NATIONAL Convener of Labour & Civil Society Coalition (LASCO), Comrade Tony Erha, has stressed the importance of retaining the expatriate employment levy [EEL] despite mounting pressure for its cancellation by some interest groups. The EEL, together with the handbook, was…
By Inusa Ndahi, Maiduguri BORNO State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has commissioned 100 housing units in the first phase of Nasarawa Technology Village Housing Estate, Karu. The Borno State Governor also performed the groundbreaking ceremony of the Technology Hub and…
THE court sacked the Alhaji Tajudeen Agbede-led Chairman Caretaker Committee. A National Industrial Court sitting in Abuja on Monday affirmed Alhaji Tajudeen Ibikunle Baruwa as the validly elected President of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW). The court…
IMMEDIATE past Chairman of Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), Architect Gabriel Yakubu Aduku, is dead. Aduku, born on January 3, 1944, reportedly slumped while addressing a meeting of Igala people in the United States of America. The visioneer of Community Reporters,…
FOLLOWING recent developments concerning the Benin-Ologbo-Sapele Road Construction project, leading civil society organizations in Nigeria commend the proactive stance taken by the Honourable Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, in calling out the private foreign company responsible for the construction. Mr.…
THE Father of Nigeria Students, Chief Dr. Patrick Osagie Eholor (FONS) otherwise known as Ultimate Equal and Senior advocate of the Masses has condemned the downgrading system of the country. FoNS in a trending video and article title “NIGERIA NEEDS…
MINISTER of Finance, Wale Edun, has been appointed as chairperson of the West African Monetary Zone (WAMZ) Convergence Council. The WAMZ aims to create a single currency for countries in West Africa, similar to the Euro in European nations. While…
Civil Rights movement- HUMAN RIGHTS WRITERS ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA (HURIWA)- has described as terrorism any proven case of unconstitutional and illegal act by the National Assembly hierarchy of padding up the budget with unapproved allocation just as the Rights group…
The Forum claimed that they had seen the huge damage that was done not only to the north but to the entire country in the budget.
MINISTER of interior, Hon. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, said stakeholders’ concerns over the recently-launched Expatriate Employment Levy (EEL) would be addressed by the Federal Government. Tunji-Ojo stated this at a meeting with a delegation led by the Minister of Industry, Trade and…
