The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, has disengaged over 400 senior staff nationwide, with effect from today, Thursday, March 12, 2020. According to sources in the NNPC, the disengagement affected mainly staff who were scheduled to retire between now and 2022, while it also engaged some staff and promoted others, who are scheduled to resume […]
Disturbed by the increasing spate of attacks on its members, the leadership of the National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) and the Senior Staff Association of Electricity and Allied Companies (SSAEAC) have threatened to withdraw their services, especially in locations where any of its members is attacked. According to the FCT chairmen of both unions, […]
The Permanent Secretary of Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, Mr. Edet Akpan has stated that the Ministry will prioritize settlement of all outstanding allowances of staff including repatriations, death benefits and others despite paucity of funds. This was contained in a statement signed by Josephine Ademu, Head, Press Unit of the Ministry on […]
Didier Drogba’s charity ball, held on Saturday evening at the Dorchester Hotel in London’s West End, raised an incredible £400,000 for his Foundation. Founded in 2007 by Drogba, the Foundation has been providing financial support across health and education in Africa for nearly a decade. The money raised from this year’s ball, the fourth […]