Look to your health; and if you have it, praise God and value it next to conscience; for health is the second blessing that we mortals are capable of, a blessing money can't buy.
Izaak Walton (1593 - 1683)
Hon. Rotimi Amechi “Government must not be for one section of the Society.It must be for the rich and the poor,emphasizing the upliftment of the poor...”
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has settled the dispute between the Federal Secretariat Branch of the Nigeria Union of Civil Service Stenographic Workers and its national headquarters. The Secretariat branch of the union had dragged its National Headquarters before the National Industrial Court over its leadership crisis which began 2001. When the matter came up [...]
For the umpteenth time, national officers of the Nigeria Civil Service Union (NCSU) have tacitly passed a vote of confidence on the leadership of the union in Rivers State, saying, they are satisfied with the way and manner the chairman of the union, Comrade O.T. Lilly-West has been piloting the affairs of the union in [...]
The organised labour in Rivers State has vehemently denied being partisan in the state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) crisis. In a joint statement, the chairman, Nigeria Labour Congress, Chief Comrade Chris Oruge, Trade Union Congress (TUC), Comrade Chika Onuegbu and their counterpart of the Joint Public Service Negotiating Council, Comrade Emecheta Chukwu [...]
The leadership of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) has been urged by a real estate consultant, William Odudu to assist workers to benefit from its proposed 600, 000 housing scheme. Odudu, who is the Chairman of Nigerian Institution of Estate Surveyors and Valuers (NIESV) Learning Centre, gave the advice recently at the NLC activities held [...]
Consul-General of Ghana High Commission in Lagos, Alhaji Abdulai Abukari, yesterday in Lagos, urged Nigerian and Ghanaian governments to promote free movement of people and goods in the two countries. Abukari told newsmen that it had become imperative for both governments to work “jointly” to eliminate the existing barriers to their regional trade cooperation agreements. [...]
The Nigerian Tourism Development Corporation (NTDC) says it has set up a tourism desk at the nation’s international airports for easy access to tourist sites. The South-West Zonal Coordinator of the corporation, Mr Nasir Kaka made the disclosure to newsmen yesterday in Ikeja, Lagos State. Kaka said that the desk was to enable tourists visit [...]
Customs Tasks LCCI On Made-In-Nigeria Goods The Zonal Coordinator of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Zone ‘A’, Lagos, Mr Victor Gbemudu has advised the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) to promote Made-in-Nigeria goods at the 2013 Lagos International Trade Fair. Gbemudu, an Assistant Comptroller-General of Customs, gave the advice in an interview with newsmen [...]
The role of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) in education service delivery in Nigeria has been described as pivotal since it controls today’s global environment. Permanent Secretary, Abia State Ministry of Education, Mrs Victoria O. Chigbu, who represented the state’s Commissioner for Education stated this in an address at the commissioning and hand-over ceremony of [...]
The House of Representatives has threatened to issue a bench warrant against chief executive officers of banks who fail to appear before it over failure to render account on tax remittances. The bank chiefs are to appear before the committee to explain their roles in keeping tax payment and remittances. The House Committee on Finance [...]
A special department, known as, ‘One Stop Shop’ for Pension Matters designed to facilitate pension documentation will soon commence operations in the Rivers State Civil Service. This indication was given recently by Dr. Rogers Weli, Chairman of the Committee set up to establish a one stop shop for pension documentation shortly after an inspection tour [...]
