ACTING President, Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, yesterday, ordered the immediate sack of the Chairman of the Independent Electoral Commission, INEC, Professor Maurice Iwu.

FOR some time now, organised labour and other interested parties have been expressed misgivings over the conduct and activities of third party employers, generally referred to as ‘Labour contractors’. Though the Ministry of Labour and Productivity, in a bid to standardize their operations, is issuing guidelines and permit for their operations.

IT was with utmost pride and satisfaction that we received the news that Nigeria ’s new Minister of Finance, Mr Olusegun Aganga, had been elected as the Chairman of the Board of the Bretton-Woods Institutes, the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), after a keen contest.

A law suit filed by former Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Mr. Farouk Aliyu, before an Abuja Federal High Court, seeking to compel the Executive Council of the Federation, EXCOF, to pass a fresh resolution declaring President Umaru Yar’Adua unfit to govern on account of his failing health, yesterday, suffered a fresh setback.

TRADE Union Congress of Nigeria ( TUC ) and its affiliate, Precision, Electrical and Related Equipment Senior Staff Association, PERESSA and Siemens Limited Nigeria, have settled their lingering dispute over the termination of the appointment of a official of Simens, Mr. Moses Onibudo, and other issues.