Electoral Amendment Bill Will Limit Election Spending
The recently passed Electoral Act Amendment Bill by Nigeria’s parliament has started generating reactions from stakeholders, who lauded its passage. This will be the fourth time the Electoral Act Amendment Bill will be sent to President Muhammadu Buhari for assent. He had announced the rejection of the bill on September 3 due to “some drafting issues” that were unaddressed by prior revisions. His refusal to assent the bill made the National Assembly Joint Committee on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to reconvene and deliberate on the bill for the fourth time
Minimum Wage Strike: Labour Threatens To Report FG To ILO
As the count down to the November 6 planned strike by the Nigeria Labour Congress begins, the 37 affiliates bodies have been directed to mobilise for a nationwide strike. While the Federal government may seem adamant to not accede to the request of the unions to implement N30,000 as a new minimum wage, NLC has threaten to report the crisis to the International Labour Organization.
Revealing Story Of Nigeria Commodity Exchange
Commodity Exchanges world over are established to open up the economy through investment in solid minerals as well as lessen investors’ risks in agricultural production and marketing. The Managing Director, Nigeria Commodity Exchange, Zaheera Baba-Ari in this revealing exclusive interview with ROOTS TV NIGERIA speaks on the agency’s roles, successes and challenges.