THE dust raised by National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, recent report that Nigeria has exited the excruciating economic recession on the ground that Nigerian economy grew in real terms for the first time in 15 months in the second quarter of 2017, will take time to settle as concerned individuals and groups have continued to comment  on it.

IT was  unanimously agreed by stakeholders at a workshop organised by Campaign for Democratic and Workers’ Rights, CDWR, in Lagos, that the processes to bring about a new minimum wage needed to be fast tracked. Stakeholders at the event noted that a new minimum wage was long over due judging by the high cost of living in the country, among others.

THE dust raised by National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, recent report that Nigeria has exited the excruciating economic recession on the ground that Nigerian economy grew in real terms for the first time in 15 months in the second quarter of 2017, will take time to settle as concerned individuals and groups have continued to comment  on it.

IT was  unanimously agreed by stakeholders at a workshop organised by Campaign for Democratic and Workers’ Rights, CDWR, in Lagos, that the processes to bring about a new minimum wage needed to be fast tracked. Stakeholders at the event noted that a new minimum wage was long over due judging by the high cost of living in the country, among others.

THE just concluded National Delegates Conference, NDC, of the National Union of Banks, Insurance and Financial Institutions, NUBIFIE, in Lagos, provided members the opportunity to examine the leadership instability that has plagued it and find a way forward. It was generally agreed by most speakers at the opening ceremony of the conference that NUBIFIE needed stability to remain relevant and serve its members better.