PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE COMMENDS RESILIENCE OF NIGERIAN WORKERS.(PHOTO).

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 PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE COMMENDS RESILIENCE OF NIGERIAN WORKERS President of the Senate Godswill Akpabio has congratulated Nigerian workers on International Labour Day 2026, praising their resilience, hard work, and patriotism despite economic challenges. In his May Day message, Akpabio described workers as the true heroes of Nigeria’s democracy and the engine of the economy. He said the 10th National Assembly remains committed to improving worker welfare through a living wage, safer workplaces, pension reforms, and job creation and pointed to the passage of the new National Minimum Wage Act and ongoing welfare packages as evidence of that commitment.  The Senate President also urged both public and private employers to prioritize worker welfare, stating that a motivated workforce is key to national productivity and prosperity pledging that the Senate will continue partnering with labour unions to ensure workers’ voices are heard in policymaking, vowing not to relent until ev...

WE'LL COMMENCE DISBURSEMENT OF N25BN ETF IN DECEMBER-AMBODE.{PHOTOS}.

                    Lagos State Governor,Mr Akinwunmi Ambode on tuesday said the State Government will commence the disbursement of the N25billion Employment Trust Fund {ETF} initiative of his administration by December,2016.Governor Ambode,who spoke in Lagos at the graduation ceremony for 500 artisans trained by the State Government on modular employability programme in nineteen different trades,said the informal sector remains a critical vehicle for economic recovery,adding that Government was passionately committed to repositioning the sector for economic gains.He said the N25billion ETF,which would be disbursed for the next four years on N6.25billion annual basis,was one of the initiatives designed to empower the informal sector,adding that government was open to idea and strategies that would aid sustainable growth of the sector.
''Let me tell you clearly that the N25bn ETF is for artisans and entrepreneurs in Lagos State.We will commence disbursement from the month off December,2016 and let me assure you that a larger percentage will go to our carpenters,our tailors,our hairdressers,our vulcanizers,and so on.Everybody that is a tradesman ans is an artisan in Lagos will have automatic access to the employment Trust Fund {ETF},'' Governor Ambode said.More photos below.

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