Adedayo Akinwale
The House of Representatives has kicked against an alleged skewed internal repositioning of personnel of the Nigeria Agip Oil Company (NAOC) from one geo-political zone into strategic management positions at the expense of zones in the country.
The House also mandated its Committee on Petroleum Resources (Upstream) to investigate the skewed repositioning of personnel and report back within three weeks for further legislative actions.
The resolution of the House was sequel to the adoption of a motion on urgent national importance “to address the imminent civil disorder and breakdown of law and order across the Niger Delta arising from Agip” that was moved yesterday by Hon. Preye Oseke.
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Dock Workers Union (DWU) General Secretary Simon Sang during a briefing at the union’s offices in Mombasa County on April 14, 2020. [File, Standard]
Port workers hopes for a salary increment have dimmed following a delay by the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) to approve the proposal.
It emerged yesterday that SRC decided to put on hold the implementation of the new Collective Bargain Agreement (CBA), saying the cash flow of the Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) cannot sustain the proposed wage bill.
The pay rise is supposed to be backdated to 16 months.
KPA and Dock Workers Union (DWU) agreed on a 10 per cent salary rise a month ago, but without SRC’s approval, the CBA cannot be registered and implemented.
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Gender balance representation (gender diversity) is part of the broader term diversity. It is not a question of equality, as it is often approached, but of a different perspective, to avoid group thinking that limits the ability of businesses to come up with new and original solutions.
It is a fact that women are under-represented in many social, political, business expressions. There are fewer women members of parliaments, board of directors or as executives in senior and top management positions. This highlights the need for legislative initiatives that «bind» organizations to strengthen women’s participation. Such an initiative was the legislative regulation adopted in 2020 on corporate governance, obliging companies to adopt a minimum quota per gender in board of directors (in particular: 25% of its members must be women). The law will be effective during the summer of 2021 and by that time companies will have to comply with the new regulatory framework.
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The Dangote Cement Plc Obajana Plant has donated 10 tricycles popularly known as Keke NAPEP to its host communities.
The vehicles were handed over to the host communities at an event weekend attended by the four traditional rulers.
The beneficiary factory and mining communities are; Obajana, Akpata, Iwaa and Oyo.
Speaking at the ceremony to hand over the tricycles, the Bajana of Obajana, Oba Idowu Isenibi, described the donation as timely, saying it would support business and transportation in the communities.
The Oba of Iwaa community, Francis Migbole, expressed the appreciation of his community while commending the President of the Dangote Group Aliko Dangote.