Tribal Tapestry is an initiative created to reconnect Africans in Diaspora to their roots. The platform, founded by Jon James Olomo, also known to many through social media as Omowale, meaning the child has returned home in Yoruba, was borne out of his personal journey of self discovery and connection with his root in Nigeria….
By Hussein Olanrewaju Joe Ajearo, President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), has openly criticized the ongoing clash between the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) and the Dangote Petroleum Refinery, attributing the turmoil to alleged government policy inconsistencies and fraudulent activities by certain vested interests. Speaking to journalists at the Murtala Muhammed Airport Terminal…
By Hussein Olanrewaju What is Mpox? Mpox is an infectious disease caused by the monkeypox virus, which belongs to the same family as the smallpox virus—though smallpox itself was eradicated in the 1980s. Recently, a new variant of the mpox virus (clade Ib) has emerged, raising concerns due to its potential for broader transmission…
By Hussein Olanrewaju The Pharmacy Council of Nigeria (PCN) has sealed 1,115 patent medicine shops and 294 pharmacies from April to September 2024. As the federal agency overseeing pharmacy practice in Nigeria, the PCN, established by the Pharmacy Council of Nigeria Act 2022, regulates all aspects of pharmacy education, training, and practice, including Pharmacy…
By Hussein Olanrewaju The Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA) has praised the recent agreement between the Federal Government and Dangote Refineries regarding the sale of Premium Motor Spirit to Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPC). NECA believes this deal could end petrol scarcity and reduce the pressure on foreign exchange demand in the country. In…
The Yaba College of Technology, YABATECH, has held a 3-day retreat with a resolve to chart a strategic direction for the institution for the next four years. The event which was held at the Parkview Astoria Hotel, Ikoyi Lagos, from September 6 to 8, 2024 was attended by members of the Governing Council and Principal…
“Politics should be kept out of academia!” This is how many in Western academia respond to calls from fellow professors and students for a boycott of Israeli academic institutions over their complicity in the country’s decades-long occupation of Palestinian territory, oppression of Palestinian people, and the ongoing genocidal war on Gaza. They claim that universities…
The National Union of Pensioners FBN Unit has accused the management of FirstBank of Nigeria of continual refusal to comply with court orders, pension reforms, and signed agreements. In a press statement issued on Monday, the union’s National Chairman, Pastor Gimbason John, criticised FirstBank for its flagrant disregard for the rights of its former employees….
Oil marketers are concerned about the delay in announcing the price of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, being produced by the Dangote Petroleum Refinery, as they noted that the landing cost of imported PMS is now about N1,120/litre. Dealers stated that a high PMS price from the Dangote refinery would lead to the importation…
Market forces will create crisis, OPS warns NNPCL Oil marketers have yet to commence the loading of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, despite assurances by the Federal Government that the commodity will be available this weekend. Saturday PUNCH gathered that though some PMS vessels had arrived in the country at the NNPC’s Apapa and Port…
