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Experts urge FG to invest in productive sector

Financial experts have urged the Federal Government to invest more in the productive sector and also develop the Small Medium Enterprises (SMEs) to lift Nigerians out of poverty. They said this in separate interviews with the Newsmen on Thursday in…

ASUU protest over unpaid salaries in UNICAL

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), University of Calabar branch, has staged a peaceful protest to demand the payment of their eight months’ salary arrears from the Federal Government. Chairman of the union in UNICAL, Dr John Edor, who…

FG begins paternity leave for civil servants

The Federal Government has approved the commencement of a 14-day paternity leave for federal civil servants. The paternity leave, which is for serving male officers whose spouse delivers a baby, is said not to be for more than once within…

We have no plans to privatize TCN – FG

The Federal Government, through the Ministry of Power, said there is no plan to privatize the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), thereby urging the public to dismiss statements regarding a non-existing plan to sell the company. Minister of Power, Engineer…