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WED 2026: Chevron Nigeria, Mid-Africa Region’s Commitment To Environmental Stewardship

By Olusoga Oduselu JUNE 5 is observed globally as World Environment Day (WED/, an occasion that highlights the importance of environmental awareness and responsible action. This year’s theme, “A Global Call for Climate Action,” reflects the importance of coordinated efforts to address climate-related challenges affecting people, communities and ecosystems. Climate-related impacts, including rising temperatures, flooding,…

Heritage Energy appoints Adebawo as General Manager

Is Oil Still Nigeria’s Backbone Or Its Addiction?

By Sola Adebawo THERE are two conversations Nigerians have about oil. The first is nostalgic. Oil financed highways, universities, airports and decades of public spending. It positioned Nigeria as a continental heavyweight and underwrote the national budget for generations. The second conversation is more uncomfortable. Oil distorted incentives, centralized power, weakened tax discipline and made…

Urgent Appeal To Tunji-Ojo As NIS Portal Fails To Acknowledge N52,000 Passport Payment For Minor

AN urgent appeal has been made to the Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, over the Nigerian Immigration Service’s (NIS) failure to acknowledge a N52,000 payment for the 32-page international passport of a minor, Sharon DideOluwa Adurokiya. According to the complaint, the passport application fee was paid on 29 August 2025 via Paystack, with a…

Professor Olapegba Emerges As 14th UI Vice-Chancellor

Juliet Oladele, Reporting  IBADAN — The University of Ibadan has appointed Professor Peter Olamakinde Olapegba as its 14th Vice-Chancellor following a rigorous selection process that involved eight candidates vying for the prestigious position. The appointment was announced on Wednesday by the institution’s Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Council, Chief Adebisi Akande, after the Council’s…

Kano’s Historic Teacher Recruitment Hailed, As 8,588 Educators Join State’s Schools

KANO — In a landmark ceremony that underscored the Federal Government’s commitment to educational reform, the Minister of Education Dr Maruf Tunji Alausa has formally handed over appointment letters to 4,900 newly hired teachers and 3,688 BESDA Cohort V Facilitators in Kano State, declaring that “no reform can succeed without quality educators at its centre.”…

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WED 2026: Chevron Nigeria, Mid-Africa Region’s Commitment To Environmental Stewardship

By Olusoga Oduselu JUNE 5 is observed globally as World Environment Day (WED/, an occasion that highlights the importance of environmental awareness and responsible action. This year’s theme, “A Global Call for Climate Action,” reflects the importance of coordinated efforts to address climate-related challenges affecting people, communities and ecosystems. Climate-related impacts, including rising temperatures, flooding,...
Heritage Energy appoints Adebawo as General Manager

Is Oil Still Nigeria’s Backbone Or Its Addiction?

By Sola Adebawo THERE are two conversations Nigerians have about oil. The first is nostalgic. Oil financed highways, universities, airports and decades of public spending. It positioned Nigeria as a continental heavyweight and underwrote the national budget for generations. The second conversation is more uncomfortable. Oil distorted incentives, centralized power, weakened tax discipline and made...

Urgent Appeal To Tunji-Ojo As NIS Portal Fails To Acknowledge N52,000 Passport Payment For Minor

AN urgent appeal has been made to the Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, over the Nigerian Immigration Service’s (NIS) failure to acknowledge a N52,000 payment for the 32-page international passport of a minor, Sharon DideOluwa Adurokiya. According to the complaint, the passport application fee was paid on 29 August 2025 via Paystack, with a...

Professor Olapegba Emerges As 14th UI Vice-Chancellor

Juliet Oladele, Reporting  IBADAN — The University of Ibadan has appointed Professor Peter Olamakinde Olapegba as its 14th Vice-Chancellor following a rigorous selection process that involved eight candidates vying for the prestigious position. The appointment was announced on Wednesday by the institution’s Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Council, Chief Adebisi Akande, after the Council’s...

Kano’s Historic Teacher Recruitment Hailed, As 8,588 Educators Join State’s Schools

KANO — In a landmark ceremony that underscored the Federal Government’s commitment to educational reform, the Minister of Education Dr Maruf Tunji Alausa has formally handed over appointment letters to 4,900 newly hired teachers and 3,688 BESDA Cohort V Facilitators in Kano State, declaring that “no reform can succeed without quality educators at its centre.”...

Oluremi Tinubu Grants N50m To 1,000 Women Traders in Osun

Blessing Bello, Reporting  NIGERIA’S First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has provided a total of N50 million to 1,000 women in Iwo Local Government Area of Osun State as support to boost their petty trading businesses. Represented by the wife of the All Progressives Congress governorship candidate, Alhaja Sekinat Oyebamiji, the First Lady said the intervention,...

House of Representatives Issues Final Ultimatum to MDAs in PFIPC Probe

Muhammed Abubakar, Reporting  ABUJA — The House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee investigating the controversial Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC) has issued a stark warning to defaulting Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs), declaring Thursday as their final opportunity to honour summons or face constitutional sanctions. The committee, chaired by Yusuf Gagdi, described the persistent absence...

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