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Ekiti State governor Abiodun Oyebanji... PHOTO: Twitter/Ekitistategov
2 Oct
The Ekiti State Government has sent a bill seeking to migrate its workforce to the contributory pension scheme from the current defined benefit scheme which it said constitutes a burden on the government. The bill tagged: Pension Reform Law (First Amendment) BILL, 2024 was approved during the State Executive Council meeting held yesterday at the…
26 Sep
The continued corporate existence of Nigeria is an enigma in light of multiplicity of existential threats - socio-economic, political, ethno-religious, etc., all acting in sync on the body politic.
17 Jan
It is always difficult to understand why any global idea or model that works perfectly elsewhere would never do so in Nigeria, and it would leave many concerned citizens wondering if the country is not jinxed.

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