By Emma Amaize The Movement for Emancipation of the Niger-Delta (MEND) has explained why it chose to target installations belonging to oil major, Chevron, alleging that the transnational, in the wake of JTF offensive, was “indifferent to the plight of human beings under whose land they are drilling oil and gas.” the militant organisation said […]

By Victor Ahiuma-Young KANO—NIGERIA Labour Congress (NLC), has said government officials were foot-dragging on the N52,200 minimum wage being demanded by labour in order to sustain and continue their extravagant lifestyle in the midst of the so-called economic melt down. It, however, insisted that the demand for pay rise for workers and general review of […]

By Funmi Komolafe in Geneva GENEVA—In its bid to create more job opportunities and expand existing ones, the Federal Government is to compel banks to fund the real sector and reduce interest rate for manufacturers to five per cent. Also, a high-powered multi- disciplinary employment mission of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) is to visit […]

According to him: “These companies have, in addition to their various anti-labour practices, also sacked and suspended PENGASSAN members unprocedurally and without due process.

By Tordue Salem ABUJA — Members of the House of Representatives yesterday blamed the the Attorney-General of the Federation and the Bureau for Public Enterprises (BPE) for failing to push through reforms in the marine transport sector. The lawmakers passed the blame at a public hearing on the Ports Act (Amendment) Bill.