The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) has conferred its Corporate Merit Award on Yaba College of Technology (Yabatech) for being the most producer of certified accountants and chartered accountants in Nigeria. According to a statement by Mr Adekunle Adams, Head, Public Relations Unit of Yabatech, ICAN gave the award at its 2025 Award…
African Union (AU) Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security Bankole Adeoye called for a permanent ceasefire in Sudan and eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). He made the call while briefing reporters on the sidelines of the 39th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the AU. Adeoye…
The Nigerian Army says the media has a responsibility to provide timely and useful information to the public while ensuring that such information does not compromise national security. The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Olufemi Oluyede, said this on Tuesday in Abuja, at the opening of 2-day training for Media Operatives in Nigeria. The…
China has expressed worry about the situation in the Gaza Strip after Israel unleashed massive airstrikes against Hamas militants overnight. China said it is “extremely concerned” and hopes all sides support the effective implementation of the ceasefire, said Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning in Beijing on Tuesday. She said the parties should avoid actions that…
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has called on security agencies operating at the country’s frontiers to strengthen collaboration in order to stem human trafficking and drug smuggling. Assistant Comptroller General of Immigration for Zone A (Lagos and Ogun), Echefulam Anugwa, delivered the message during an inspection tour of the Seme border and Lagos Border Patrol…
A Nigerian cleric, Apostle Momo Promise of Zion Flames Prophetic and Intercessory Ministries, has called on the Federal Government to urgently investigate the recent wave of killings in Plateau, Kaduna and Zamfara states. The pastor warned against politicising the attacks, stressing that innocent Nigerians continue to lose their lives daily across affected communities. In a…
An All Progressives Congress (APC) gathering in the North-East to endorse President Bola Tinubu for a second term erupted into chaos after key party stakeholders allegedly refused to endorse Vice President Kashim Shettima alongside the president. A video circulated by AIT on Sunday depicted party members in a state of heated tension as the event…
Nigeria’s leading oil and gas workers’ union has urged the federal government to adopt a private-sector-led model for the nation’s moribund refineries, warning that political interference continues to undermine efficiency. Speaking in Abuja at the 4th PENGASSAN and Labour Summit, union president Festus Osifo said the government should mirror the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG)…
Mr. Blessing Agbebaku, the Speaker of the Edo House of Assembly, has articulated his reasons for transitioning from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). On Tuesday, Agbebaku, accompanied by two fellow House members, Hon. Sunday Fada Eigbiremonlen and Hon. Idaiye Yekini Oisayemoje, announced their defection to the APC. In an…
Dangote Refinery has again, within a week interval reduced its ex-depot price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), commonly known as petrol, from N840 per litre to N820 per litre, effective immediately. It would be recalled that the company last week reduced its ex-depot price from N880 to N840 per litre. With the assurance of a…
