Nigeria

By Oluwakemi Kindness The Director General National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies, NILDS, Professor Abubakar Sulaiman has described as disheartening the boat Mishap that claimed the lives of twenty seven (27) traders returning from Niger market en route Kaima local government area of Kwara state. He spoke in a statement on Sunday issued on Sunday by his media aide, Mohammad Abdulkadri. Professor Sulaiman conveys his sincere heartfelt condolences to […]

By Chinedu Echianu The search for 13 year old Great Duru who fell into Apa River at Urumi village after Idu Railway junction in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has intensified. The unfortunate incident occurred when Great Duru attempted to rescue his sibling who had fallen into the river. A statement signed by Nkechi Isa, Head Public Affairs at the FCT Emergency Management Department (FEMD) said the Search and Rescue […]

By Chinedu Echianu Ahead of the transmission of some key national labour bills to the National Assembly, the Minister of Labour and Employment, Muhammadu Dingyadi, has appealed to the House of Representatives to facilitate a speedy passage of the bills. The bills are the Labour Standards Bill, Collective Labour Relations Bill, Occupational Safety and Health Bill, Labour Institutions Bill and the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund Act, 2010 (to align […]

By Chinedu Echianu As part of its ongoing sensitization and advocacy program to enlighten employers both in the public and private sector on the need to enroll their workers on the Employees' Compensation Scheme of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF), Managing Director of the Fund, Barrister Oluwaseun Faleye, has expressed the need for partnership between the NSITF and the National Population Commission, (NPC) for mutually enhanced, and more […]