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http://ift.tt/eA8V8J By Marie-Therese Nanlong Jos—Activities were, yesterday, crippled at the Bingham University Teaching Hospital, Jankwano, Jos, as protesting workers defied the early morning rain to block the entrance of the hospital. The workers, who do not belong to any union as such is not allowed in the hospital, were protesting what they termed as inhuman working conditions and non-payment of their three months salary arrears. At press time, some workers who volunteered to lead the others, were meeting on the way forward, as no management staff was on ground to address them at the gate. A staff said: “We are suffering and we do not even have a union. We are owed February, March and April salaries. “When we complained, the Management said we should have patience that we will be paid. When the May salary was paid, they told us to forfeit the three months.” Meanwhile, the hospital’s Management refused to talk to newsmen. However, one management staff said: “I am not the mo...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J The Association of Food, Beverage and Tobacco Employers, AFBTE, has elected the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Intercontinental Distillers Limited, IDL, Engr. Patrick Anegbe, as its new President. Engr. Anegbe, who takes over from Mr. Paul Gbededo, was Vice President, Committee of Chief Executives of AFBTE. He started his career with Guinness Nigeria Plc, before joining IDL. Anegbe, a management expert is an alumnus of Lagos Business School, Pan African University; IESE Business School, Barcelona, Spain; Harvard Law School, USA; Univer-sity of Chicago Booth School of Business, USA; IMD Business School, Brazil and many others. The post AFBTE gets new President appeared first on Vanguard News . Vía Vanguard News http://ift.tt/2rm80P7

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J By Ochuko Akuopha OLEH—ORGANI-SATION of Isoko Persons with Physical disabilities,  OIPPD, has instituted a suit against the Nigeria Agip Oil Company, NAOC, over the alleged unwillingness of the company to release  welfare packages meant for the organisation  as part of the company’s corporate responsibility to persons living with disabilities in its areas of operations. Also joined in the suit before a Delta State High Court sitting in Oleh,  is the company’s Community Relation Manager. OIPPD, in its statement of claim, is asking the court for an order,  directing the defendants  to “jointly or severally” disclose to the claimant, the nature of the welfare packages in the last five years allegedly released to the Community Relations Department for persons living with disabilities in the operational area of the company in Isoko South Local Government Area of the state. Emphasizing that the 543 members of  OIPPD were the people ...