The West African Examinations Council has appointed Dr. Amos Josiah Dangut, as the Head of the Nigeria National Office. He succeeds Patrick Areghan, whose tenure ends this month. A statement by WAEC made available to The PUNCH on Monday revealed that Dangut, until his appointment was the Deputy Registrar/HNO’s office. The statement stated that he […]

The United States District Court in Northern District of Illinois has ruled in favour of the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, and ordered the Chicago State University to release President Bola Tinubu’s academic record by Monday (today). But Tinubu’s lawyers insisted that the documents would not be relevant in Atiku’s appeal […]

The Federal Government on Sunday said the provisional wage increase announced by President Bola Tinubu for all low-income workers for six months would cut across all treasury-paid workers. The Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, revealed this to State House correspondents at the end of a four-hour marathon emergency meeting with the leaders […]

President, Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero (middle) at the Presidential Villa, Abuja As the economy gets messier and more employers close shop, survivor companies now rely more on casual workers for no-frills cheap labour, but in gross violation of the Labour Act, AMEH OCHOJILA reports. Casualisation of the workforce is not new in Nigeria, […]

Suspended governor of Nigeria’s Central Bank Godwin Emefiele (R) appears at the Federal Capital Territory High Court over allegations of breach of procurement act and financial fraud in Abuja, Nigeria, on August 17, 2023. (Photo by Kola Sulaimon / AFP) Hope of early release of former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele, might […]

Experts link renewed confidence to bold reforms Amid rising insecurity, inflation and other macroeconomic challenges, coupled with uncertainty in the global economies, the Nigerian equities market gained N8.4 trillion in nine months. Since the beginning of the year, the equities market has witnessed an unprecedented rally and buying interest across sectors, especially in the financial […]

Michael Olawale Cole, President of LCCI Experts who converged at the 2023 edition of the Insurance Stakeholders’ Consultative Forum, themed, “Rethinking Insurance as a Critical Economic Growth Strategy” organised by the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) have urged the government, businesses and individuals to embrace insurance as a hedge against risk. They also […]