Justiciability of Chapter 2 of 1999 Constitution:
By FEMI FALANA Continuing from yesterday, the author posits that the Constitution is supreme and any other law that is inconsistent with its provisions remains null and void to the extent of its inconsistency. GIVEN the fact that socio-economic rights are not justiciable under the Nigerian Constitution while they are justiciable under the African Charter […]
Insecurity: Benue Gov flags off reconstruction of dreaded road to prevent militia attacks
IT used to be a dreaded route. The mere mention of Makurdi-Yogbo-Udei-Branch-Udei Road-usually evoked fear and anxiety for one major reason: mass killings. Security men, farmers and passers-by perished in large numbers along this axis of evil.
FAAC shortfall: NLC kicks as Kano govt slashes workers pay
KANO State chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, yesterday, rejected plans by the state government to slash February salaries of workers, as a result of short fall in Federation Accounts Allocation Committee, FAAC allocation shared among the states.
Only 4 states complying with Contributory Pension for workers — PenCom
By Rosemary Iwunze There are indications that only four states, namely Lagos, Kaduna, Edo and Benue, remitted their workers pension contributions fully as at December 2021, in line with the mandate of the Contributory Pension Scheme, CPS. According to the 2021 fourth quarter report, Q4’21, released by the National Pension Commission, PenCom, five other states […]
FG empowers women farmers with cooking gas to tackle deforestation
The Federal Government, Thursday, empowered women farmers in the North Central geopolitical Zone with distribution of cooking gas cylinders to tackle deforestation as one of the major causes of climate change
Apapa gridlock: NARTO, truckers accuse LASTMA, security agencies of extortion
THE leadership of the National Association of Road Transport Owners, NARTO, yesterday, decried the continued involvement of officials of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA, in the control of trucks into the port, saying it has worsened the traffic situation along the port access roads.
