The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) has accused Dangote Refinery of unjustly terminating the appointment of 800 Nigerians in its workforce. The labour union, in a statement on Friday by its General Secretary, Lumumba Okugbawa, accused the refinery of engaging in anti-labour practices. It also alleged that the management of…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has congratulated Bishop David Oyedepo, founder of Living Faith Church Worldwide (Winners Chapel) and Senior Pastor of Faith Tabernacle, on his 71st birthday. In a goodwill message on Friday by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, the President joined Oyedepo’s family, congregants, staff of David Oyedepo Ministries International,…
The former Student Union President of Federal School of Statistics, Ibadan Campus, Mr Ganiyu Kazeem Abiodun has declared intention to run for the school Alumni Association President. Ganiyu, fondly call Olubara is the interim Vice President of the association, and the former Union President of the school during 2005/06 session. Declaring his ambition, Mr Ganiyu…
Two Nigerian girls have placed the nation on the global technology map after emerging winners of the 2025 Technovation Global Summit (Beginner Division) with an artificial intelligence (AI) app designed to tackle drowsy and distracted driving. The prodigies, 10-year-old Akachukwu Blessed Nwachukwu and Ifunanya Gabriella Okoye, both from Port Harcourt, Rivers State, developed Stay Woke,…
The Lagos State Police Command has prohibited the searching of phones by police officers in the state, while also warning against extortion, harassment, violation of human rights and dignity by serving police officers in the state. The state Commissioner of Police, CP Olohundare Jimoh, gave the admonition on Thursday during a meeting with Area Commanders,…
Nigeria’s Dangote Petroleum Refinery has laid off a number of its Nigerian employees, according to a letter from the company reportedly seen by Reuters and confirmed by officials of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN). The exact number of affected workers has not been independently verified. “Yes, it is true….
Justice James Omotosho of a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Friday refused the no case submission filed by the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, in the terrorism charges filed against him by the federal government. The Judge, while ruling on the application, held that the Department of…
The National Universities Commission (NUC), Nigeria’s apex regulatory body for university education, has announced multiple job vacancies at its headquarters in Abuja. In a public notice, the Commission said applications are open to suitably qualified Nigerians across officer, confidential secretary, and clerical/auxiliary staff cadres. Interested applicants were directed to visit careers.nuc.edu.ng or nuc.edu.ng and navigate…
Nigerians may experience blackout in the coming days as the National Union of Electricity Employees, NUEE, commenced a strike action on Wednesday over non-implementation of the national minimum wage, casualisation of workers and other demands. The industrial action was disclosed in a notice signed by the Acting General Secretary of NUEE, Dominic Igwebike, on Wednesday….
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has terminated the “JICA Africa Hometown” initiative, following widespread protests in Japan over concerns that the programme would trigger increased immigration from Africa. The agency scrapped the initiative after struggling to contain the slew of misinformation online about it. The “hometown” agreement, announced by JICA at an African development…