Only four states and the federal capital territory have started paying pensions to employees under the contributory pension scheme, according to the National Pension Commission (PenCom) (CPS). Lagos, Osun, Kaduna, Delta, and the federal capital territory are the states involved (FCT). In its most recent report, titled “Status of implementation of the CPS by states and the FCT for the …
T4 Education, an education development organisation, has begun reviewing nominations for the World’s Best School Prizes in order to identify winners. The organisation named Best Intellectuals Model Institution, an Aba-based school, as one of the ten finalists for a $250,000 star prize. T4 Education is collaborating on the World’s Best School Prizes with five other organisations, including Templeton World Charity …
Dr. Femi Egbesola, the National President of the Association of Small Business Owners of Nigeria, says the country’s micro, small, and medium businesses are the hardest hit by the current dollar shortage and high diesel prices. While the Central Bank of Nigeria made it easier for large businesses to obtain dollars from commercial banks, he claimed that MSMEs often struggled …
Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, the governor of Delta State, has been chastised by the Southern and Middle Belt Leaders’ Forum (SMBLF) for accepting Alhaji Atiku Abubakar’s nomination as the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate in the upcoming 2023 general elections. According to the group, Governor Okowa, who is currently the chairman of the South-South Governors’ Forum and a native of …
Senator James Akpanudoedehe, who recently defected from the ruling party and is now the governorship candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party in Akwa Ibom State, tells OLUWAFEMI MORGAN why he left the ruling party and his chances in his new party. Why did you leave the All Progressives Congress, where you were a high-ranking member and the secretary of …
As Ekiti State elects its next governor today, party leaders and the electorate have high hopes for the use of new electronic devices in the election. In the poll, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) announced that results would be transmitted electronically and that the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) would be used. Mr Jackson Adebayo, a spokesman for Segun …
Prof Ishaq, Registrar, Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), has said that continuous strikes by unions in Nigerian tertiary institutions are causing irreparable damage to the country’s educational system. In a separate event, the leadership of the National Association of Nigeria Students (NANS) explained why the group has called a halt to nationwide protests in response to the Academic Staff …
