“We have to address remuneration so that you don’t have workers who become working beggars because their income can hardly take care of them”.
National Conference denies barring journalists from covering its committees
The secretary of the National Conference says only one committee stopped journalists from covering its deliberations. The leadership of the National Conference on Wednesday said it never issued any directive for journalists to be barred from covering any of its Committee sittings. Journalists accredited to cover the Conference proceedings were on Tuesday prevented from accessing…
National Conference leadership accuses CAN of misinforming Nigerians
“It is unfortunate that a body like CAN, if it indeed authorised the statement, would make such frivolous and unfounded allegation against the Chairman of the Conference”
Letter of protest from the civil society delegates
SUBJECT: THE CONSTITUTION AND COMPOSITION OF THE NATIONAL CONFERENCE COMMITTEES
Nigeria National Conference Review – Week 1
The first week of plenaries at the ongoing National Conference in Nigeria was fiery. There were hard disagreements, women threatened showdown against men, and one member, popular for his “sleeping on duty” viral image, died. This review by PREMIUM TIMES National Conference reporter captures it all.
Christian, Muslim prayers cancelled at National Conference as plenary resumes Monday
The National Conference will resume plenary sitting on Monday after delegates went on a three-day break to study the working documents that would guide their deliberations. Faith-based prayers have also been ruled out of the conference. President Goodluck Jonathan had on Monday inaugurated the 492-member Conference and charged it with the responsibility of finding solutions…
Delegates to earn less than speculated N4 million monthly
Indications have emerged that delegates to the ongoing National Conference may not earn up to N4 million as monthly perks. There have been reports that each delegate was going to be paid N4 million per month to cover transport, accommodation, sitting allowance, meals, inconvenience, etc. A mild controversy had ensued during the first plenary sitting…
National Conference 101 – Understanding the basics
Do you have basic questions about the Nigerian National Conference? This short video answers all the frequently asked questions about the conference, from what is a national conference to how it functions, to how much will be spent on it and more. Everything you need to know. If there is any other question about the National Conference you want answered, leave a comment and we will answer them in the next episode.