Category: News
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Drug Trafficking: Countries and Penance
Advise yourself, your family members and your friends against drug trafficking. There is nothing heroic about being a drug peddler; as your major claim to fame is being responsible for destroying a lot of lives in any country you strike and succeed. And some countries will not tolerate it. They will put your to pasture…
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Unity Bank Sacks 215 Workers
Unity Bank Plc allegedly sacked 215 of its employees yesterday due to their inability to cope with the new ideas and strategy of the company. According to a source close to the bank, about 200 new hires were said to have been recruited by the bank to promote the transformation initiative hat was initiated by…
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ASUU to Begin a One-week Warning Strike on October 2nd 2016
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) will begin a warning strike from October 2nd. The union disclosed this in a statement signed by the Chairman, University of Abuja chapter of ASUU. We have tried to dialogue with the Federal Government but they have been playing games with us; we will start with a warning…
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Police Recruitment: Successful Applicants To Undergo Lie Detector Tests
Successful candidates in the ongoing recruitment exercise into the Nigeria Police Force will undergo compulsory polygraph test (lie detector test). This will be in addition to the general background check, biometrics, medical, physical examination, aptitude, oral and psychological tests. The Police will also conduct a thorough verification of all documents submitted by prospective candidates. The…
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Access Bank Increases Staff Salaries
It was indeed a merry Monday at Access Bank Plc yesterday as members of staff were pleasantly surprised by a salary increase in spite of the prevailing economic realities in Nigeria.The Bank’s leadership, headed by Herbert Wigwe, approved this increase to cushion the effect of rising costs in the country. This information was obtained from members of…
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EFCC RECRUITMENT: BEWARE OF SCAMMERS
It has come to the knowledge of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, that some unscrupulous members of the public have been defrauding unsuspecting Nigerians in the on-going recruitment exercise by the Commission. The modus operandi of the scammers is to request for applications from job – seeking Nigerians and later inform the applicants…
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Federal Government to Recruits 1.3 Million Teachers in Nigeria
The Federal Government yesterday said it needs about 1.3 million teachers in the next six years to close the teaching gap in the basic education sector.Minister of Education Mallam Adamu Adamu, who stated this at the national flag-off of 2015 Teacher Professional Development (TPD) programme organised by the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) in Abuja,added…
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JAMB Withdraws Candidates’ List Sent to Varsities
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has withdrawn the list of recommended candidates for admission earlier sent to Universities and other tertiary institutions.The announcement was contained in a statement by the spokesperson of JAMB, Dr. Fabian Benjmin.JAMB explained that the decision was to ensure that the Senate of Universities perform their statutory responsibility of conducting…
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Kidnappers In Rivers Now Lure Victims With Job Interviews
Kidnappers in Rivers State have devised a new means of getting at their victims and making their families part with huge sums of money as ransoms. It was gathered that kidnappers had begun to send text messages, inviting their victims for job interviews but they hold them hostage as soon as they turn up at the…
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Edo To Recruit 10,000 Teachers (State Universal Basic Education (SUBEB )
State Universal Basic Education, SUBEB – Over 10,000 teachers will soon be recruited into the services of the Edo State Government to address the paucity of teachers in some local government areas of the state, Prince Stephen Alao, chairman of the state Universal Basic Education, SUBEB, has said. The SUBEB boss who disclosed this to Vanguard,…
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ITF to Train 37,000 Youths on Industrial Skills
The Industrial Training Fund (ITF) has said that 37, 000 young Nigerians would benefit from the National Industrial Skills Development Programme (NISDP) aimed at job creation, youth and women empowerment and industrialization of the nation’s economy.The Director-General of the Fund, Mr. Dickson Onuoha, revealed that potential trainees from 18 states selected for the first batch…
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10 Things Every Corps Member Should Know About The New Cbn Loan
The Central Bank of Nigeria yesterday announced that it has set aside N2.5bn for members of the National Youth Service Corps with good business ideas to actualise their dreams. The fund according to the apex bank will be distributed to corps members under the Youth Entrepreneurship Development Programme, YEPD. Here are 10 key things you…
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2 Ekpoma Students Arrested By NAF For NAF Recruitment Scam
Two friends out to defraud unsuspecting applicants of the ongoing Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Recruitment Exercise 2016 have been arrested and paraded today before the press in Abuja. The duo, Messers ENDURANCE EHICHOYA (Principal Suspect) and DAVID ANSWER EGHOSA (Accomplice), both 21 years old and students of Ambrose Ali University, Ekpoma, were arrested in Ekpoma…
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Kebbi State Governor Orders Immediate Sack of Teachers
Kebbi State Governor pays unscheduled visit to schools, orders immediate sack of five teachers over absenteeism The Governor, who is well known for paying unscheduled visits to government facilities, offices and schools, warned that his government will not condone laziness, absenteeism, idleness, unpunctuality and falsehood in the discharge of duties by teachers and supervisors in…
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Police Arrest Fake Police Who Forges Documents, Recruitment Forms to Scam People
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a fake Assistant Superintendent of Police who forges police letterheads, identity card and recruitment forms to defraud people. A 32-year-old fake Assistant Superintendent of Police identified as Abdulrasak Sani who was alleged to have forged the police letterheads, identity card and recruitment forms, which he use to defraud…
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Minister (Malam Adamu Adamu) Orders Refund of Post-UTME Fees
Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu has directed all tertiary institutions that have conducted post-UTME examination to immediately refund money taken from candidates. The minister has also declared that post-UTME examinations already taken are null and void; threatening that any institution caught still conducting the examination under any guise would be sanctioned.The minister made this…
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Most Wanted Notorious Job Scammer Arrested by Nigeria Customs
The Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) has arrested, Abubakar Rilwan, one of Nigeria’s most wanted notorious fraudsters involved in online advertising scams on non-existing vacancies in government agencies. The spokesperson of the Nigeria Customs Service, Wale Adeniyi has confirmed that one of Nigeria’s most wanted notorious fraudsters, Abubakar Rilwan, who is involved in online advertising scams…
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N-Power Website Record Over 400,000 in 36 Hours
N-Power Programme – The presidency has disclosed that the newly launched N-Power jobs portal of the federal government has recorded over 400,000 successful registrations and 35 million hits in 36 Hours.Afolabi Imoukhede, the senior special assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on job creation, has said that N-Power, the newly launched jobs portal of the federal…
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View PTDF Scholarship List of Successful Candidates 2016/2017 PhD/ MSc
PTDF Scholarship List of Successful Candidates for PhD Overseas 2016/2017. This is to inform all candidates who participated in the Oral Interview for the PhD award held between 18th – 22 of April, 2016, that the list of successful candidates for the award of the 2016/2017 PTDF Overseas Scholarship (PhD) has been published.The breakdown indicates that…
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FG sacks management of Niger Delta Holding Company of Nigeria
The Federal Government has dissolved the executive management of the Niger Delta Power Holding Company of Nigeria Limited led by James Abiodun Olotu. The sack is contained in a statement released by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir David Lawal today June 10th. Chiedu Ugbo has been announced as the acting MD…