an agreement to collaborate to ensure a seamless implementation of the ongoing reforms by the Federal Government, especially with regard to immigration matters.
3 Mar
The Industrial Training Fund (ITF) said it has commenced the process of onboarding 100,000 artisans in the next batch of artisan/trainees for the second phase of its Skill Up Artisans Programme (SUPA programme). This is as the fund graduated 29,000 artisans in 2024 under the SUPA programme. The Director General of ITF, Dr. Oluwatoyin Ogun,…
14 Feb
In a significant victory for the global working class, the International Labour Organisation (ILO) may advocate the implementation of a living wage system, potentially superseding the existing minimum wage.
13 Feb
Nigeria Employers Consultative Association (NECA) has canvassed the need for government to improve its labour policies in order to boost investment, regional trade, and engender economic stability. The Director General, Nigeria Employers Consultative Association (NECA), Adewale Smatt-Oyerinde made the remarks at the organization’s forum held in Abuja today. “Employers and employees are partners in progress.…
12 Feb
Director-General of the International Labour Organization (ILO), Gilbert Houngbo, is to make a maiden visit to Nigeria during the third Annual Labour Adjudication and Arbitration Forum.
10 Feb
The Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA) has demanded a reversal of the four per cent charge on the Free on Board (FOB) value of imports by the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS). NECA’s Director-General, Mr Adewale-Smatt Oyerinde, made the call in a statement on Sunday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that NCS spokesman, Mr…
10 Feb
Director-General, Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN), Segun Ajayi-Kadir, has called on the Federal Government and Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) to rescind the 15 per cent increase in port-related charges to avert a further shutdown of businesses in Nigeria.
9 Feb
The Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA) has raised concerns over the recent introduction of a 4 per cent Customs Administration Charge on the Free on Board (FOB) value for imports, warning that it will drive duty payments up by 80 per cent for industries reliant on imported raw materials. The association cautioned that the policy…
5 Feb
The Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA) has lauded Coca-Cola system in Nigeria on the inauguration of its state-of-the-art Packaging Waste Collection Hub in Apapa area of Lagos State. Coca-Cola system comprises Coca-Cola Nigeria Ltd. and Nigerian Bottling Company (NBC), its authorized bottler. NECA’s Director-General, Mr. Adewale-Smatt Oyerinde, in a statement on Wednesday, described the hub…
5 Feb
The Nigeria Employers' Consultative Association (NECA) has lauded the Coca-Cola System in Nigeria, comprising Coca-Cola Nigeria Limited and Nigerian Bottling Company (NBC), its authorised bottler, on the commissioning of its state-of-the-art Packaging Waste Collection Hub in Apapa, Lagos. Speaking during the hub's commissioning on Friday, January 31, 2025, the Director General of Nigeria Employers' Consultative…
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Former Cameroon star Samuel Eto'o was elected to the CAF executive committee by acclamation in Cairo on Wednesday as he was the lone candidate from the central Africa region. The 44-year-old became eligible only last week after the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) overturned a CAF ban on the ex-Barcelona, Inter Milan and Chelsea…
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Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, was denied access to the official quarters of the state House of Assembly along Aba Road, Port Harcourt, on Wednesday. The facility has been the venue for legislative sittings held by lawmakers loyal to his predecessor, Nyesom Wike. Fubara arrived at the complex alongside key government officials, including the Secretary…
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Mamman Giwa, has assumed duty as the 29th Commissioner of Police in the Nigerian Police Force, Enugu State Command. Giwa who succeeds the former Commissioner, Mr. Kanayo Uzuegbu, who was recently promoted to the rank of Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG) and redeployed, resumed duty on Tuesday. This is contained in a statement by the…
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A 21-year-old notorious bandit leader, Salisu Mohammed, also known as Dogo Saleh, has been killed by his own gang members after being apprehended by operatives of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command. Saleh, identified as a hitman for criminal gangs operating in Rijana Forest, Kaduna State, was linked to multiple kidnappings and killings along…