Stepping up agric insurance campaign

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About two weeks ago, the Federal Government bungled another opportunity to sell insurance to Nigerian farmers with the president skipping that aspect while promising farmers compensation over floods that ravaged their investment.   Having been devastated as a result of flood that destroyed their farmland and produce, the affected farmers and fishermen were assured by the Federal Government of compensation.   Presidential gaffe   While compensating the farmers is not out of place, the scenario, however, provided another unique opportunity for the government to talk extensively on the importance of…

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CPS: Male contributors maintain 59% dominance

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  Latest report by the National Pension Commission (PenCom) has revealed that male workers have continued to lead in their pension contributions under the new pension scheme, New Telegraph has learnt.   According to checks, the data, compiled by the commission as at September 30, 2018, shows that the male contributions to their Retirement Savings Accounts (RSAs) is 59 per cent higher than that of females.   While the number of male contributors stands at 5,846,166, that of the female c is 2,425,782. The total makes up the current figure…

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NDE: Youth development central to economic growth

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The Director General of the National Directorate of Employment (NDE), Dr Mohammed Labaran, has said that youth empowerment remains one of the major ingredients to economic development of any nation.   He spoke in Ilorin, Kwara State during an interactive meeting on the new strategy for the implementation of the Skills for Job Training Component of the Youth Employment and Social Support operation (YESSO).   The DG he said youth empowerment was important in the development agenda of the three tiers of government.   He said the strategy being deployed…

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Ganduje promises better deal for labour

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Governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has again expressed his willingness to pay N30, 600 as new minimum wage to workers in the state.   He said this in Kano during the inauguration of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) executives for the 44 local government areas in the state.   The governor promised to continue working in harmony with labour oragnisations in the state for the benefit of the workers.   On his part, the Chairman, Kano state chapter of NLC, Comrade Kabiru Ado Minjibirn, however, advised the state…

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PENGASSAN tackles FG over urgent refinery repairs

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Oil workers under the auspices of Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) have once again called on the Federal Government to hurry up on the repairs of the nation’s refineries.   Making the call in Abuja, the President of the association, Comrade Francis Olabode Johnson, also warned against the planned sale of the refienries under any guise.   Johnson, while speaking at the 5th NNPC Group Executive Council (GEC) Triennial Delegates Conference,  according to a statement, said: “We strongly appeal to the Federal Government to hasten…

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ANAN praised for sustaining professionalism

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  The Association of National Accountants of Nigeria (ANAN) has been lauded for sustaining professionalism in service delivery over the years.   Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Idiat Adebule, made this commendation at the opening of the 6th Session of ANAN 2018 Mandatory Continuing Professional Development (MCPD) Programme in Lagos.   Represented by the Permanent Secretary, Office of the Deputy Governor, Yetunde Odeajayi,  Adebule identified with the association for helping to instill consciousness of probity and accountability in the minds of workers in both the public and private sectors.  …

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Group tasks FG on increased funding for agriculture

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The National Association of Nigerian Traders (NANT) has called on the Federal Government to increase funding and monitoring mechanisms of agricultural policies to create the much-needed impact on the populace.   President of the association, Mr Ken Ukaoha, said this at the joint sector review of Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) and National Agricultural Investment Plan (NAIP) stakeholders’ advocacy meeting in Abuja.   Commending the current government for putting up strategies to address the issues of agriculture in the country, he said CAADP was aimed at facilitating increased agricultural…

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IDPs: Four policemen on trial over sex-for-food scandal

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…as PCVSF expends N10bn on victims’ resettlement   Four policemen indicted for demanding sex before allowing internally displaced persons (IDPs) to have access to food in their camps have been dismissed and currently being tried for the offence.   Disclosing this in Lagos, the Vice Chairman, Presidential Committee on Victims Support Fund (PCVSF), Tijjani Musa Tumsah, who led a team to the newspaper house, said stability was gradually returning to the various camps just as most of the displaced persons have been resettled in their communities.   Although he could…

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Hunsu: Labour should be more proactive in engaging government

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A former President of National Union of Textile and Garment Workers of Nigeria (NUTGWN), Oladele Hunsu, in this interview with SUNDAY OJEME, speaks on the brewing controversy between organised labour and Federal Government on a new minimum wage and sundry issues Labour has threatened to go on strike again over breakdown in minimum wage negotiation. Do you think the action is necessary? In the contest of the issue at hand, I want to say the strike is necessary, because you recall there is what we call a breakdown in negotiation…

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Real estate: Developers eye opportunities in mid-tier market

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While other real estate developers are closing shops due to the nation’s unimpressive business climate, others have put on their thinking caps, eyeing opportunities in untapped segment of the market.  Dayo Ayeyemi reports   Despite the downturn in the real estate sector, many developers and investors have been creating a niche market for themselves to ensure that they keep their heads above water, not minding huge vacant properties in the market. To them, empty properties adorning Ikoyi and Lekki,  Lagos and Maitama and other highbrow districts in Abuja are built…

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