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Lingua franca of S.Africa’s mines set to fade slowly

| April 5, 2012 | 0 Comments

By Ed Stoddard THEUNISSEN, South Africa, April 4 | Wed Apr 4, 2012 6:21am EDT THEUNISSEN, South Africa, April 4 (Reuters) – In the bowels of Gold Fields’ Beatrix mine in South Africa’s Free State province, chief executive Nick Holland addresses the workers, congratulating them on having an injury-free month in their shaft during March. [...]

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LG workers berate Abia govt over non-payment of salaries

| April 5, 2012 | 0 Comments

LG workers berate Abia govt over non-payment of salaries From OKEY SAMPSON, AbaThursday, April 05, 2012 Workers of the 17 local councils in Abia State have berated the state government over non-payment of their salaries. The Chief Press Secretary to Governor T. A. Orji, Mr. Ugochukwu Emezue, had, however, exonerated the state government from the [...]

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Rivers Inaugurates New Pay Roll System

| April 2, 2012 | 0 Comments

Governor Rotimi Amaechi Rivers State Government has taken over the administration of its payroll from Zenith Bank. The takeover was completed at the official opening of the new payroll office at the state ministry of Finance in Port Harcourt, Friday. Inaugurating the office, the state Commissioner for Finance, Mr. Chamberlain Peterside, said the new payroll [...]

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Nigeria: NLC Optimistic About Upward Review of Wages in Akwa Ibom

| April 1, 2012 | 0 Comments

Akwa Ibom Chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) said on Friday that it was optimistic that the state government would review upward the minimum wage of its workers. Mr Unyime Usoro, the State Chairman of NLC, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Uyo that the committee constituted to do the review had [...]

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Alvan Ikoku staff protest Imo govt’s acquisition of college land

| March 19, 2012 | 0 Comments

Alvan Ikoku staff protest Imo govt’s acquisition of college land From VAL OKARA, OwerriMonday, March 19, 2012 Academic and economic activities at the Alvan Ikoku Federal College of Education (AIFCE), Owerri were yesterday paralyzed as staff of the college abandoned their duty post and took to the streets demonstrating over alleged forceful acquisition of college [...]

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