Day: August 20, 2020

Factions: Uneasy calm as pensioners maintain conflicting stance

Dorothy Ewah

  The registration of a new pension body, Federal Parastatals and Private Sector Pensioners’ Association of Nigeria (FEPPAN) in the first quarter of 2019 by Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige, is still generation friction among the retirees.   Recently, majority of the affected pensioners under the Sectoral Units and Parastatals urged the Federal Government to respect their decision to remain under the Nigeria Union of Pensioners (NUP).   This was contained in a communique signed by the Chairman of all Sectoral Unions and Parastatals, Alex Abu, after…

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NBS scores Edo high on job creation

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  The unemployment rate in Edo State dropped from 25.1 per cent in the 3rd quarter of 2018 to 19 per cent in the 2nd Quarter of 2020, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has said.   According to the “Labour Force Statistics: Unemployment and Underemployment Report,” released by the NBS last Friday, Edo State has the lowest unemployment figure in the South-South region.   Specifically, the report said: “The unemployment rate among states in the South-south is as follows: Akwa-Ibom 45.2 per cent; Bayelsa 27.8 per cent; Cross River…

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