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http://ift.tt/eA8V8J In spite of the country’s 18 unbroken years of democracy, the Speaker, House of Representatives, Mr Yakubu Dogara, said on Saturday in Kabba, Kogi, that many Nigerians were still ignorant of the role of the legislature as a vital arm of government. Dogara said the glaring ignorance on the part of many Nigerians had continued to put the legislature under “tremendous pressure and challenge”. “Constituents inundate legislators with requests and demands that are clearly outside the functions of the parliament,” said Dogara, who was in Kabba to inaugurate some projects initiated by Rep. Tajudeen Yusuf. He urged Nigerians to be abreast of the constitutional duties of the parliament, saying its role is purely law making, oversight and representation. Dogara said the 8th Assembly would continue to intervene in critical areas of infrastructural across the country. “It is in realisation of this national call to service that many legislators through the Zonal Interventi...

http://ift.tt/2oXyeFz Mr Amodu Olayinka, TUC FCT Chairman, said the Federal Government and the FCT Administration need to urgently create and adopt a special salary structure for workers residing in the capital territory. The Trade Union Congress (TUC) and the Nigerian Labour Union Congress (NLC) have called for a special salary for the employees residing in the FCT following the high cost of living in Abuja The Union Leaders made the call on Monday at the 2017 May Day Celebration in Abuja, with the Theme: “Labour Relations in Economic Recession: An Appraisal.” Mr Amodu Olayinka, TUC FCT Chairman, said the Federal Government and the FCT Administration need to urgently create and adopt a special salary structure for workers residing in the capital territory. He said special salary would motivate and increase the morale of workers in Abuja as civil servants are the engine room of any government. Olayinka explained that the prevailing economic recession and high cost of livin...