By Sylva Okereke It was a gathering of sort. Men and women came in large numbers.. Personalities from different walks of life were also there. The event was a historic one. Friday, June 18, at the main bowl of Phase 2, Tejuosho market, Yaba, Lagos. Two entertainment giants, the General Manager, Tejuosho Property Development Company, Mr Edward Stevenson and the President, Silverbird Group, Mr. Guy Murray-Bruce signed an agreement to set-up a six- screen cinema at the ever-busy mall. Ranking as the momentous time in fast moving consumer goods as well as entertainment sector in Nigeria, the duo closed the ...

By Sylva Emeka-Okereke Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria (ASCSN) has urged the Federal Government to urgently review the 2014 Pension Reform Act, describing it as inimical to the welfare of Nigerian workers. The Reform Act makes provision for uniform contributory pension scheme for public and private sectors as well as other related matters. It also provides that an employer can take full responsibility of the contribution, but in that case, the contribution shall not be less than 20 percent of the employee’s monthly emolument. This does not make sense given that the combined contribution by both parties is ...

By Sylva Emeka-Okereke Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria (ASCSN) has urged the Federal Government to urgently review the 2014 Pension Reform Act, describing it as inimical to the welfare of Nigerian workers. The Reform Act makes provision for uniform contributory pension scheme for public and private sectors as well as other related matters. It also provides that an employer can take full responsibility of the contribution, but in that case, the contribution shall not be less than 20 percent of the employee’s monthly emolument. This does not make sense given that the combined contribution by both parties is ...

By Sylva Emeka-Okereke As part of measures to stem the tide of growing insecurities in the Country, the media practitioners have been urged to be partners in de-escalating tension, instead of creating unnecessary conflicts and fears through news reportage. In a communiqué issued at the end of the third national conference of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, held recently in Rivers state, they were charged to be mindful of their roles as watchdog of the society in line with the mandate to be fair in reportingcritical national issues. “The media should be partners in de-escalating tension, instead of being ...

By Sylva Emeka-Okereke Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria (ASCSN) yesterday urged the Federal Government to urgently review the 2014 Pension Reform Act, describing it as inimical to the welfare of Nigerian workers. The Reform Act makes provision for uniform contributory pension scheme for public and private sectors as well as other related matters. It provides that an employer can take full responsibility of the contribution, but in that case, the contribution shall not be less than 20 percent of the employee’s monthly emolument. This does not make sense given that the combined contribution by both parties is 18 ...