Following the perceived silence on the proposed N30,000 new minimum wage, the Nigerian Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA) has called on the Federal Government to expedite action on it in order to commence its implementation by January 1, 2019, at the latest. Briefing the media yesterday in Lagos, the President of the association, Dr. Mohammed Yinusa, said since the process of arriving at a the New National Minimum Wage had culminated in the submission of the recommendations of the Tripartite Committee to the President, “we urge the Federal Government to expedite…
Read MoreDay: December 13, 2018
USAID, Coca-Cola partner to improve water sanitation
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and Coca-Cola Foundation (TCCF) have commissioned a project to improve access to safe water and sanitation services for more than 44,800 persons in Abia and Cross River states respectively. The projects are being executed through their Water and Development Alliance (WADA) global partnership. They were implemented over a two-year period by Partners for Development (PfD), working closely with the state rural water agencies and four selected local government areas (LGAs. Under the USAID and Coca-Cola partnership, 40 boreholes have been drilled and…
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