Senior and junior workers of Eagle Bulk Cement Company in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, last weekend, carried placards, demonstrating and seeking the investigation of its former Managing Director.
Specifically, the chemical and non-metallic products workers union wants the management of the place to ask the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to probe the former management because of the alleged illicit financial dealings in the company. Chairman of the union Comrade Simeon Onyeama told journalist that the workers had not received their entitlements and many benefits since 2000, because of the oppressive policies and the poor handling of the affairs of the company .
“Many of our workers have been unjustifiable laid off in the last 10 years while those who retired voluntarily have not been paid their gratuity in the past five years”, stating, such act of management should be probed to explain how it handled matters. The period of stewardship had been characterised by continuous management and workers friction and we could not have continued going back, there is the need to go forward.

We assure management, agents and customers of the company our maximum support, cooperation and productivity because of the new dawn in the company”, Oyeama said.

Oceanic Bank International Plc has consolidated its performance, recording a Profit Before Tax (PBT) of N28.863 billion for the financial year ended December 31, 2010, as against a loss of N117.865 billion recorded in the corresponding period of 2009.

Appraising its performance in the last four years, the Lagos State Government last week, said it has completed a total number of 150 roads covering a length of 176.03 kilometres. Similarly, work is ongoing on another 197.20 kilometers of roads.

ABUJA — The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, IPMAN, have assured Nigerians of regular products’ supply, after weeks of uncertainty and instability in the downstream sector, which led to the re_emergence of fuel queues in filling stations in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, and other parts of the North.

Nigerian couples seeking solution to their infertility problems now have option to use donated eggs or sperms without any legal implication. This development is coming on the heels of a recent declaration by one of the country’s fertility experts, Dr. Adewunmi Adeyemi-Bero, saying that there are currently no legal implications against donations of eggs or sperms for fertility treatment anywhere in the world

About 60 per cent of the maize grown in West and Central Africa today comes from varieties introduced by the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), its Director-General, Dr. Peter Hartmann, has announced.

TO further consolidate on the peace brought about by the Federal Government’s amnesty programme in the Niger Delta region, churches have been urged to come up with literatures that would promote healthy values among youths and children in the area.

Dubai’s newest residential property tower, The Torch, has become the world’s tallest residential skyscraper, beating the Tower of Gold Coast in Australia by 25 meters.

Organized Labour in the nation’s Food and Beverage sector has called on President Goodluck Jonathan to put in place local content policy in all the sectors of the economy. This will be in line with what has been done in the Petroleum industry to checkmate expatriate quota abuse and create more job opportunities for Nigerians.

Unilever Nigeria Plc has assured its shareholders that management has put in place strategies to enhance sustainable growth and deliver better returns to shareholders in future.