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The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) is conducting recruitment examinations for about 191,000 candidates who applied for jobs in the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC). Speaking with Journalists during the exercise for candidates into the NIS on Monday in Abuja, the …

Organized labour has commended the recent measures of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) aimed at shoring up the value of the Naira. The Naira recently reversed its depreciation trend in the parallel market, recording N20 gain against the United States Dollar closing at N470 per dollar due to what …

Ibom Air airlifts 300,000 passengers in one yearMore than 300,000 passengers have been airlifted by Ibom Airlines Limited since its inception last year. The Airline also said it has contributed more than one billion Naira directly and indirectly to the economy of Akwa Ibom people through vendors and suppliers within …

Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) has directed its members nationwide to shut ports operations and begin a three-day warning strike from Monday, December 7, to protest the total take over of the Apapa-Oshodi Expressway by heavy-duty trucks, inflicting untold hardship on other road users. The union is specifically disenchanted …

The management of Arik Air has relieved 300 members of staff of their appointments. This was announced in a statement by the airline on Friday. It blamed the sacking on the impact of COVID-19 pandemic. The press statement was titled, “Arik Air management declares 300 staff redundant”. The company explained that …

The China Railway Construction Corporation Limited (CRCC) has blamed ill luck for the malfunctioning locomotives it recently built for Nigerians. CRCC after-sales manager Su Zhiguang, who heads the maintenance team on the Abuja-Kaduna rail line, told Peoples Gazette that the trains, which arrived in Nigeria in January, were test run …

The Federal Government on Wednesday announced the commencement of its programme on rabbit farming that would engage 17,000 youths across the country. It made the announcement through its National Agricultural Land Development Authority, noting that the programme had already commenced in some states, as it would engage more participants in …

There was tension around Acme Road, Ogba, Lagos, Southwest Nigeria on Tuesday as Boulos Enterprises, sacks over 70 workers and some union members. Boulos is a company assembling Suzuki motorcycles and other products. It is learnt that the company embarked on the sacking spree as a result of biting Coronavirus …

Frantic CBN allows diaspora remittances to be withdrawn in dollars and sold anywhere including black market To save the naira, CBN now allows diaspora remittances to be withdrawn dollar cash. The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced the amendment of procedures for receipt of diaspora remittances in an apparent …

SSANU warns against ‘unjust’ sharing of N40bn earned allowances The Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Universities has asked the Federal Government to ensure a fair sharing of the N40 billion earned allowances approved for the Universities unions. It said the government should ensure that the money passed through the universities …