Month: December 2024

Google, on Tuesday, unveiled the ‘2024 Year in Search’ for Nigeria, with Bobrisky, Beta Edu, Shallipopi, and Ogechi lyrics leading the trends search. The Communications and Public Affairs Manager, Google West Africa, Mr Taiwo Kola-Ogunlade, said in a statement that the 2024 Year in Search offered a unique lens into the questions and interests that…

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, said the new Port Harcourt refinery is over 90 percent completed. The Port Harcourt Refining Company, PHRC, operates two refineries; the old plant with a capacity of 60,000 barrels per stream day (bpsd) and a new facility with 150,000 bpsd, bringing the refinery’s combined crude processing capacity to…

Vanguard News With a population of around 40 million throughout Nigeria, the Igbo people are one of the biggest and most influential tribes among countries around the world. Igbos are well-known for their entrepreneurial endeavours, both within Nigeria and around the world. People who speak Igbo, a language belonging to the Benue-Congo branch of the…

The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has sent notifications to applicants shortlisted for the next phase of its graduate recruitment program, according to a message shared with candidates. The message, shared on social media and seen by The Guardian on Monday, invites successful applicants to upload critical documents to advance further in the process. These…

Vanguard News There are indications that the newly introduced foreign exchange market system by the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, is the driving force behind the recent massive appreciation of Nigeria’s local currency, the Naira, against the world’s major currencies. I sold wristwatch, did okada, keke work; now I have fame but no money —…

The Nigerian Air Force has officially published the list of eligible candidates for the Zonal General Aptitude Test for its Direct Short Service Commission (DSSC) 33/2024 Enlistment Exercise. In a press release issued today, December 9, 2024, Air Commodore Olusola Fakinboyewa, Director of Public Relations and Information, confirmed this. It read, “This is to inform…

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has warned that the federal government’s proposal to phase out the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) by 2030 will destroy public tertiary institutions and education in the country. The union argues that such a move would not only negate the efforts invested in establishing TETFund but would also…

Punch Newspaper Gynaecologists have dispelled the rumour that women born with one ovary or those who have lost an ovary due to surgery or other medical conditions are unable to conceive or give birth to many children. According to the maternal health experts, having one ovary does not affect a woman’s fertility or her ability…

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited began the computer-based Aptitude Test on Saturday where a total of 45,689 applicants are 6slugging it out to secure employment at the company. The NNPC spokesperson, Olufemi Soneye, in a statement, said the recruitment would be for various positions across various departments within the energy company and interested applicants…

The Federal Government has released the final list of successful applicants for the 2023 Federal Fire Service recruitment exercise. In a statement issued on Saturday, the Secretary of the Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board, Ja’afaru Ahmed, stated that the names of successful candidates were now accessible on the Board’s portal. “The Civil…