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Calls For Ogbe’s Sack Intensifies as Oil Sector Group Accuses NCDMB of Contract Fraud, Abuse of Office

NewsDeskNgMay 18, 2025May 18, 20250

…says Nigerian Content Board has become cesspool of corruption The Network for Oil Sector Transparency and Reform (NOSTR) has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to immediately sack the Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), Engr. Felix Omatsola Ogbe, over what it described as “unbridled...

Group Slams Lagos NLC, Says Recruitment of Katsina Youths at Dangote Refinery Not Illegal

NewsDeskNgMay 18, 2025May 18, 20250

A civil society organisation, Citizens for Inclusive Development and Economic Justice (CID-EJ), has dismissed the outrage by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) over the recruitment of 89 unskilled workers from Katsina State to the Dangote Refinery in Lekki, describing the criticism as misguided, sectional, and potentially inflammatory. In a statement...

NOSTR Gives NCDMB Boss Two Weeks to Resign Over N7.7 Billion Scandal or Face Mass Protest

NewsDeskNgMay 18, 2025May 18, 20250

The Network for Oil Sector Transparency and Reform (NOSTR) has issued a two-week ultimatum to the Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), Engr. Felix Omatsola Ogbe, to resign over the alleged misappropriation of N7.7 billion or face mass protests in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT)....

NiMet forecasts 3-day sunshine, cloudiness starting Sunday

NewsDeskNgMay 18, 2025May 18, 20250

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted sunny and cloudy weather conditions, with thunderstorms, across the country from Sunday to Tuesday. NiMet’s weather outlook, released on Saturday in Abuja, predicted sunny skies on Sunday. It also forecasted patches of cloud and thunderstorms in parts of Gombe, Bauchi, Kaduna, Taraba, and...

Juliet Ibrahim bags first degree in marketing communications at 39

NewsDeskNgMay 18, 2025May 18, 20250

Ghanaian actress and filmmaker Juliet Ibrahim has earned her first degree, a Bachelor of Business Administration, in Marketing Communications from Berkeley College, at the age of 39. After pausing her education after high school to support her siblings, Ibrahim shared that it was her friend, Busie Matsiko-Andan, who encouraged her...

Tor Tiv urges Miyetti Allah to expel criminal herders from Benue

NewsDeskNgMay 18, 2025May 18, 20250

The paramount ruler of the Tiv people, Tor Tiv, Professor James Ortese Iorzua Ayatse, has urged the leadership of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) to take decisive action against criminal elements operating under the guise of herders. Speaking during a meeting with MACBAN representatives at the...

South East Senators query JAMB’s exam glitch

NewsDeskNgMay 17, 2025May 17, 20250

The South East Senate Caucus has expressed worries over what it described as ‘curious and highly suspicious’ Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) examination glitch in some centres in Lagos and especially in the whole of South East in the 2025 exam circle. The caucus, in a statement by its chairman, Senator...

10 legit ways to earn dollars in Nigeria

NewsDeskNgMay 17, 2025May 17, 20250

Freelancing offers a flexible way to earn dollars while living in Nigeria. By offering services like content writing, graphic design, digital marketing, or programming on platforms like Upwork, Fiverr, or Freelancer, you can leverage your skills to attract global clients and get paid in dollars. These opportunities require dedication, hard work...

Nigeria Attracts Global Investors as Komolafe Showcases Upstream Reforms in London

NewsDeskNgMay 16, 2025May 16, 20250

Nigeria is gaining renewed global attention as a hotspot for oil and gas investment, following strategic reforms in its upstream sector that are beginning to yield tangible results. Speaking at the 2025 Africa Energies Summit in London, Engr. Gbenga Komolafe, Commission Chief Executive (CCE) of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory...

Defections: We don’t want Nigeria becoming one-party state — APC

NewsDeskNgMay 16, 2025May 16, 20250

ABUJA— The National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Mr Felix Morka, yesterday, said that despite the wave of defections, the ruling party has no desire to turn Nigeria into a one-party state. He said that when the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, was in power, it controlled over...