Labour tackles oil firms over debts to contractors

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Workers under the auspices of Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) have fallen out with some international oil companies over the latter’s failure to pay stevedoring service charges. In a petition to the Inspector General of Police and the Director-General, Department of State Services on their behalf, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) referred to a complaint by MWUN vide letters dated June 11, 2019. The official memo referenced MWUN/PS/FMT/TWN/2019 and another dated June 27, 2019 and referenced MWUN/PS/FMT/R/TWN/2019, gave hints into the development. Intimating the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of…

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NOMRA: Skill gaps, profiteering fuelling migration

Sunday Ojeme

    Skills, technology gaps, profiteering, poor implementation of some aspects of the nation’s laws among others have been identified as some of the factors responsible for the influx of migrants into Nigeria and, by extension, other African countries.   Stakeholders, who graced a workshop in Lagos to launch the Research Phase of the four-country Migration for Inclusive African Growth (MIAG) project in Nigeria, identified the factors as ultimately responsible for migrants trooping into the country in droves. The primary contribution of the MIAG network is to gather evidence based information…

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RAPE: How our mentors molested us… Nigerian celebrities tell their stories

Alade Jones

 In the last three weeks or more, the story of celebrity photographer, Busola Dakolo, accusing Pastor Biodun Fatoyinbo of Commonwealth of Zion Assembly (COZA) of raping her in her parents’ house at the age of 16 has been trending endlessly. While a section of the society are calling for the head of the pastor over the allegation, some others agree that although the rape allegation appears credible, Busola should not be completely exonerated as her story of the encounter has not revealed all that transpired. Although they blamed the self…

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Minimum wage: Disquiet over salary readjustment

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Federal Government’s plan to readjust salaries of those earning above the new minimum wage appears to be dragging it back to the trenches against organised labour, Sunday Ojeme reports The dust raised by the long battle between Federal Government and organized labour over minimum wage may be far from being settled months after the wage increase had been signed into law. The latest swirl is unfolding over the planned salary readjustment of those currently earning above minimum wage based on the approved N30,000. Initial conflicts Although President Muhammadu Buhari, while…

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Ecobank urges trainees to imbibe professionalism

Alade Jones

The Managing Director, Ecobank Nigeria, Patrick Akinwuntan has called on trainee bankers to imbibe the tenets of professionalism for them to excel in their banking career. Akinwuntan, who was speaking at the inauguration of the Entry Level Development Programme for graduate trainees at the Ecobank Academy in Lagos, enjoined the trainees to make deliberate effort to practice their assigned roles in line with the ethics of the profession. The Ecobank Entry Level Development Programme is an intensive 8-week medley of learning interventions for fresh graduates. It is targeted at equipping…

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Reps to prioritise passage of PIGB

Stella Ofiko

The 9th National Assembly will give priority to the passage of the Petroleum Industry Governance Bill (PIGB) in order to consolidate and reposition the oil and gas industry for the benefit of all Nigerians. Speaker, House of Representatives, Hon. Femi Gbajiabiamila, made this commitment during a visit by the outgoing Group Managing Director of the NNPC, Dr. Maikanti Baru, to introduce the incoming GMD, Mr. Mele Kyari, to the Speaker. A press release by the Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division of the Nigerian national Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mr. Ndu…

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NNPC targets incorporated joint venture model for growth

Stella Ofiko

As part of efforts to surmount cash-call challenges and put the upstream sector on a path of sustainable growth, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) is set to introduce the Incorporated Joint Venture (IJV) model to replace all the Joint Venture exploration and production projects.  This was disclosed by the Group Managing Director of the NNPC, Dr. Maikanti Baru, during the panel session at the Nigeria Oil and Gas (NOG) Conference in Abuja. A press release by the corporation’s Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division, Mr. Ndu Ughamadu, stated…

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Winners emerge in Zenith Bank’s Microsoft championship

Alade Jones

Zenith Bank Plc, one of the biggest banks in the country by tier-1 capital and the most profitable bank in the country, has partnered with ReadManna, organizers of the competition in Nigeria, since 2007 and sponsored Nigerian winners’ participation in the World championship. The championship is organized annually in Nigeria by ReadManna Empowerment Initiative, a not for profit company led by Mrs Edna Augusto and focused on empowering students and youth in Nigeria with practical and relevant basic computer skills aligned to global standards. ReadManna is authorised by CertiportInc, a…

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Access Bank’s Womenpreneur to increase women’s financial capacity

Alade Jones

Access Bank Plc has taken fresh initiatives which tilts toward providing financial and business skills to female entrepreneurs. With the launch of its Womenpreneur Pitch-A-Ton 2019, a capacity building initiative by the bank, qualified women entrepreneurs would be provided with financial grants as well as mini-MBA in conjunction with the International Finance Corporation (IFC, a member of the World Bank Group) for 50 winners. The Womenpreneur Pitch-A-Ton is targeted at women above the age of 18 years who have been in business for at least one year.  Speaking on the…

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NNPC to resume oil search in Chad Basin

Stella Ofiko

.Bauchi gov optimistic The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has restated its commitment to resume oil search in the Chad Basin as soon as it receive security clearance. Group Managing Director of the Corporation, Dr. Maikanti Baru, disclosed this today when the Governor of Bauchi State, Senator Bala Mohammed, paid him a business visit in Abuja. “We will go back there as soon as we receive security clearance. There seems to be some prospects there because Niger Republic drilled over 600 wells and now they are producing while we have…

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