The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has charged local contractors to focus on delivering quality projects following a five-day capacity-building workshop held in Warri, Delta State. Organised in collaboration with Tosdere Nigeria Limited, the training equipped 40 contractors with essential skills for thriving in the oil and gas sector. Executive Secretary of NCDMB,…
The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has announced that passenger train operations along the Abuja–Kaduna corridor will resume next week. This follows the completion of repairs and safety checks on the track section at Asham, where a derailment occurred on August 26, 2025. According to NRC spokesman Callistus Unyimadu, details on the exact resumption date and…
The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) has ordered an immediate shutdown of gas and crude oil supply to the Dangote Petroleum Refinery. In a letter signed by its General Secretary, Comrade Lumumba Okugbawa, the union accused the refinery of sacking unionised workers and pushing “misinformation” instead of constructively engaging the…
Russia launched a massive overnight air assault on Ukraine, deploying “hundreds” of drones and missiles that left at least 10 people injured, Ukrainian officials said on Sunday. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiga described the strikes as targeting multiple cities while residents slept, causing significant damage to residential buildings and civilian infrastructure. He shared videos of…
Labour Party’s former presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has clarified his congratulatory message to the newly installed Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rashidi Ladoja, following criticism on social media. Obi had referred to the monarch as “my dear elder brother” in his goodwill message, a phrase that drew backlash for being perceived as disrespectful to Yoruba traditional…
Italian customs police have uncovered and dismantled the country’s largest illegal cigarette factory, seizing more than 150 tonnes of counterfeit cigarettes, according to a statement released on Saturday. The massive underground facility, located near the town of Cassino, southeast of Rome, spanned 1,600 square metres (17,000 square feet) and was hidden beneath a logistics warehouse….
The Kwara State Police Command, in collaboration with operatives from the Office of the National Security Adviser (NSA), the Nigeria Forest Security Service (NFSS), and local vigilante groups, has intercepted a vehicle transporting tubers of yam, beneath which 127 bags of suspected cannabis were hidden. This development was announced in a statement issued on Saturday…
President Bola Tinubu arrived in Lagos on Friday for a working visit, shortly after attending the coronation ceremony of the 44th Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rashidi Ladoja, in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. The visit was confirmed in a statement issued by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga. According…
On Friday, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer revealed government plans to introduce a nationwide digital ID system, aimed at curbing illegal immigration. However, the proposal faces considerable resistance in a country with a long-standing aversion to identity cards. The proposed digital ID would be stored on individuals’ smartphones, and the government clarified that there would…
The city of Ibadan, Oyo State, was filled with excitement and celebration as former governor Rashidi Adewolu Ladoja was officially installed as the 44th Olubadan of Ibadanland. In a grand ceremony held at Mapo Hall, Governor Seyi Makinde presented the staff of office to the new monarch at exactly 3:08 p.m., marking a historic moment…
