The Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Pensions, Hassan Shekarau has said that the attestation by NITEL/Mtel pensioners on the ongoing verification exercise by the Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate (PTAD) in Kano is an affirmation of the quality service rendered by the agency. Hassan said this on Thursday in Kano during a surprise […]
The liquidated assets of Nigerian Telecommunications Plc (NITEL) and Nigerian Mobile Telecommunications Limited (MTEL) have been formally handed over to new private sector owners in Abuja Tuesday. Vice President Sambo stated during the formal handover ceremony that Nigeria would not attain the desired economic growth without adequate reforms and liberalisation of the telecommunications sector. He […]
The National Industrial Court, Abuja, has ordered the Federal Government to pay the former staff of NITEL/MTEL their final entitlement representing 20 per cent of their annual salary within 30 days. Justice Peter Lifu (JP), who gave the judgment, however, dismissed three other claims by the claimants. The claimants had prayed the court to […]