All permanent and temporary orientation camps of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), across the 36 states of the federation, including the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, have come alive to begin the 2025 Batch B Stream 1 orientation course. An orientation course opens today with a swearing-in /opening ceremony presided over by th...
•Voting ongoing in Osun local government election Voting commenced in the Osun State local government election this morning as scheduled despite prior controversy. The exercise commenced in some local governments as early as 8am, including Ede North Local Government Area where Governor Ademola Adeleke voted, reports Channels TV. The governor a...
•Dangote Refinery The Presidential Committee on the Sale of crude oil and Refined Product has announced that loading of the first batch of petrol from the Dangote Refinery will finally commence tomorrow, Sunday, September 15. A member of the committee and Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Zacch Adedeji, disclosed this in A...
•A protest Some youths have trooped to the streets of Niger State to protest the ongoing cost of living crisis in Nigeria. They wielded placards such as ‘Enough is Enough’; ‘Stop Anti-Masses Policies’; ‘We Are Not Slaves In Our Country’; ‘Hardship Is Unbearable’, ‘Fuel Subsidy Must Be Back’, among others, reports Daily Trust. The protesters [&...
•Adeniji Adele under bridge shanties The Lagos State Government has announced its plan to remove over 100 shanties housing several people at Adeniji Adele Underbridge from today. The Lagos State Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, disclosed this while briefing newsmen yesterday. He said the removal comes after ...
Dana Air has grounded one of its aircraft with registration number 5N BKI, after it veered off the runway at the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos. The airline confirmed the incident, saying that the aircraft was flying in from Abuja to Lagos today Tuesday, April 23 when the incident occurred but that all 83 passengers were […]
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) and FIRST Exploration and Petroleum Development Company Limited (FIRST E&P) Joint Venture has announced the commencement of oil production from the Madu Field in Oil Mining Lease (OML) 85. OML 85 is in the shallow waters offshore Bayelsa State (Nigeria), with FIRST E&P as opera...
The International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) auditors yesterday commenced the 2024 ICAO Universal Security Audit Programme (USAP) through ConÂtinuous Monitoring Approach (CMA) for Lagos and Abuja airÂports. A statement by Michael Achimugu, Director of Public Affairs & Consumer Protection, Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), sa...
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has commenced the sale of Direct Entry nationwide and in selected foreign centres. A statement by Fabian Benjamin, JAMB’s Head of Information and Communication today, said the registration process starts on Wednesday, February 28, 2024, and closes on Thursday, March 28, 2024. He explained tha...
Last-minute troubleshooting efforts by the federal government to avert a two-day warning strike and national protests against economic hardship in the country failed last night, following insistence by the Nigeria Labour Congress NLC to go ahead with its activities. Speaking after a closed-door meeting hosted by the Secretary to the Government...

