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http://ift.tt/eA8V8J The International Labour Organisation (ILO) on Tuesday tasked its member states to build good governance that would make migration safe, orderly and regular. Mr Guy Ryder, the ILO Director-General made the call in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday on the opening of the 106th Secession of the International Labour Conference (ILC) in Geneva, Switzerland. The 106th Secession of the ILC has as its theme: “Work in a Changing Climate: The Green Initiative”. The ILC sets the broad policies of the ILO and meet once a year in Geneva, Switzerland. The annual conference, “World Parliament of Labour” brings together more than 5,000 governments, worker and employer delegates from the ILO’s 187 member states. Ryder said this was imperative as youth unemployment posed a major challenge to democracy and social cohesion. He said that the conference would look at the governance of labour migration, which was a constitutional responsibility of the ILO. He said that labour migra...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J The International Labour Organisation (ILO) on Tuesday tasked its member states to build good governance that would make migration safe, orderly and regular. Mr Guy Ryder, the ILO Director-General made the call in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday on the opening of the 106th Secession of the International Labour Conference (ILC) in Geneva, Switzerland. The 106th Secession of the ILC has as its theme: “Work in a Changing Climate: The Green Initiative”. The ILC sets the broad policies of the ILO and meet once a year in Geneva, Switzerland. The annual conference, “World Parliament of Labour” brings together more than 5,000 governments, worker and employer delegates from the ILO’s 187 member states. Ryder said this was imperative as youth unemployment posed a major challenge to democracy and social cohesion. He said that the conference would look at the governance of labour migration, which was a constitutional responsibility of the ILO. He said that labour migra...

http://ift.tt/2p1O4m5 Former governor of Abia State, Orji Uzor Kalu PHOTO: LADIDI LUCY ELUKPO A Federal High Court on Monday in Lagos fixed June 6 foe ruling on the objection by a former Governor of Abia, Orji Uzor Kalu, to the evidence of a prosecution witness in his trial. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had on Oct. 31, 2016, slammed a 34-count charge of N3.2 billion fraud on Kalu and his ex-Commissioner for Finance, Ude Udeogo. Also charged with Kalu is his company — Slok Nigeria Ltd. The accused had pleaded not guilty to the charges. During an examination-in-chief on Monday, a prosecution witness, Mr Romanus Madu, led in evidence by EFCC prosecutor, Mr Rotimi Jacobs (SAN), said he did not author a statement requesting for the sum of N30.8 million bank draft in the course of his duties as a cashier in the Abia State Government House in 2005. He identified his name on a document exhibited by the prosecution, but said that he was not the author, noting...

http://ift.tt/2qY7N2H (FILES) This file photo taken on May 31, 2017 shows US President Donald Trump speaking from the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC. US President Donald Trump called June 5, 2017 for an "expedited" hearing of his travel ban, currently before the Supreme Court, saying the Justice Department should seek a "much tougher version." In a series of early morning tweets, the president also said the United States was already "extreme vetting" travelers coming into the country for safety reasons. / AFP PHOTO / JIM WATSON US President Donald Trump renewed his criticism of London Mayor Sadiq Khan Monday, in the second such condemnation in less than 48 hours since a terror attack in the British capital. Trump accused Khan — London’s first Muslim mayor — of offering a “pathetic excuse” for comments that Trump earlier misconstrued about policing in response to Saturday’s attack, which left seven people dead. Khan had told Londoner...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi has dismissed allegation by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) that he registered twice as a voter in Abuja and subsequently in Lokoja. Bello stated this when he spoke to State House correspondents in Abuja on Friday after observing the two-raka’at Juma’at prayer at the Aso Rock Mosque. INEC on May 25 via a statement issued by one of its National Commissioners and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee (IVEC), Mr Solomon Soyebi, alleged that Bello registered twice as a voter. Soyebi said the governor first registered in Abuja in January, 2011, and subsequently on May 23, 2017, in Government House, Lokoja. He described the governor’s double registration and doing so outside lNEC’s designated centres as illegal. Reacting to the allegation, Bello said it might be his ghost that must have done the double registration and not him. “I travelled on (May) 19 to Dubai for a brief break and I saw the press relea...

http://ift.tt/2rcVrWa UI The management of the University of Ibadan on Monday shut the institution and directed the students to vacate the campus on or before 6pm. The News Agency of Nigeria( NAN) reports that the students had earlier taken to the streets of Ibadan in protest, alleging insensitivity on the part of the university management. But the university’s Director of Communications and Publication, Olatunji Oladejo, told NAN that the closure became necessary in other to avert crisis. He said that the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Idowu Olayinka, had convened an emergency meeting of the university Senate to review the circumstances surrounding the development. ” The University of Ibadan in its wisdom has decided to shift the examination earlier scheduled for June to July, 2017, ” Oladejo said. He said that undergraduate students are to resume back in school on July 17, while the post graduate students would continue to stay on campus for their research activities. The stud...

http://ift.tt/2s3XdIG Habila Joshak Deputy Inspector-General of Police Joshak Habila, on Friday said the students kidnapped by gunmen in Lagos would be rescued within few days. Habila gave the assurance during the closing of one month training for police anti-bomb squad in Lagos State. He said all other kidnap victims had been rescued before now, stressing that the students abduction, the second in same school, will not be different from others. “In the next few days, you will hear good news about the students. The security of people is not only by the police, but by all. We have put machinery in place to rescue them”, Habila assured. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that six students of Senior Secondary School of Lagos State Model College, Igbonla, in Epe, were kidnapped early Thursday. The kidnappers involved in Thursday’s operation according to police, were suspected to be members of a militant kidnap gang that had carried out several kidnappings, armed robber...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J By Urowayino Jeremiah Hon Daniel Reyenieju, member representing Warri Federal Constituency has assured  the people of his constituency that  the recent killing of two youths in Ifie community by alleged military personnel attached to an oil company must be investigated Reyenieju  said that the negative activities of  happy-trigger uniformed personnel’s  has inflicted endless tragedies on the indigenes of the area, while noting  that such mindless killings of defenceless indigenes of the area has become a reoccurring decimal which is capable of igniting untold crises of diversified proportions. He said the the refusal of the relevant military authorities to investigate and punish perpetuators of such heinous crime in the past has inadvertently encouraged such acts of criminality as brazenly manifested last week. The lawmaker appealed to the youths of the area to remain peaceful in the face of such painful provocation assuring them t...

http://ift.tt/2reLdn2 By Emmanuel Okogba Over the weekend, it was revealed that Francis Agoda, popularly known as I Go Dye has erected an eye-catching mansion for his mum. The comedy merchant confirming the news and photos circulating online revealed that it was a long time dream he had of building a befitting home for his mum. He went ahead to reveal the circumstances that led to him making the pledge in an Instagram post. The post read “Reminiscing on this picture,takes me way back to a journey, that saw me living with my mother in one room. the curtains that was behind me,was a piece of cloth that my grand mum gave to us to cover the entrance of our door.it was so bad then, all that kept me going was the creative gift of innovating things like Solar fan, Radio transmitter, fly Helicopter, Hover craft ship .this gave me a smile each time I got compliments. “Then I always told my mother that one day I will take them out from that position,even when I made that possible years bac...

http://ift.tt/2aySjLk By Nwafor Sunday The South East chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has described the defection of Chief Martin Elechi and Sullivan Chime, both former governors of South East, as a story not worthy of discourse. This was made known to newsmen by the South East Chairman of PDP, Austin Umeahi, at the party’s secretariat in Enugu, while he said that they won’t be missed, thus PDP will reclaim the remaining two states in South East namely, Anambra and Imo in the next election. As PDP hopes and waits for their wining coming Anambra gubernatorial election, recall that other political parties like APGA and APC have also prepared and wait for their jubilation. However, recall that Rochas Okorocha, the governor of Imo state, had said that nothing will prevent APC from wining next governorship election in Anambra state. According to him, “The Igbo can no longer belong to regional political parties. We must belong to the mainstream. APC is that place to belon...

http://ift.tt/2pUllz9 ICPC Boss, Ekpo Nta Mr Ekpo Nta, the Chairman, Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), has decried the low quality of life of Nigerians due to corruption. A statement on Monday by the spokesperson of the commission, Mrs Rasheedat Okoduwa, said that Nta spoke at the opening ceremony of a three-day sensitisation workshop for principal officers of local government councils in Sokoto, Sokoto State. He was represented by the Zonal Commissioner (North West) of the ICPC, Mr Olusegun Adigun. Nta said that millions of Nigerians were living in abject poverty in spite of the huge natural and human resources “the country is blessed with’’. He blamed the situation on corruption which he said had diverted the bulk of the resources into private coffers. He, therefore, tasked the local government officials to shun corruption, describing it as evil and that they would account for their actions or inaction some day. While noting th...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J By Rotimi Agbana In its bid to surmount academic failure and assisting Nigerian students in achieving their educational goals, ‘Tutor Doctor’, a fast growing home tutoring franchise is set to offer students an easy way to catch-up in school. Speaking ahead of the official launch bid for 10th May, 2017 in Lagos, Regional Manager Tutor Doctor Nigeria, Ignatius Inyang said that the demand for quality tutoring has drastically evolved due to reasons which include the adoption of new technologies, rising student enrollments, intense competition among students, inability of standard educational systems to address the unique needs of each student, lack of teaching staff at schools among others. Inyang pointed out that ‘Tutor Doctor’ aimed to assisting students in achieving their educational goals with programs that are specifically designed to fit the needs of each individual. “One-to-one tutoring ensures that each student is given the utmost attention and tools f...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J By Levinus Nwabughiogu ABUJA- Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Godwin Emefiele on Thursday briefed President Muhammadu Buhari over the instability in the country’s foreign exchange market which has continued to impact negatively the value of Naira. Emerging from the presidential wing of the Villa after a closed door meeting, Emefiele told State House correspondents that he updated the president on the efforts being made by the apex bank to stabilize the local currency. The governor stated that the economy was also looking good with the rising price of crude oil which he said was “oscillating between $50 to $55 and $56” per barrel. According to him, the rise in crude oil prices at the international market was a boost to the stability of Naira. The value of the nation’s currency, he noted, is currently hovering between N380 and N385 in the parallel market. Emefiele said: “Basically, as it’s expected, what we normally do is from time to time to bri...