Joseph Bakare The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), has announced that the 2026 Batch ‘B’ Stream II Orientation Course will commence on Wednesday, August 5, 2026 in all Orientation Camps within the country. The three-week exercise which will be held simultaneously in the 36 states of the Federation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), will end on Tuesday, 25th August, 2026. Accordingly, Call-up Numbers have been uploaded to the dashboards of prospective Corps Members, while Call-up Letters will be made available in due course. The Director General of the NYSC, Brigadier General Olakunle Nafiu, congratulates all prospective Corps Members…
Author: Orientalnews Staff
Joseph Bakare The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has restated its commitment to lead youth economic transformation within the African continent. The Director General of NYSC, Brigadier General Olakunle Nafiu stated this in his keynote address at an interactive session between the NYSC Top Management and stakeholders at the Nigerian Army Resource Centre, Abuja. General Nafiu disclosed that NYSC has been in the forefront of empowering young Nigerian graduates with entrepreneurial knowledge and skills in diverse vocations since the inception of its Skill Acquisition and Entrepreneurship Development (SAED) programme in 2012, which is in line with the reforms being…
Ken Okeke SIFAX Group has called on young Nigerians to prepare themselves to lead the country’s maritime transformation, stressing that Nigeria’s aspiration to become Africa’s blue economy powerhouse rests on developing a new generation of skilled, innovative and well-mentored professionals. The charge was delivered on behalf of the Group Executive Chairman of SIFAX Group, Dr Taiwo Afolabi, by the Group Coordinating Director, Mrs Wunmi Eniola-Jegede, at the 2026 Taiwo Afolabi Annual Maritime (TAAM) Conference held at the University of Lagos. The conference attracted more than 2,000 participants from government, academia, the maritime industry and the private sector…
Yemisi Izuora FMDQ Securities Exchange Limited (FMDQ Exchange), has announced the approval and listing of Paras Energy Funding SPV PLC’s ₦15.00 billion 5-Year 18.00 per cent Series 1 Fixed Rate Bond under its ₦25.00 billion Bond Issuance Programme on its platform. This approval by the Exchange’s Board Listings and Markets Committee underscores FMDQ Exchange’s continued role as a leading platform for long-term debt capital raising, supporting issuers in the Nigerian power and energy sector with efficient access to the capital markets. Paras Energy Funding SPV PLC (“Paras Energy Funding” or the “Issuer”) is a dedicated special purpose vehicle established to support…
Yemisi Izuora FMDQ Securities Exchange Limited (FMDQ Exchange) has approved the quotation of TeleAfrica Communications Limited’s ₦0.13 billion Series 1 Tranche A, ₦0.14 billion Series 1 Tranche B, and ₦3.04 billion Series 1 Tranche C Commercial Papers (CPs) under its ₦20.00 billion CP Programme. This approval by the Exchange’s Board Listings and Markets Committee reinforces FMDQ Exchange’s role as a trusted platform for short-term capital market financing and broadens access to Nigeria’s debt capital markets for issuers in the telecommunications sector. TeleAfrica Communications Limited is a Nigerian interconnect clearing house that provides international-to-local voice termination and local interconnect services between…
The Benin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has secured the conviction of 12 individuals for naira mutilation and abuse before Justice Hyeladzira Nganjiwa of the Federal High Court sitting in Warri, Delta State. The convicts are Abimbola Dolapo, Ufuoma Okotie, Samuel Kingsley, Rasaki Ayomide, Ekpmamuku Oghenekewvwe and Abraham Eriata. Others are Favour Onowighose, Karaki Emmanuel Ejioghene, Simeon Sabastine , Valetine Chikeze, Omoyibo Destiny Prince and Akenuwa Clinton Osamudiamen. The convicts were said to have tampered with the naira note by spraying same while dancing at a party, an offence contrary to…
The trial of a former Jigawa State Governor, Sule Lamido and his two sons, Aminu Lamido and Mustapha Lamido at the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja, before Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu was again stalled on Tuesday, July 21, 2026 due to the absence of the lead defence counsel, Joe Agi, SAN. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, is prosecuting the defendants on 37-count charge, bordering on alleged money laundering, kick-backs and fictitious contract awards to the tune of N1.35 billion, allegedly committed while Sule Lamido, the first defendant was Jigawa State governor from 2007-2015. At Tuesday’s proceedings, though the…
Yemisi Izuora The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (MD/CEO) of Heirs General Insurance, Wole Fayemi, has challenged policymakers, developers, financiers, and homeowners to rethink the country’s housing agenda by placing risk protection at the centre of national conversations. Fayemi, made the remarks at the recently concluded 20th Africa International Housing Show 2026. Fayemi, who Participated in a panel session on advancing affordable housing and strengthening collaboration across the housing value chain, argued that increasing the supply of homes, while essential, will never be sufficient if the homes themselves remain vulnerable to preventable risks. He said: “A housing policy that focuses solely…
Francesca Odimgbe The Governor of Lagos State, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has unveiled a book titled “Sanwo-Olu: Against All Odds – A Photo Story of Resilience in the Face of Adversity.” The book is a photographic documentation of his administration’s journey through some of its most defining moments during his first term as Governor of Lagos State. Governor Sanwo-Olu described the book authored by his Executive Assistant and official photographer, Mr Ademola Olaniran, as a visual account of resilience, leadership, continuity and the enduring spirit of Lagos. The book captures key moments from Governor Sanwo-Olu’s first term and…
Agency Report Four Nigerian policeman, accused of setting up an illegal checkpoint to extort money from drivers, picked on the wrong man: the head of one of the country’s anti-corruption Agencies Musa Aliyu, who leads the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, has alleged that he was stopped while driving in the capital , Abuja, on Saturday, and forced to withdraw 53,000 naira (£28; $38) from a cash machine. Police Commissioner Ahmed Sanusi accused the men of abandoning their official posts to set up the unauthorised roadblock. They now face a police disciplinary procedure that could result…