By Millicent Ifeanyichukwu/Bolu Akindoyin
Dr John Okesoto, Chief Lecturer, Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Yaba College of Technology (Yabatech), says there is a correlation between the distance to a worker’s workplace and his productivity.
The chief lecturer called on governments to provide affordable staff quarters near offices to enable workers to access their workplaces with ease and be more productive.
Okesoto made the suggestion while delivering Yabatech’s 15th Inaugural Lecture Series for 2024, on Thursday.
The lecture had the title: ‘The Poor, the Pot and the Bed’.
He said: “The poor represents the low-working income group in both public and private sectors: those in a low-paid occupation such as househelps, unskilled labourers and artisans,” he said.
According to him, ‘the pot’ is the workplace of the individual who provides income for the household from where family members draw their expenses for housing, food, health, investments,…
Source: News Agency of Nigeria
