Author: MJA
The major reasons why Nigeria families and business struggles because there is a huge leadership deficit which must be bridged to get the right impact, Founder of GOTNI Leadership Centre, Dr Linus Okorie has said . Speaking with Journalists in Abuja Tuesday, Dr Okorie said world renowned speakers ranging from Brian Tracy, George Frazier, Femi Lazarus, among others are expected to converge in Nigeria for a national leadership conference. The conference with the theme, “Leadership Capital for Wealth Creation” is billed to hold between 20-21st of September 2024 at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel in Abuja the nation’s capital, providing them…
The General Secretary of the African Regional Organisation of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC-Africa), Comrade Akhator Afolabi Joel ODIGIE, met and discussed with British Minister For Africa, Lord Collins of Highbury, and his Development at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office counterpart, Rt. Hon. Anneliese Dodds. Rt. Hon. Dodds also doubles as the Minister for Women and Equality at the Department for Education. The two separate meetings took place at the West minister on the 12th of September 2024. Comrade Odigie, after the meeting, hinted that the talks, which mainly focused on contributing to Africa’s democracy and developmental growth,…
The Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) and the National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) have established a 12-member joint committee aimed at exploring and harmonizing collaborative efforts between the two agencies. This decision was made in Abuja Thursday during a courtesy visit by the National Commissioner for Insurance and Chief Executive Officer of NAICOM, Olusegun Omosehin, to the NSITF headquarters. According to a statement signed by General Manager, Corporate Affairs, Nwachukwu Godson said the committee, co-chaired by Arc. Kabir Ma’aji, General Manager of Compliance at NSITF, and Mrs. Oluwatoyin Charles, Director of Supervision at NAICOM, is tasked with creating a robust…
To guarantee smooth Hajj operations for efficient service delivery to pilgrims in Nigeria, the Act establishing the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) must be review, Barrister Babangida Umar has said Speaking at an occasion organized by the Abuja zone of Association of Hajj and Umrah Operation of Nigeria (AHUON), Barrister Umar assured that conflicts of interest would be a thing of the past if the Act is review to allow the private sector drive Hajj operation On the theme of the occasion “Hajj Reforms: Role of Tour Operators “, Barrister Babangida Umar said the total overhauling of the NAHCON’s…
The Association of Hajj and Umrah Operation of Nigeria (AHUON) has appeal to the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) to as a matter of urgency refund monies owed her members According to a letter addressed to the Chairman /Chief Executive Officer of NAHCON, Sheikh Prof Abdullahi Salleh U, the association said such refund should be made before opening up bidding for 2025 Hajj licenses The letter which was dated August 26th , 2024 and signed by the National President, Abdul Lateef Ekundayo Yusuf , the association lamented that some members have not been paid N5m caution deposits for 2023…
As promised pensioners in the country, the Federal Government has not fulfill her promise to pay N25.000 as palliative to reduce the effects of fuel subsidy removal, says Nigeria Union of Pensioners (NUP) NUP head of information, Comrade Bunmi Bunmi Ogunkolade, also told the media in Abuja Tuesday appeal to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to direct the National Salaries, Income and Wages Commission to issue an enabling circular for the new Minimum pension according with the recently signed minimum wage law for workers. Recalled that the government had last year pledged that it would pay N35,000 and N25,000 to federal…
The Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund(NSITF) has said its new executive management has hit the ground running to re-position the agency in line with the directive of the President. The new Executive Director, Operations of the tripartite agency, Hon. Mrs. Mojisolaoluwa Ali-Macaulay stated this today while on a working visit to the FCT and Mararaba Branches in the Abuja Region of the Fund. She said, “ this administration led by a deeply knowledgeable lawyer with excellent pedigree in corporate finance, Oluwaseun Falaye was painstakingly selected by the President to inject new blood into the NSITF, knowing the core place it…
The Black Ancestral Native Communities (BANC) Foundation has expressed concerns at the alarming rate of irregular migration among young Africans Speaking on the development, the founder and CEO of BANC Foundation, Dr. Chibuzor E. Onyema, said his foundation in collaboration with other stakeholders will on 19th September 2024 launch an action plan to reduce the menace in the African region He said the event tagged ‘JAPA CONUNDRUM” would focus on the lunched of Anti-Irregular Migration Summit (AiMS) which will identify the socio-economic, political, and environmental factors driving irregular migration The event which will also look at Comprehensive Strategies for Addressing…
The Forum of South-East Academic Doctors (FOSAD) wishes to express its concern over recent political developments involving Deputy Speaker of House of Representatives, Rt Hon Benjamin Kalu. Recently, Kalu sparked outrage in his home state of Abia following his declaration that Governor Alex Otti would be unseated in 2027 by whatever means. In a viral video, he had declared that Otti would be the last Labour Party governor in Abia. He boasted that as Nigeria’s number six citizen, he would not sit by and allow an opposition party to control Abia. The Deputy Speaker further stated that Abia must be…
** demand details of allegations against Ajaero The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on Tuesday directed workers in the country to commence the process of an indefinite strike if the President of Congress,Comrade Joe Ajaero is detained by the police This follows an invitation by the Nigeria Police on Comrade Ajaero over allegation of terrorism financing and cybercrime Arising from an Emergency National Executive Council (NEC) meeting in Abuja, the Congress said though it would honour the invitation by the police , but Frown at continues harassment of labour Leaders by the state According to a communique which was signed by…