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Wabote bags National Excellence Award in Public Service
The Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), Engr. Simbi Kesiye Wabote, stood eminent with the “Distinguished Capacity Development Award” at the Nigeria Excellence Award in Public Service (NEAPS), byPresident Muhammadu Buhari (GCFR). The award was…
Fuel subsidy: The saga, the façade and the facts
Sopuruchi Onwuka As Nigeria enters political campaign mode in preparation for the 2023 general elections, government’s domestic petrol subsidy has also traditionally surged to new heights despite the highly glorified Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) which ought to have activated deregulation…
Subsidy removal must come with fiscal responsibility, financial prudence _Organized laour
Sopuruchi Onwuka Senior workers union in the country insist that government has not demonstrated any need for austerity measures in the economy, warning that sacrificing the life of impoverished Nigerian masses through planned removal of subsidy on petrol prices would…
FG, electricity workers reach truce, suspend strike
Total national blackout was averted yesterday after the officials of the Ministry of Labour and Productivity engaged electricity workers union in a fruitful negotiation to resolve demands that led to a strike which was capable of pulling down the already…
NNPC Limited says it is not recruiting
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited has declared that it is not currently recruiting workers. Group spokesman of the company which is currently restructuring from public corporation to public liability company, Mr Garba Deen Muhammad, stated that “the general…
PIA: Women must be positioned for oil crew change
Sopuruchi Onwuka Deliberate policy and structural measures should evolved to dismantle cultural norms that nurture gender bias in the technical and male dominated professions and workplace environments in order to allow the sectors harness the capacity and expertise of women…
ExxonMobil rescinds Omo-Ojo’s sack
After three years search for justice, reprieve finally came the way of veteran image-maker, Ernest Omo-Ojo following the successful mediation by the Honourable Minister of State Petroleum Resources Chief Timipre Sylva leading to the withdrawal of the sack letter issued…
TotalEnergies announces 3 Startupper winners in Nigeria
TotalEnergies Nigeria has in Lagos announced winners of the 3rd edition of the Startupper of the Year Challenge intended to contribute to the development of the local economic environment. With the Startupper challenge, TotalEnergies says it is showcasing its commitment…
NLNG trains 20 physically-challenged people in Rivers State
20 People Living with Disabilities (PLWDs) in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, have graduated from an empowerment and skills acquisition programme fully sponsored by Nigeria LNG Limited. General Manager in charge of Public Affairs, Mr Andy Odeh, stated that the training…
Lagos Employment Summit: Apprenticeship, skills lead recovery pathways
Sopuruchi Onwuka Traditional apprenticeship and set-up packages as currently practiced in business clusters in Nigeria can become plausible strategies in addressing high failure rate among millions of small businesses that create over 80 percent of employment in the country. The…
