Veritas University invests N1.3bn in skills hub to boost graduate employability
Veritas University Abuja has commenced the construction of a N1.3 billion Skills and Innovation Hub to equip students with practical, industry-relevant skills and improve their employability after graduation. The facility, expected to be completed by January 2027, will provide hands-on training in technology, entrepreneurship, fashion design, creative arts, music and innovation, as part of the university's strategy to produce graduates...
Tinubu appoints Fayose, Bindawa, 24 others into federal agencies
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of 26 officials into 10 federal government agencies and commissions, naming former Ekiti State Governor Ayo Fayose as Chairman of the Rural Electrification Agency and retired Major General Junaid Bindawa as Chairman of the National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission. The appointments, announced on Monday in a statement by the President's Special Adviser...
FG contradicts military over attack on Borno school
The Federal Government has dismissed an attack on the Federal Government Girls' College (FGGC) in the Monguno area of Borno State. The military had disclosed that the troops of Operation Hadin Kai, in collaboration with personnel of the Nigeria Police Mobile Force, foiled an attempted mass abduction by ISWAP terrorists at the college at about 1:30 a.m. on Sunday, July...
Julius Berger MD commends Tinubu, Wike on Abuja infrastructure drive
The Managing Director of Julius Berger Nigeria Plc, Dr. Peer Lubasch, has commended President Bola Tinubu and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, for what he described as unprecedented infrastructure development across Abuja. Lubasch gave the commendation at a gala dinner marking the conclusion of 31 consecutive days of project flag-offs and commissioning ceremonies held as part...
EFCC arraigns ex-Warri Refinery MD over N1.34bn money laundering
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arraigned the former Managing Director of Warri Refining and Petrochemical Company Limited, Jimoh Olasunkanmi Yisawu, over an alleged N1.339 billion money laundering scheme. Yisawu was arraigned on Monday before Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court in Abuja on an eight-count charge bordering on alleged money laundering. According to the EFCC, the former...
143 firms submit commercial bids for 50 oil, gas blocs
No fewer than 143 indigenous and international oil and gas companies will today (Tuesday) compete for 50 oil and gas blocs as the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) commences the commercial bid phase of the 2025 Licensing Round in Abuja. The commercial bid conference marks the final stage of the licensing exercise and is expected to determine the successful...
ADC demands full disclosure of N7.13trn NNPC energy security spending
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has called on the Federal Government and the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited to disclose full details of the N7.13 trillion recorded as energy security expenditure in the company’s 2024 audited accounts. The ADC said the scale of the expenditure required full transparency, including the identities of all beneficiaries, amounts paid, projects executed, outcomes...
Abdul Samad Rabiu’s son earns N13.2bn dividend from BUA Foods
Khalifa Abdulsamad Rabiu, son of billionaire businessman Abdul Samad Rabiu, has received N13.2 billion in dividends from his shareholding in BUA Foods Plc following the company's 2025 financial year payout. The dividend formed part of the N504 billion distributed by the food manufacturing company to shareholders on July 15, with payments made electronically. Khalifa owns 473.6 million shares in BUA Foods,...
ICPC questions Gbajabiamila over PFIPC scandal
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission has questioned the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, as part of its investigation into the controversial Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC) scandal. Gbajabiamila's lawyer, Jiti Ogunye, confirmed on Monday that the presidential aide honoured the commission's invitation and appeared before investigators at the ICPC headquarters in Abuja. According...
Former UK envoy Ishola backs Yayi for 2027 Ogun governorship
Former Nigerian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Ambassador Sarafadeen Tunji Ishola, has reaffirmed his support for the governorship ambition of Senator Solomon Olamilekan Adeola, popularly known as Yayi, ahead of the 2027 Ogun State election. Ishola declared his support during a consultative meeting with the Egba League of Imams and Alfas in Abeokuta, where he described the All Progressives...
