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The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC Ltd.) has denied claims that it is selling job vacancies to the public, describing the allegations as a “scam.” In a statement issued on Saturday by Olufemi Soneye, Chief Corporate Communications Officer, NNPC Ltd., urged job seekers to disregard rumours of job vacancies being sold, stressing that recruitment is a straightforward process without any …

A fire on Friday morning destroyed a seven-story building on Lagos Island. Several shops were affected in the incident which occurred at 5:17 am, on Sanni Adewale Street in Lagos Island. Lagos State Director of Fire and Rescue Service, Margaret Adeseye, said in a statement that firefighters from Ebute Elefun, Sari and Lekki 1 stations were deployed to the scene …

The Food and Drug Monitoring Agency (BPOM) has raided an illegal alcohol factory on Lagos Island and arrested three people. The agency confirmed the development in a statement posted on its X account on Friday. NAFDAC said its officers raided several shops and premises at Oke-Arin market after obtaining credible intelligence and discovered a makeshift factory used to produce various …

A devastating incident has occurred in Benue State, where gunmen have kidnapped over 20 medical and dental students, along with a Hospital Officer. The students from the University of Maiduguri and the University of Jos were on their way to the annual convention of the Federation of Catholic Medical and Dental Students (FECAMDS) in Enugu when they were ambushed. The …

The Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) has seized 12 containers of Tramadol, expired drugs and 27,540 machetes worth N1.8 billion in Lagos. Comptroller General of Customs, Bashir Adeniyi, disclosed this while uncovering the contraband on Thursday in Lagos. Adeniyi said expired pharmaceutical products were imported without going through the necessary regulatory requirements. He added that some drugs do not have a …

The Defence Headquarters has announced that the military has destroyed 84 illegal refinery sites and denied stealing crude oil worth N943.16 million in the Niger Delta region. Major General Edward Buba, Director of Defense Media Operations, said the military had made significant progress in combating crude oil theft and illegal refining. “We have not achieved the daily crude oil production …

The Military High Command has appealed to Nigerians to divert the energy and support shown during recent protests against bad governance towards the fight against insecurity and criminality. Major General Edward Buba, Director of Defense Media Operations, made the call on Thursday, stressing that the military cannot address the problem alone. Buba noted that the protests, which took various forms …

The Katsina State Police Command has foiled two kidnapping attempts in the state and rescued a total of seven victims. According to the command’s spokesman, ASP Abubakar Sadiq-Aliyu, the first incident occurred on Wednesday at Yan Shantuma village in Danmusa Local Government Area. “On Wednesday, at about 4:30 p.m., a distress call was received at the Danmusa Divisional Police Headquarters …

At least 11 people were killed and eight others injured in a car accident along the Port Harcourt-Enugu Expressway in Abia State on Wednesday. The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Sector Commander in the state, Mrs. Ngozi Ezeoma, confirmed the accident in a statement on Wednesday in Umuahia. He said the accident occurred at the Arongwa Village axis on the …

The Delta State Police Command on Wednesday killed a suspected kidnapper during a gun duel in a Delta community. The Police Public Relations Officer for Delta State Command, SP Bright Edafe, disclosed this in a statement issued in Warri. Edafe noted that the operation, which also resulted in the arrest of three other suspects, resulted in the seizure of a …