archiveOctober 2023

Nigerian oil marketers have declared that the controversial oil subsidy regime terminated by the President Tinubu administration has made a comeback barely five months after. Leadership Weekend reports that with the rise in the landing cost of petrol, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited has said it has no...

  President Bola Tinubu has said his administration will enhance quality education through the implementation of strategic policies in the sector. Tinubu, who was represented by the Minister of Special Duties and Inter-governmental Affairs, Mr Zephaniah Jisalo, said this at the 27th Convocation of the University of Abuja on Saturday....

Some policies of the Federal Government are counterproductive to polytechnic education in Nigeria, the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) has said. National President of ASUP, Dr. Anderson Ezeibe, stated this while delivering a keynote address at a three-day international conference organised by the union at the Ikot Osurua Campus...

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC)  on Friday reiterated its stand that it had no plans to raise the price of petrol. Nigerians have been apprehensive as rumours of a planned price increase continue despite several attempts by the government to debunk the insinuations. The rumours intensified after reports...

The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has sternly warned Arise Television against the use of derogatory and incendiary remarks in its station. The warning came on the heels of the controversy surrounding President Bola Tinubu’s academic records recently released by the Chicago State University. In a bid to educate the public...

    Justice Malami Dogondaji of the Sokoto State High Court  has convicted and sentenced  Ahmad Abubakar Ahmad to 87 years imprisonment,  for criminal breach of trust and obtaining by false pretence to the tune of N325, 800,000  (Three Hundred and Twenty Five Million,  Eight Hundred Thousand Naira). He was...

  Governor of Oyo State, ‘Seyi Makinde, has lauded the teachers of Oyo State extraction, who won awards in different categories at the 2023 Presidential Teachers and School Excellence Award. The governor commended the award-winning teachers, describing them as worthy examples of the state’s pacesetter identity. Governor Makinde hailed the...

  Rite Foods Limited, Nigeria's leading company in the Food and Beverage industry, celebrates this year's Customer Service Week (CSW) with a renewed commitment to delivering effective customer service and recognising its personnel who have performed excellently in contributing to the organisation's growth. The consumer-centric company, known for its award-winning...

  Justice Nicholas Oweibo of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Friday , October 5, 2023, issued a production warrant against  Nigerian singer, Azeez Fashola, also known as Naira Marley. Naira Marley is being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on 11-count charges bordering...

  Participants in Oyo State’s Youth Entrepreneurship in Agribusiness Project (YEAP) are to benefit from the N500 Million loan the government is rolling out to support agribusiness as part of its Sustainable Actions for Economic Recovery (SAfER). YEAP is an Oyo State programme targeted at training young people in modern...