NNPC targets two million barrels oil production daily
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has announced its goal to increase crude oil production to two million barrels per day by the end of the year. The country’s daily production rose from 1.27 million barrels in June to 1.6…
“I can’t pay N70,000 minimum wage”, Gombe Governor
The Gombe State Governor, Inuwa Yahaya, has disclosed that with the lean allocation to the state, it would be difficult to meet the N70,000 minimum wage. The minimum wage was recently assented to by President Bola Tinubu following an agreement…
Just In: [Teachers Recruitment] OYO SUBEB Releases CBT Results, Fixes Cut-off Mark
The Oyo State Universal Basic Education Board, OYOSUBEB, has officially released results, of its just concluded computer-based tests. This was disclosed by the Executive Chairman of the Board, Dr. Nureni Aderemi Adeniran, which was made available to the journalists on…
FG activates national emergency operation centre
The federal government has activated the National Emergency Operation Centre to coordinate responses and provide timely support to victims of floods and public health concerns. The director-general of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Zubaida Umar, disclosed this at a…
Senate questions Ajaokuta Steel’s N4.2bn wage bill
The Senate, on Tuesday, frowned on the N4.2bn appropriated in the 2024 budget as personnel cost for unverifiable workers at Ajaokuta Steel Company Limited. The company has remained non-functional with ongoing efforts by the government to revive it, alongside the…
Cadet’s death: Father faults drowning claim, says son poisoned
The father of the late Air Force cadet officer, Emmanuel Chidiebere Onyemereneche, Mr. Ephraim Onyeomereneche, has made shocking revelations about his son’s death.Contrary to the police report that Chidiebere drowned in a swimming pool at Hotel Royal Damgrate in Abia…
I don’t need ‘big grammar’ to fix Edo, says Okpebholo
The candidate of the All Progressives Congress for the September 21 governorship election in Edo State, Senator Monday Okpebholo, on Tuesday, said he was in the race to repair the alleged damage done by the current administration and he would…
Council probes Lagos FCE violence, school shut
Following the violence that erupted on Monday, the Governing Council of the Federal College of Education (Technical) Akoka, Lagos, has ordered an indefinite closure of the institution. The embattled provost, Dr. Wahab Azeez, revealed the council’s decision to our correspondence…
Steer clear of prisons, NCoS warns protesters
The Federal Government has declared all its 256 custodial centres across the country as “red zones” ahead of the August 1 planned nationwide anti-government protests. The Controller-General of the Nigeria Correctional Service, Haliru Nababa, said this in a Tuesday statement…
Naira abuse: Bobrisky to regain freedom August 5
Controversial cross-dresser, Idris Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky, will, on August 5, 2024, regain freedom from the Kirikiri Correctional Centre, after spending six months in incarceration for abusing the naira by spraying it at parties. This was disclosed to our…