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Swiss Companies Create 10,000 Jobs In Nigeria

Swiss Companies Create 10,000 Jobs In Nigeria - Minister Mr. Johann Schneider-Ammann, the visiting Swiss Confederation’s Minister of Economy, Education, and Research has said Swiss companies had so far created about 10,000 job opportunities in Nigeria. He spoke at a reception organized by the Consulate General of Switzerland in Lagos for him and his Economic and Political delegation to Nigeria.  The Minister said his delegation will further explore new areas of economic cooperation between Nigeria and Switzerland, as more Swiss companies were becoming interested in Nigeria. He said “We currently have about 50 different Swiss companies operating in Nigeria, mainly in Lagos, which have provided about 10,000 job opportunities to Nigerians. The important side of my delegation highlights the interest that Nigeria is currently getting from Swiss companies.” “There are also new companies on this delegation that have come to see the business and investment opportunities for the...
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Citizens' recognize importance of education to community

No one ever calls my office and asks to speak with me because they are a "citizen." Callers always ask to speak to me because they are "taxpayers." I have recently begun to wonder why. Pennsylvania is 47th out of 50 when it comes to the state's share of paying for the overall cost of public education. The state's failure to meet its responsibility to finance schools creates an undue burden on local property taxpayers to support our public schools. The unfortunate consequence is a narrow focus on property taxes (the revenue side of school budgets) without sufficient public awareness of the community benefit (the expenditure side of school budgets) gained through educational programs and initiatives. As a result, the use of the term "taxpayer" has crowded out the idea of "citizen." Headlines regarding school budgets nearly always feature property tax rates, overshadowing the fact that these budgets are an investment by citizens in ...
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