Joseph Bakare Management of Abuja Continental Hotel has called for peaceful engagement with the Trade Union Congress (TUC) following various publications and assertions credited to the Congress regarding a meeting scheduled for October 12. The management through its Cluster Director, Human Resources, Niyi Agoro, has not prohibited staff from exercising their constitutional right to freedom of association, and at no time has it victimized any employee on account of union affiliation. According to Agoro, The insinuation that the Hotel is anti-labour is incorrect and does not reflect its history of excellent employer-employee relations and investment in staff welfare, training…
Author: Orientalnews Staff
Francesca Odimgbe Lagos State is looking into the possibility of creating a sustainable gas supply market to support its broad electricity market project. The State is says reliable gas supply to power plants and the deployment of digital systems, including Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA), Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) and the Lagos Electricity Intelligence Platform, will provide buffer to its anticipated electricity market growth. The improved technology system will also help to improve monitoring, accountability and transparency. The State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, to support the State’s new market initiative has unveiled a seven-point action plan focused on making…
Yemisi Izuora Emerging economies would soon begin to enjoy better opportunities to capital access as the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group focused on the private sector, and BlueOrchard Finance Ltd (BlueOrchard), a leading global impact investment manager and member of the Schroders Group, are working in concert to channel long-term institutional capital into emerging markets. The idea is to helping create jobs and expand economic opportunity in regions where private investment has historically been difficult to mobilize. The initiative is supported by a private debt investment vehicle which targets up to $2 billion in…
Uche Cecil Izuora An energy expert, Professor Ekundayo Peter Mesagan, has said that energy transition is far more complex than simply substituting fossil fuels with renewables, as technological and cost constraints mean fossil fuels will remain part of the global energy mix for the foreseeable future. Africa’s pathway, he stressed, cannot mirror Europe’s, because expanding energy access and supporting economic growth must remain urgent priorities alongside environmental goals. Professor Mesagan, an economist, researcher and policy advisor whose work spans energy and environmental economics, industrial policy, natural resources and sustainable economic development. Prof. Mesagan, while speaking at the Pan-Atlantic University,…
Joyce Onwuka The Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rashidi Ladoja, has described the Federal Government’s vocational training and empowerment initiative as a game changer in tackling poverty and unemployment, particularly among young Nigerians. The initiative, being implemented under the National Poverty Reduction with Growth Strategy (NPRGS), is designed to enhance beneficiaries’ employability, entrepreneurship and economic independence. The monarch made the remarks when Dr Abiola Arogundade, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Technical, Vocational and Entrepreneurship Education (TVEE), paid him a courtesy visit on Thursday in Ibadan. Arogundade visited the palace to brief the Olubadan on the…
Yemisi Izuora The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has urged its staff to go beyond routine duties by prioritising professionalism, empathy, accountability and timely service to voters and other stakeholders. The call was made at the Commission’s 2026 Customer Service Week celebration, held on Friday 9th October, 2026 at its Conference Hall in Abuja, with the theme “Going the Extra Mile.” The ceremony, which climaxed the Customer Service Week, followed a fitness and health awareness walk and a sensitisation on Permanent Voter Card (PVC) collection by staff of the Commission earlier in the day. In a welcome address, National…
Yemisi Izuora Shareholders of Fidelity Bank Plc have lauded the Bank’s Board and Management for strengthening its capital base, improving asset quality and sustaining earnings growth despite a challenging operating environment. The shareholders expressed their support at the Bank’s 38th Annual General Meeting, held virtually on Friday, 9 October 2026. Speaking during the meeting, Bisi Bakare, National Coordinator, Pragmatic Shareholders Association of Nigeria, drew attention to the Bank’s non-performing loan ratio of 2.4 per cent and capital adequacy ratio of about 16.1 per cent as indicators of its financial resilience. “The figures demonstrate that the Bank remains strong. With…
As organisations around the world mark Customer Service Week under the global theme “Going the Extra Mile,” e-commerce leader Jumia Nigeria shares what exceptional service means in the current digital retail space. For Jumia, going the extra mile goes beyond handling complaints or closing support tickets. It means taking ownership of the customer’s experience from the moment an order is placed through to its final delivery and after-sales support. This approach is part of a technology and logistics journey that Jumia has been building since it launched in Lagos in 2012. Over the years, the company has invested in…
Joseph Bakare President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to empowering Nigerians through skills acquisition and sustainable livelihoods, as 700 beneficiaries graduated from a 10-day Federal Government vocational training programme in Oyo State. Dr Abiola Arogundade, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Technical, Vocational and Entrepreneurship Education (TVEE), stated this on Friday in Ibadan at the graduation ceremony. The training was organised under the National Poverty Reduction with Growth Strategy (NPRGS) to equip beneficiaries with practical, market-relevant skills for economic independence. Arogundade said the initiative reflected Tinubu’s determination to bridge Nigeria’s skills gap…
Uche Cecil Izuora The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has announced the election of Ifeanyi Eric Okoye, (PhD) OFR, mni, as its 12th President at its just-concluded 54th Annual General Meeting held on Wednesday, 7th October 2026 at the Lagos Oriental Hotel, Lagos. He succeeds Otunba Francis Meshioye, OFR, who completed his four-year tenure. Dr. Okoye is the Chief Executive Officer of Juhel Nigeria Limited, a wholly indigenous pharmaceutical manufacturing company headquartered in Enugu, Enugu State. Ifeanyi Eric Okoye holds a Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy from the University of Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University) with a Bachelor’s degree in…