We are joined by Amaka Ezeh, HR Consultant/Associate Member CIPM, as she sheds light on the labour market in Nigeria.

Two men in grey jumpsuits brush glue onto rubber soles, while factory machines whir in the background. Elsewhere, women perched behind industrial sewing machines attach leather swatches to sturdy-looking men’s shoes. The production line could be anywhere in the world. But Bertram Dozie, the chief executive of the newly opened Bata Nigeria shoes plant, hopes […]

In Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrate’s Court yesterday arraigned the spokesman for former Ekiti State Governor Ayodele Fayose, Mr. Lere Olayinka, for alleged financial impropriety and abuse of office. Olayinka was brought before Chief Magistrate Adesoji Adegboye on a three-count charge of abuse of office, stealing and fraud. Prosecuting Inspector Johnson Okunade alleged that the defendant committed […]

The Yoruba socio-cultural organisation, Afenifere, has urged Kwara State Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq to key into the Amotekun security project being canvassed in the Southwest. The pan Yoruba group made the call after a meeting of its Kwara State chapter, held in Ilorin. In a statement by the Chairman and Public Relations Officer of the Kwara […]

The All Progressives Congress (APC) yesterday expressed excitement that Nigeria became Africa’s biggest economy. The ruling party noted that the achievement was not a fluke but a product of deliberate practices and policies of President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration. Nigeria became the African continent’s biggest economy after overtaking South Africa, which has entered the second recession […]

THERE were conflicting reports on Wednesday on Boko Haram killings in Damboa, Borno State. While residents of the village claimed that an unspecified number of people, including security personnel, were killed, the Defence Headquarters (DHQ) said it was unaware of such attack. Four policemen and two members of the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) were […]

NATIONAL Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Comrade Adams Oshiomhole said last night he remains in charge of the party. Oshiomhole stated this following an interlocutory injunction granted by a Federal Capital Territory High Court that he should step aside pending the determination of a suit filed by six members of the party. Oshiomhole’s […]

money The lawmaker representing Osun Central Senatorial District, Senator Ajibola Bashiru, has said that his political aides stole his money in his bedroom last December. He, however, refuted an allegation that he apprehended five of them because of the theft. Bashiru, who posted on his Facebook page with the name ‘Ajibola Bashiru’, on Tuesday, at […]

The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole, yesterday declared he would hold on to his position despite the court order that upheld his suspension from the party. A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Jabi District, had yesterday upheld the suspension of Oshiomhole, pending the determination of a substantive […]

A REVIEW of the N10.594 trillion 2020 budget of the Federal Government is imminent as a result of the impact of coronavirus on the world oil price. Minister of Finance and National Planning, Mr. Zainab Ahmed dropped this hint after Wednesday’s Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting in Abuja. China which is the world’s largest consumer […]

President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday hailed former President Olusegun Obasanjo for his sacrifices for humanity, especially in Africa. The President’s commendation was contained in a message he sent to Obasanjo on his 83rd birthday. He said the ex-President’s commitment to Nigeria’s nationhood had been outstanding. In a statement by his Special Adviser (SA) on Media and […]

The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi has said he is unaware of the alleged sack of the Director-General (DG) of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dakuku Peterside. There was an unconfirmed report that President Muhammadu Buhari approved the appointment of Bashir Jamoh as the new DG of the agency. Jamoh is the […]