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As Makinde directs TESCOM to give out free forms to applicants Six years after the government of Oyo State last recruited secondary school teachers, Governor Seyi Makinde has given a directive to the Teaching Service Commission (TESCOM) to recruit 7,000 teachers; 2,000 non-teaching staff and 1,600 night guards. The chairman...

  Leaders of thought drawn from non-interest banks, issuing houses, development finance institutions, insurance companies and law firms, among others, have agreed to work together to deliver big ticket non-interest finance deals in the Nigerian market. The decision was part of the key resolutions at the inaugural Non-Interest Finance Executive...

Ogun State Governor,  Dapo Abiodun, has urged medical practitioners to prioritise medical service in Nigeria, rather than travelling abroad for greener pasture in order to make more income. Abiodun gave the admonition at the 26th Induction Ceremony of the graduating set of doctors at Obafemi Awolowo College of Health Sciences,...

  The Accident Investigation Bureau, Nigeria (AIB-N) has released two preliminary reports on serious incidents involving aircraft owned and operated by Air Peace Limited and Max Air. Mr Tunji Oketunbi, AIB-N General Manager, Public Affairs, made this known on Tuesday in Lagos. “The Air Peace Boeing 737-500 aircraft with nationality...

  The United Nation Children Fund(UNICEF) on Tuesday said 1,115 children  have died from acute malnutrition in Borno between January and December 2019. UNICEF Nutrition Sector Coordinator, Mr Simon Karanja, disclosed this at the inauguration of the Borno Steering Committee on Food and Nutrition in Maiduguri. Karanja said that in...

The Minister of State for Power, Mr Goddy Jedy-Agba has called on stakeholders in the power sector to adhere to guidelines that would ensure safety and move the industry forward. Jedy-Agba made call on Tuesday at the Nigerian Electricity Management Services Agency (NEMSA), presentation of the Nigerian Electrical Installations and...

  The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has approved six dairy companies operating in the country for the importation of milk products and its derivatives. The CBN made this known in a circular issued by the Director, Trade and Exchange Department, Dr. Ozoemena Nnaji in Abuja on Tuesday. The bank...

Bargain hunting in some blue chips resurfaced on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on Tuesday with the All-Share Index growing by 0.36 per cent. Specifically, the All Share Index (ASI) rose by 99.71 points or 0.36 per cent to close at 27,871.90 compared with 27,772.19. Also, the market capitalisation which...

  Gov.  Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti has approved six months (180 days) maternity leave for nursing mothers in the state public service. Before now, nursing mothers in the state enjoyed three months maternity leave. A statement issued on Tuesday in Ado Ekiti, by Mr Oalyinka Oyebode, the Chief Press Secretary...

  Losses from crypto currency crime surged to 4.52 billion dollars in 2019, as insider theft soared even as hacking losses declined, according to a report from blockchain forensics company CipherTrace. Last year’s losses were up nearly 160 per cent from 2018’s total of 1.74 billion dollars. Blockchain, which first...