NECA
9 Feb
The Nigeria Employers' Consultative Association (NECA) has described the ban of alcoholic drinks in sachets and pet bottles by the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) as an act of economic sabotage and an attempt to pull businesses operating in the sector into an “economic abyss”.
6 Feb
The Director-General of the Nigeria Employers' Consultative Association (NECA), Adewale-Smatt Oyerinde, has called on President Bola Tinubu to appoint a technocrat as the new labour minister, following the resignation of Simon Lalong.
5 Feb
Chairman of Federal Civil Service Commission (FCSC), Prof Tunji Olaopa, has called on employers, workers and government to establish and sustain a working consensus on industrial harmony as a critical success factor in meeting the aspirations of the renewed hope agenda of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
30 Jan
2023 was a year of mixed bags of positives and negatives, hoping that we all learn from those negative patterns and maximise those opportunities for us to change the trajectory of our growth in 2024.
28 Jan
Reactions have continued to trail the Lagos State government's ban on the usage and distribution of styrofoam and single-use plastics in the state with immediate effect.
25 Jan
Worried about the lull in securities issuance, especially in the primary market, the Nigeria Employers' Consultative Association (NECA), in partnership with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), has committed to grow and deepen participation in the capital market.
18 Jan
The Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA) has called on the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to sustain productive foreign exchange management through adequate intervention in the market to address the crisis. The employers’ body, while calling for a drastic review in policy stance, also urged that the monetary authority adjust its current reduction of money…
11 Jan
Global unemployment and labour market outlook are expected to worsen this year with more than two million persons expected to be out of jobs. A report released by the International Labour Organisation (ILO), yesterday...
24 Dec
In a landmark achievement, TGI Group has won the coveted 2022 Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA) Employers’ Excellence Award in the Agro and Agro-Allied category.
12 Dec
Many households are not finding it easy as the ability to purchase daily and basic needs is becoming a tall order for many amid rising inflation and falling incomes.
9 Dec
The Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA), the umbrella body for employers and voice of businesses in Nigeria, has raised the alarm over consequences of ongoing divestment of multinationals in Nigeria...
6 Dec
The Nigeria Employers' Consultative Association (NECA) Network of Entrepreneurial Women (NNEW) has called on firms to establish and introduce family, especially women-friendly policies, in their organisation to support productivity.
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