Pix shows Comrade Adeyanju, MWUN boss  Story by Sylva Emeka-Okereke, JP, Publisher The atmosphere appears tensed-up, as Maritime workers have concluded arrangements to disrupt port activities beginning from Monday, October 30, 2023, following the inability of shipping employers to conclude discussions on minimum standard conditions of service. The leadership of Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN), which gave the signal for the planned indefinite strike said, all efforts to avert the industrial action have proved abortive, and so workers have no other option, but to engage in such action. In a press statement issued and signed by the Head of ...

By Kenneth Uwadi. Some people sit on the fence. They refuse to get involved. They  will not lift a finger or raise their  voices to correct a wrong or help others. I don’t sit on the fence. I speak my mind.  Many persons had the belief that with the way Senator Hope Uzodinma sounded when he came into power in 2020, he was going to be “different”.  Although, he remains so immodest in his loud boast of achievements,he is presently an unproductive governor. Any governor, who did not conduct Local Government elections, is an unproductive governor. Hope Uzodinma has not ...

ASCSN boss, Comrade Etim Okon By Sylva Emeka-Okereke, JP, Publisher.  The National President of Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria (ASCSN), Comrade Tommy Etim Okon has urged the Civil Servants undergoing physical verification in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja to be orderly, so that the exercise shall be seamless.  The verification exercise is ongoing at the Public Service Institute, Abuja. In a press statement issued in Abuja on Tuesday, October 17, the ASCSN boss also pleaded with officials from the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (OHCSF), supervising the exercise to be circumspect and ...

                          Pix shows Minister of Labour and Employment, Mr Lalong intervening in the face-off between ASSBIFI and Heritage Bank    National President, ASSBIFI, Comrade Olusoji Oluwole urging the bank to do the needful to avoid industrial action.  Story by Sylva Emeka-Okereke, JP, Publisher The looming crisis between the Association of Senior Staff of Banks, Insurance and Financial Institution (ASSBIFI) and Heritage Bank Plc, over disengagement of 30 staff, may soon be over, as the Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, yesterday intervened to stave-off possible crisis.  The troubled bank ...

Pix shows the National President of the Association of Senior Staff of Banks, Insurance and Financial Institutions, ASSBIFI, Comrade Oluwole briefing the press, along with other senior officers of the Association over the weekend.  By Sylva Emeka-Okereke, JP, Publisher. This is not the best of times, for the nation’s banking industry. A gale of staff disengagements has hit the sector, with the latest one coming from the once-strong Heritage Bank. This is coming on the heels of the much-touted strong capital base of virtually all the Nigerian banks. Heritage Bank had recently disengaged over 30 staff, including some members of ...

Pix showing the CAC, TinCan Customs Command, Comptroller Dera Nnadi, Mni, posing with the leadership of Lagos NUJ led by Mr Adeleye Ajayi during a courtesy visit to his office yesterday by the Union. By Sylva Emeka-Okereke, JP, Publisher.  Like a relay race, Comptroller Dera Nnadi, Mni, on Thursday, September 12, 2023 took over the mantle of leadership from Comptroller Adekunle Oloyede, as the 20th Customs Area Controller, CAC, TinCan Island Command. Oloyede was redeployed to the Customs headquarters, Abuja, as the Comptroller in charge of Import and Export. While appreciating the Comptroller General, CG, of the Nigeria Customs Service, ...

  By Sylva-Emeka Okereke, JP, Publisher  Arrangements have been concluded for the International Association for Innovations in Education Assessment (IAIIEA) to hold its 6th annual conference in Lagos state. Scheduled to hold between October 16-20, 2023, the annual event would take place at Anchor University in Ayobo, Lagos. Tagged, “Digitalised Educational Assessment for Entrepreneurial Productivity”, the conference would saw participants from far and near, even as the resource persons are drawn from home and abroad. According to a press statement signed by Dr Mike Egbayelo, the conference would have other themes like “Broad Based Curriculum Development for the 21st Century ...

                         NUFBTE boss, Comrade Ibrahim  By Sylva Emeka-Okereke, JP, Publisher                        Sequel to the suspension of the planned nationwide strike, the President, National Union of Food, Beverage and Tobacco Employees (NUFBTE), Comrade Garba Ibrahim has urged all members of the union, across the nation to resume work without any further delay.  The NUBTE boss, who gave the directive through a press statement he signed and made available to SylvaNews in Lagos today said, the directive has become necessary, following ...