The National Examination Council, NECO, on Thursday dismissed concerns raised over its staff members across the federation writing promotion examination at its headquarters in Minna, Niger State. NECO’s Public Relations Officer, Azeez Sani, said it’s the norm for promotion exams to be written
A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, sitting at Maitama, Abuja, on Thursday, varied the bail condition granted to the immediate past Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Godwin Emefiele. The court had in November granted Emefiele bail in
Emirates Airlines disclosed that it would be employing an additional 5,000 cabin crew members for its new fleet of Airbus A350s in 2024. The recruitment push was designed primarily for those who would soon or had recently stepped into the world of work,
Bulgaria and Romania said they will start the issuance of short-term Schengen visas for international visitors seeking entry into the Schengen Area, beginning April 1, 2024. The announcement was made through a statement released on SchengenVisaInfo. Both countries are expected to start granting
The National Assembly has raised budgetary allocation to the Ministry of Works from N657.3bn in the proposed budget to N1.03tn. This represents N373bn or 56.7 per cent increase from the initial figure in the appropriation bill. It also represents a 65.4 per cent
The pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, has commiserated with the Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, over the explosion that rocked Ibadan on Tuesday. This is just as it called on the Federal Government to come to the aid of victims, saying the state government
Equity investors in the stocks of companies under the Dangote Group have gained over 1.2tn during the first two trading sessions of this week. This marked increased appetite in the stocks of the companies listed on the Nigerian Exchange Limited, following the commencement
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has said the Federal Government would not condone any form of bandit attack in Abuja. Wike spoke on Wednesday, at a town hall meeting he had with residents of the Bwari Area Council of
The Nigerian Customs Service, Sokoto Zonal Command, on Wednesday, handed over 1,198 cartons of seized fake drugs to the National Agency for Foods, Drugs Administration and Control in Sokoto. Speaking while handing over the seized items to the agency at the Sokoto zonal
The Rivers State House of Assembly has screened and confirmed nine former commissioners who had resigned from Governor Siminalayi Fubara’s cabinet in the last quarter of 2023. The commissioner nominees who appeared before the lawmakers led by the Speaker, Martin Amaewhule, on Wednesday