Age cheat: Adokiye calls for serious thinking

Age cheat: Adokiye calls for serious thinking

THE controversy he stirred during the just-concluded Nigeria 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup over the ‘real age’ of the captain of Nigeria U-17 team, Fortune Chukwuma is yet to die down. Many vilified him. Others were in praise of him for starting a crusade to cleanse our sports. Yet some others remained on the fence.
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Savannah Sugar staff strength increases to 5,000

Savannah Sugar staff strength increases to 5,000

The President/Chief Executive of the Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, has disclosed that Savannah Sugar Company, a subsidiary of the Group, has created 5,000 jobs in six years.

Unionists, activists rally for Oshiomhole’s govt

Unionists, activists rally for Oshiomhole’s govt

Benin, the Edo state capital played host to perhaps the largest gathering of activists in the city’s recent history   last Thursday when Governor Adams Oshiomhole,  immediate past president of the Nigeria Labour Congress marked his first anniversary as Governor of Edo state. Comrades,  Hassan Sunmonu  and Ali Chiroma both former presidents of the NLC were […]

ICAN Harps on Reliable Financial Statements

ICAN Harps on Reliable Financial Statements

The President of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN), Mrs. Elizabeth Adegite, has called for accounting standards that would further impact the process of quality and reliability of financial statements, such that the confidence of the investing public would is sustained.

PENCOM gives guidelines for administration of gratuity

PENCOM gives guidelines for administration of gratuity

For sometime now, the issue of gratuity in the light of the pension reform has been a contentious one between employees and the employer.   Many human resource managers are also not clear about how to handle this. The secretariat of the Nigeria Labour Congress, published the background, objective and  guidelines released by the National Pension […]

WEMA Bank to sell UTME forms

WEMA Bank to sell UTME forms

Wema Bank PLC has been appointed by the Joint Admission and Matriculation Examination Board (JAMB) to sell its newly introduced on-line Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) application forms.

Bank of Tanzania gets $40m to ease housing shortage

Bank of Tanzania gets $40m to ease housing shortage

The Bank of Tanzania (BoT) has secured a $40m (Sh52.8bn) loan from the World Bank for the establishment of a Housing Finance Project (HFP) to help ease the housing shortage, especially in the urban centres.

More winners emerge in Diamond Bank savings promo

More winners emerge in Diamond Bank savings promo

The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has concluded arrangements to ensure the judicious use of public funds by public officers and also make the officers accountable for their stewardship to the country.

Okomu Oil records 89% dip in third quarter profit

Okomu Oil records 89% dip in third quarter profit

Tough times await shareholders of Okomu Oil Palm Company Plc, in terms of returns on their investments, especially in the area of dividends and bonuses, as the company recorded a significant decline in its key financial indices for its third quarter fiscal year.