The Students’ Union Government of the Petroleum Training Institute, in Warri area of Delta, has partnered with the Resourceful Youth Network Initiative to a national youth empowerment summit aimed addressing unemployment crisis in the country. According to a statement issued on Monday by the Chief Executive Officer of RYNI, Dr Lawson Obasenu, the summit was […]
No fewer than 500 Kano residents suffering from cataract disease have regained clear vision after successful free clinical procedure offered by Ophthalmological Society of Nigeria (OSN) on Sunday. Cataract is a disease that affects the clear lens of the eye and subjects sight to cloudiness where light is prevented from focusing on the retina, thereby […]
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has directed all candidates who uploaded their O-level results before the release of the final 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination results to revisit accredited centres and re-upload their results. In its weekly news bulletin on Monday, the Board explained that all previously uploaded results have been cleared […]
The world’s first commercial service offering carbon storage off Norway’s coast has carried out its inaugural CO2 injection into the North Sea seabed, the Northern Lights consortium operating the site said Monday. Northern Lights, led by oil giants Equinor, Shell and TotalEnergies, involves transporting and burying CO2 captured at smokestacks across Europe. The aim is […]
Bukayo Saka is expected to miss Arsenal’s upcoming clash against Liverpool on Sunday, as well as England’s World Cup qualifiers against Andorra and Serbia next month, due to a hamstring injury. The 23-year-old forward limped off during Arsenal’s 5-0 victory over Leeds United on Saturday, and early assessments suggest he could be sidelined for up […]
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has deducted a total of N235.6 billion between January and July 2025 from the Frontier Exploration Fund (FEF), in line with the provisions of the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA), according to the company’s financial documents. The deductions represent 30 per cent of Profit Sharing Contract (PSC) proceeds earmarked […]
Despite President Bola Tinubu’s executive order in June 2024 aimed at reducing drug costs by abolishing tariffs, excise duties, and Value Added Tax on pharmaceutical machinery and raw materials, Nigeria continues to battle soaring medication prices. The intended policy, designed to ease the financial burden on patients, remains largely unenforced, leading to no relief for […]
The National Commission for Colleges of Education has uncovered and shut down 22 illegal Colleges of Education. The discovery was made during a crackdown on illegal colleges of education in the country. The development was revealed in the commission’s achievements, seen by our correspondent. “The NCCE identified and shut down 22 illegal Colleges of Education […]
