LEADERS of over 7000 Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA Pensioners, under the aegis of NPA Pensioners’ Welfare Association, have petitioned President Jonathan, urging him to prevail on the management of NPA to settle r 11 years unpaid pension arrears and other benefits, lamenting that no fewer than 1000 of them have died while waiting for their entitlements.

“Senate of the University of Lagos has resolved to do justice as well as honour the distinguished former Vice-Chancellor today in the light of the definition of plato that justice is acknowledging and honouring members of any society that deserve them.”

GOVERNOR Olugbenga Daniel of Ogun State has said the government may not be able to pay the proposed N18, 0000 minimum wage for the workers in the Gateway state due to the inability of the government to obtain the proposed N100 billion bond.

Daniel who lamented the implications of the poor economic climate on the state, said the state might find it difficult to pay the proposed minimum wage due to the failure of the State House of Assembly to approve the proposed bond.

The Governor made the declaration yesterday at the State Stakeholders’ Forum where he pleaded with the State House of Assembly not to hinder the progress of the state.

At the forum where over 2,000 participants were present, including government officials and traditional rulers, Daniel said it would take a financial miracle from God for the state to embark on meaningful developmental projects.

According to him, “the newly approved minimum wage of N18,000 by the Federal Government has not even appeared on our expenditure radar . Let me however say this, no matter how unpalatable it may be, Ogun State, under the economy crunch it is presently experiencing, will not be in any

Speaker of House of Representatives, Dimeji Bankole, has called for sectoral collaboration and cooperation towards the attainment of Nuclear Energy for the advancement of technology in Nigeria.

The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has backpedalled on its directive that banks should disclose executive compensation and bonuses in their annual accounts.