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Nestlé’ Nigeria opens applications for 2026/2027 community scholarship programme

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  By allcitynews.ng Nestlé Nigeria Plc has opened applications for its 2026/2027 Community Scholarship Programme, continuing its commitment to supporting young people in its host communities and helping students achieve their academic goals. Since its launch in 2020, the programme has supported more than 250 students, helping to reduce the financial challenges associated with education and creating opportunities for young Nigerians to succeed. The scholarship programme is designed specifically for Science and Technology students and provides financial support for tuition, books, and other school-related costs. Through this initiative, Nestlé aims to support young people in developing the skills and knowledge needed to contribute to Nigeria’s future growth while creating greater opportunities for students within its host communities. Over the years, the impact of the programme has been reflected in the strong academic performance of its beneficiaries, with more than 70% of tracked s...
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Yusuf Babalola Bags Award For Advancing Maritime Reporting

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  By allcitynews.ng culled from flagshipnews In recognition of his remarkable contributions to Nigeria’s maritime media landscape, Senior Correspondent with LEADERSHIP Newspaper, Yusuf Babalola, has been honoured with the Excellence in Maritime Media Reportage Award by TransQuest Magazine. The award was presented at the 21st anniversary and award ceremony of TransQuest Magazine, titled, “Appraising Nigeria’s Blue Economy: Charting a Pathway to Sustainable Growth,” held in Ikeja, Lagos. According to the publisher of the magazine, Felix Kumuyi, Babalola’s unwavering commitment to factual, insightful and development-oriented journalism has helped shape public discourse on Nigeria’s maritime, aviation and transport sectors. The event attracted media executives, maritime professionals, industry stakeholders and corporate leaders, who applauded journalists whose work has promoted transparency, accountability and sustainable growth in the nation’s maritime industry. Presenting the award, ...
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Why Lagos Pensioners on Contributory Scheme Gave 19-day Ultimatum To State Government

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  By allcitynews.ng  Worried about the delayed implementation, Pensioners under the payroll of Lagos State government are mobilising for protest against the state government over delayed payment of their entitlements. Giving the state government a 19-day ultimatum to pay or face the consequences, the pensioners who are under Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS), blamed their planned protest on the systematic delay by their employer. According to them, “Having spent many years to serve the state government, it would not be fair that we are being subjected to untold pains to receive our entitlements.” The chairman, National Union of Pensioners under Contributory Pension Scheme (NUPCPS), Lagos State Council,  Michael Omisande said they have sent a warning letter to the state governor to credit the accounts of the pensioners with the Pension increases/Wage Award or incur the wrath of the Pensioners. According to Omisande, the planned protest will take place 31st August, 2026, if...
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Lagos State Government Enters into partnership for new beginning with commercial bus operators

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  By allcitynews.ng  The Lagos State Government has in apparent bid to  have a new beginning for public transport in Lagos State has entered into partnership with commercial bus operators for smooth transportation operations in the state. By the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with two major transport unions in the state, the Nigeria Union of Road Transport Workers and the Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria, to formally regulate public bus operations, paving the way for the integration of the popular yellow buses, commonly referred to as ‘danfo’, into a modern, structured transport system. The government said the agreement, signed on Wednesday under the Lagos State Bus Industry Transition Programme, will transform commercial bus operations, improve commuter safety, enhance service delivery and create a more sustainable public transport industry while ensuring that existing operators are not left behind. Speaking at the signing ceremony, the Per...
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Again, Dangote Outpaces US, Emerges Europe’s Biggest Jet Fuel Supplier

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  Dr.Samuel Olabode Olusola, Chairman of Yewa North Local Government, delivering his goodwill message while Mr. Oloyede Oladipupo (left), HR Manager Dangote Packaging Limited, Ibese, Mr. Okechukwu Arua(2nd left), Head of Sustainability DCP Ibese, Hon. Dayo Ogunyinka (3rd left), Chairman CJCC, Mr. Aina Olugbenga (4th right), GM, HAM/Admin, DCP Ibese, Chief Ramoni Akinsanya (3rd right),  Baale of Abule Oke, Mr. Kola Afolabi (2nd right),  Lead Consultant, Excellence Management Support Services Ltd., and CSP (Rt.) Arowojeun Micheal (right), Ag. CSO, DCP Ibese listen.   Mr. Aina Olugbenga, GM HAM/Admin, Dangote Cement Plc. Ibese (standing) delivering the opening remarks while Hon. Dayo Ogunyinka (left), Chairman CJCC, Hon. (Dr.) Samuel Olabode Olusola (2 nd left), Chairman, Yewa North LG, Chief. Ramoni Akinsanya (2 nd right), Baale of Abule Oke and Mr. Kola Afolabi (right), Lead Consultant, Excellence Management Support Services Ltd listen By allcitynews.ng  Again,...
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NAFDAC Uncovers Fake Toothpaste, Seizes Hundreds of Cartons

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  By allcitynews.ng The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) nationwide campaign against counterfeit products is yielding great success as it dismantled a major fake toothpaste distribution network linked to imports from China and seizing hundreds of cartons of falsified oral care products in Kano and Sokoto states. The operation, carried out by operatives of the agency’s Investigation and Enforcement Directorate, followed intelligence reports that led officials to Sabon Gari Market in Kano, where a suspected distributor, Adda’u Ismail Isah, was arrested. Items recovered from the suspect included 10 cartons of Xtrene Activated Charcoal Whitening Boost toothpaste, three packets each of VigorDoctor Charcoal Powder, Kids Vigor Doctor New Formula and Bestever Signal Cavity Fighter toothpaste, as well as quantities of Craote 7.5% Nhap toothpaste.   The investigation subsequently led NAFDAC operatives to Sokoto, where they arr...
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Tinubu orders EFCC to lift embargo placed Osun accounts, says "deeply embarrassed...

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  President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has ordered Economic Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to remove the embargo it placed on Osun accounts. Even as he expressed disappointment over the embargo, saying “ I am deeply embarrassed by timing” ahead of election Tinubu directing EFCC to immediately return to court to vacate the order freezing the bank accounts of the Osun State Government, added that the timing of the action risks undermining public confidence in the state’s forthcoming governorship election. The President said that while the EFCC acted within its legal powers by obtaining a court order, freezing the state’s accounts just days before voters head to the polls could create the impression that federal institutions were being used to influence the electoral process. In a statement issued on Thursday, Tinubu disclosed that he had been informed the anti-graft agency secured a court order on August 5, 2026, authorising the freezing of the state’s bank accounts. He described the deve...
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