THERE are strong indications that the relationship between the organized labour in the nation’s aviation industry and the Minister, Princess Stella Oduah, has deteriorated as two unions in the industry are planning a showdown with the Minister over alleged unethical practices and illegalities.

INTERNAL crisis rocking the House of Representatives Committee on Pension, has prevented the committee from performing its oversight function on the Custom, Immigration and Prison Pension Office, CIPPO.

…Seeks clarification on effective date
NON-ACADEMIC Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions, NASU, has called on the Federal Government to expand the coverage of the 65 years retirement to staff of Research Institutes and Colleges of Agriculture in line with the Agreement it reached with the Unions in the Sector in January, 2011.

HEALTH workers in Nigeria and other West African countries gathered recently in Tema, Ghana, to review the state of healthcare delivery in the sub-region.

SINCE the inception of the Contributory Pension Scheme, CPS, which came as fallout of the Pension Reform Act of 2004, there has been an unending controversy over continuity of gratuity as part of terminal benefits of employees especially in the private sector.