By Kingsley Omonobi The Nigerian Navy, in furtherance of its offensive against crude oil theft, has successfully deactivated 2 illegal refining sites while maintaining pressure by dismantling a reactivated illegal refining network in the Niger Delta. Navy Captain Abiodun Folorunsho, Director of Information, made this k…

•Ex-President opposes choice of Atiku •Coalition members seek OBJ’s reduced support for Obi A split has occurred between former President Olusegun Obasanjo and key leaders of the emerging opposition coalition, G100, over the modalities for the emergence of a single presidential candidate who will slug it out with Presi…

Osun State Governor and Accord Party governorship candidate, Ademola Adeleke, has urged residents to vote against the All Progressives Congress in the August 15 governorship election, accusing the opposition of neglecting civil servants during its time in office. In a post on X on Thursday, Adeleke alleged that workers…

…of the Clutch Gear and Starter Motor at its Associated Gas Gathering (AGG) Plant in Obigbo, Rivers State. The company attributed the failure to the age of the equipment. Speaking during the visit, Chairman of the Abia State House of Assembly Committee on Power and Public Utilities, Aaron Uzodike, said the lawmakers wer…

The UK's qualifications regulator, Ofqual, has fined awarding organisation OTHM Qualifications £25,000 after finding what it described as serious and repeated failures in the way malpractice allegations involving colleges and training providers were handled. This was disclosed in a statement on Thursday on the UK Home …

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…Nigerian fintech company that offers financial services to the banked and unbanked. The mobile money operator is licensed by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). Some financial services include mobile money transfers, savings, and bill payments. OPay bank has not sort code, but has a master USSD code *955# for the main m…

…the withheld results were linked to a range of infractions. These included the use of mobile phones inside examination halls in violation of an existing ban, as well as evidence of organised cheating in a number of schools. The council also disclosed that some supervisors and invigilators caught assisting candidates to…

The revival of the Dagbolu Dry Port ranks prominently among the key economic assets the All Progressives Congress governorship candidate for Osun State, Bola Oyebamiji has promised to revive, as part of a comprehensive strategy to reposition the state as a leading investment and industrial destination. According to a s…

EXECUTIVE Chairman of United Nigeria Airlines (UNA), Professor Obiora Okonkwo, has been conferred with a gold medal award by the Institute of Nigerian Aeronautical Engineers (INAE) in recognition of the airline’s safety culture, capacity building and rapid growth despite a turbulent economic climate. The award, present…

The West African Examinations Council says 61.54 per cent of candidates who sat the 2026 West African Senior School Certificate Examination for school candidates secured five credits and above, including English Language and Mathematics, leaving 38.46 per cent unable to meet the benchmark. The examination body, however…

The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume, has assured Nigerians that the administration of President Bola Tinubu is neither seeking nor supportive of a one-party state, stressing the government’s commitment to political pluralism and democratic competition. This is as he said Tinubu’s adm…

Nigeria’s Super Falcons booked their place in the quarter-finals of the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations after an emphatic 6-2 victory over Egypt in their final Group C match on Wednesday. The defending champions entered the match needing a convincing win to keep their hopes of progressing alive following an opening …

…documents before being asked to make the payment as a condition for facilitating mobilisation. The witness recounted that he first met Prince Adeyemi during a festive event in Ogbomoso in December 2024 before he was invited to Abuja in January 2025, where discussions on the alleged contract commenced. He claimed he was…

…opposition figures such as former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and Labour Party’s Peter Obi posed a serious threat to Tinubu. “All these people are not threats. If they had been together, there would be a problem,” he said. He also expressed confidence that Tinubu would improve his electoral performance in the South-E…

…member. Another was the approval of Seplat Energy’s acquisition of the assets of Mobil Producing Nigeria Unlimited (MPNU). “These strategic approvals significantly expanded the reserve base, production capacity, and long-term growth prospects of both companies while removing regulatory uncertainty surrounding two of th…

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, whose country co-hosted the 2026 World Cup, joined Wednesday an international chorus of criticism of Gianni Infantino, saying he no longer had confidence in his ability to lead FIFA. “Certainly I don’t have confidence in Mr Infantino, after this point, given what transpired,” Carney…

WAEC releases 2026 WASSCE results The West African Examinations Council has released the results of the 2026 West African Senior School Certificate Examination for School Candidates. Out of 1,950,726 candidates that sat for the examination, 1,200,514 candidates (61.54 per cent) obtained credits and above in at least fi…

…come out peacefully and exercise their civic rights. Speaking during a youth campaign mobilisation event in support of Governor Ademola Adeleke which was shared on his Instagram page on Wednesday, the singer described the governor as one of the best leaders the state has had and expressed confidence that he would secur…

…money was paid in five instalments into third-party accounts, and the promised contract mobilisation never arrivedPAY ATTENTION: Mark Legit.ng as a preferred source, and our content will appear higher in your Google feed!Gbenga Collins, managing director of Divine Dopacy Nigeria Limited, told lawmakers on Tuesday, Augu…

The Federal Government has unveiled a new initiative that will establish eight Sports and Education Centres of Excellence across selected tertiary institutions as part of efforts to retain Nigeria’s sporting talents, create jobs, improve security and position sports as a major contributor to economic growth. The initia…

…failure of the clutch gear and starter motor at its Associated Gas Gathering Plant in Obigbo, Rivers State, due to ageing equipment. Apologising to residents and businesses for the disruption, Nnaji urged the Federal Government to address gas supply challenges affecting the power sector, noting that about 73 per cent o…

…following complaints from residents. According to him, operatives of the 52 Police Mobile Force (PMF), Challawa, intercepted six male suspects attached to the Brother Paul Legacy Foundation at the ECWA Church behind the 52 PMF Base in Challawa at about 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday. Kiyawa said the suspects, led by Simon Gbaaon…

The presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party, Adewole Adebayo, has blamed corruption for Nigeria’s lingering economic and security challenges, saying the country will struggle to overcome insecurity and poverty without transparency, accountability and integrity in public service. Adebayo stated this on Wed…

…his iconic appearances on Top Gun: Maverick, Logan, Jumanji, The Rocketeer and Arachnophobia.Details surrounding the death of the veteran star left both fans and celebrities in shock as they mourned him.