Lesotho’s oldest milling company, Lesotho Flour Mills (LFM), is once again in the spotlight for the wrong reasons after management informed staff of fresh retrenchment plans that could see about …
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Pension Fund Operators Urge Workers to Update Records for Seamless Retirement Payments
The Pension Fund Operators of Nigeria (PenOp) has advised all participants in the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS) to take part in the ongoing Data Recapture Exercise (DRE), stressing that the …
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BusinessEconomyGovernanceLabourPolicies
Nigerian Printers Fault FG Ban on Outsourcing Jobs to Private Firms
The Gutenberg Print Professionals Association of Nigeria (GUPPAN) has strongly criticised the Federal Government’s new directive stopping Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) from outsourcing printing contracts to private companies. The …
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EconomyGovernanceLabourPoliticsPublic PolicySocial Issues
Peter Obi Kicks Against Proposed Salary Increase for Politicians
Former presidential candidate and Labour Party leader, Mr Peter Obi, has strongly criticised the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) over its proposal to increase the salaries of political …
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BusinessEconomyEnergyGovernanceLabourOil & Gas
Petroleum Retailers Slam NNPC GCEO for Skipping Port Harcourt Refinery Visit
Petroleum retailers in Rivers State have expressed disappointment that the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, Mr Bayo Ojulari, failed to visit the Port Harcourt …
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EconomyGovernanceLabourPolicies
NECA and CISLAC Sign Three-Year Pact to Strengthen Labour Rights and Governance in Nigeria
The Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA) and the Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) have signed a three-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in Abuja to promote labour rights, improve business …
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EconomyFinanceGovernanceLabour
FG Appoints Opeyemi Agbaje as PenCom Board Chairman After Labour Threat
The Federal Government has moved to calm tensions with the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) by appointing Mr. Opeyemi Agbaje as the new Chairman of the Governing Board of the National …
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The Federal Government has promised to stop deductions from the Employees’ Compensation Scheme managed by the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund in order to ease rising tension with the Nigeria …
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AfricaCommunity DevelopmentEconomyLabourMining
Diamond Union Fights to Save Jobs as ZCDC Retrenchments Spark Backlash
The crisis in Zimbabwe’s diamond industry has deepened as the Zimbabwe Diamond and Allied Minerals Workers Union (Zdamwu) mounts a last attempt to stop massive retrenchments at the Zimbabwe Consolidated …
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EducationGovernanceLabourPublic Administration
Delays Hit 2025/2026 School Prep Over Teacher Transfers, Gaps
As the 2025/2026 school year draws near, concerns are growing within the education sector over what stakeholders are describing as disruptions in preparations. The situation stems from a combination of …