From the monthly archives: November 2009

Unfair practices in banks worry Labour

On November 25, 2009 · In News

THE umbrella body for senior staff in the nation’s financial sector, the Association of Senior Staff of Banks, Insurance and Financial Institutions (ASSBIFI), has raised alarm over increasing retrenchments and unfair labour practices in the banking sector and warned against making workers scapegoats in the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) induced clean-up exercise in the sector.

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Okotie-Eboh family wants court to halt sale of property

On November 25, 2009 · In News

The family of First Republic Finance Minister, Chief Festus Okotie-Eboh, has urged a Lagos High Court sitting in Igbosere to reverse the purported sale of the deceased’s property to Dangote Nigeria Limited.

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Sallah: Lagos provides free BRT, LAGBUS services for residents

On November 25, 2009 · In News

The Lagos State Government has concluded arrangement to provide free bus service for the residents of the state during the Sallah festival aimed at making the festival smooth and stress-free.

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DESOPADEC to commission N10.2bn projects

On November 25, 2009 · In News

ABOUT 266 projects worth over N10.257 billion executed by the Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (DESOPADEC) in different oil communities in Itsekiri, Ijaw, Isoko and Ndokwa ethnic nationalities in Delta State are to be commissioned between December 1 and 14.

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Globacom demands apology from NFF

On November 25, 2009 · In Sports

Globacom Limited, the Official Sponsor of the National Teams of Nigeria has rejected claims by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) that it has defaulted in the payment of the sponsorship fee for 2009 and says it may seek redress in court if the federation fails to retract the statement.

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Shell urged to reject violence in conflict resolution

On November 25, 2009 · In News

SHELL Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) in the oil bearing areas of the Niger Delta has been charged to reject violence as an alternative to conflict resolution.

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Aviation expert says the sector hard hit by global economic recession

On November 25, 2009 · In Business

An aviation expert, Mr Gbenga Olowu has identified the aviation sector as one of the hardest hit by the global economic meltdown. In an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Lagos, Olowu said that as the recession bites harder; air travel has shrunk, hitting airlines and airport

Olowu who is [...]

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Modified ASYCUDA system to make Nigerian ports more efficient — NPA boss

On November 25, 2009 · In Business

By Godwin Oritse

The Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Malam Abdul Salam Mohammed has said that  Automated System Custom’s Data (ASYCUDA) should be adopted so as to  realize an electronically driven Port operation system.

Malam Abdul Salam Mohammed was speaking in Lagos  when members of the Inter-Ministerial Committee on One-Stop Shop for [...]

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Re: Fani- Kayode: The Lies and Distortions of Owei Lakemfa

On November 25, 2009 · In Viewpoint

The bitterness and hatred with which Owei Lakemfa wrote his piece (titled “Fani-Kayode: Tales His Father Told Him,” The Vanguard Newspaper, Nov 25th 2009) about Chief Femi Fani- Kayode and his late and highly respected father, the Balogun of Ife, Chief R.A Fani- Kayode Q.C., S.A.N, C.O.N clearly reveals the fact that he cannot be regarded as an impartial columnist who seeks to establish the truth but rather he can be seen more in the light of a subjective and venom- filled commentator who is on a hatchet job for unseen forces.

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Aluminium dealers faults CBN directives on standards

On November 25, 2009 · In Business

By Olasunkanmi Akoni & Godfrey Bivbere

Aluminium roofing sheets dealers have faulted the recent directive of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on standards of imported alumnium roofing sheet allowed for foreign exchange purchases.

The CBN had, on November 13, 2009, issued a circular to all authorised dealers, destination inspection service providers, the Nigeria [...]

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Experts call for training in human relations

On November 25, 2009 · In Business

Organizations that want to get to the peak of their goals have been called upon to create customers service units and empower them with the needed knowledge and skills to thrive in the field of human relations. This counsel came from the Managing Director ( Human Resources, HR Indexx) Mrs Ambah Ete while explaining at the seminar the importance of customer service personnel in organisations, adding that the interested public who which to further their knowledge in customer service are welcome as her institution offers online diploma in the course.

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FME tasks bursars of tertiary institutions on accountability

On November 25, 2009 · In Education

Before the nation’s tertiary institutions can be transformed into modernity, their bursars and directors of finance must not only be innovative but they must ensure probity, transparency, accountability and must be ready to follow due process in all financial transactions and procedure.

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Experts seek ways of transforming VTE for sustainable development

On November 25, 2009 · In Education

Vocational and technical Education (VTE) has been identified as an important segment in the education and training system of many countries around the world, helping to develop a professionally skilled workforce vital to the economic and social progress of nations.

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Need for ICT in keeping schools’ records

On November 25, 2009 · In Education

Records of most schools in Nigeria, either public or private, are kept manually, in paper form. With the passage of time, vital records and information are lost as the papers get defaced. This problem, coupled with the difficulty of wading through a mountain of paperwork often result in wrong performance analysis, inaccurate planning, and inefficient management of the schools.

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