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Petroleum Tanker Drivers in Lagos State have withdrawn their services as directed by the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) beginning from TODAY. The state Chairman, NUPENG, Mr Tayo Aboyeji made the confirmation in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Lagos. Aboyeji said that the strike […]

JAMB ANNOUNCES DATE FOR POLYTECHNICS, UNIVERSITY POST-UTME The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) and heads of all tertiary institutions have agreed to commence the 2020/2021 post- Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) screening on September 7. The board explained the shift in the date of admission processes was to allow students sitting for the 2020

Candidates applying for teaching jobs in various public schools in Oyo State are to take the mandatory Computer Based Test (CBT) from Tuesday 11, 2020. The examination is scheduled to run from Monday through Saturday from 7am till 6pm. The government on Thursday announced the readiness of the State’s Teaching Service Commission (TESCOM) to conduct

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) ON Thursday denied media reports that it has placed a permanent travel restriction on Nigerians. UAE Embassy in Abuja in a statement said the information in the media reports were incorrect and against the long-standing relationship with Nigeria. Some media reports at the weekend claimed that the UAE has placed

No fewer than 20 people have been reportedly killed and several others injured in fresh attacks on three communities in Zangon Kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The attack, which occurred on Thursday, was said to have been carried out by suspected militia. The affected communities are Kurmin Masara, Apyia Shyim, and Takmawai. The

The Lagos State Government has vowed to arrest and prosecute the driver and owner of a truck, which container fell on a commercial bus, killing two passengers and injuring three others last July 26. Attorney-General and Commissioner of Justice, Moyosore Onigbanjo (SAN) spoke on Wednesday during a condolence visit to the family of one of

The Senate President Ahmad Lawal has assured of the speedy passage of the Petroleum Industry Bill, PIB, before the end of this year to address all bottleneck in the extractive industry. The Senate President gave the assurance, while declaring open a webinar organized by the Nigeria Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies, NILDS in collaboration

SEVERAL #REVOLUTIONNOW PROTESTERS WERE ARRESTED BY THE POLICE AND THE NIGERIAN ARMY IN THE ABUJA METROPOLIS ON WEDNESDAY. THE PROTESTERS CARRYING PLACARDS AND BANNERS HAD SET OUT AS EARLY AS 8 AM TO DEMAND GOOD GOVERNANCE. SOME OF THE BANNERS READ, ‘NIGERIANS ARE SICK AND TIRED OF POVERTY, CORRUPTION, INJUSTICE AND UNTIMELY DEATH’; ‘SAY NO

THE LAGOS STATE WATERWAYS AUTHORITY HAS IMPOUNDED ENGINES OF SIX PASSENGERS’ BOAT OPERATORS IN ITS RENEWED EFFORTS TO SANITISE WATERWAYS TO PREVENT BOAT MISHAPS. ITS GENERAL MANAGER, MR OLUWADAMILOLA EMMANUEL, DISCLOSED THIS IN A STATEMENT IN LAGOS BY MRS NKECHI AJAYI, THE PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICER OF LASWA ON TUESDAY. THERE HAVE BEEN REPORTS OF ACCIDENTS

ABOUT THIRTY TWO NIGERIAN UNIVERSITIES ARE CURRENTLY IN VARIOUS STAGES OF RESEARCH FOR COVID-19 VACCINE. THE DEPUTY EXECUTIVE SECRETARY OF THE NATIONAL UNIVERSITIES COMMISSION, NUC, DR. SULAIMAN RAMON-YUSUF STATED THIS IN ABUJA AT THE LAUNCH OF A COMPENDIUM ON THE CONTRIBUTIONS MADE BY SOME NIGERIAN UNIVERSITIES TO MITIGATE THE EFFECTS OF COVID-19 IN THE COUNTRY.