The Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board (CDCFIB) has closed its recruitment portal after receiving 1,911,692 applications for just 30,000 vacancies across the four paramilitary agencies under its supervision. The portal, which opened on Monday, July 14, 2025, was closed on Sunday, August 10, 2025. Earlier, the federal government board had disclosed plans to recruit 30,000 Nigerians into the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Nigeria Correctional Service, […]

The Federal Government has disbursed a total of N5.12 billion in pension arrears to 90,689 retirees under the Defined Benefit Scheme, through the Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate (PTAD). This was disclosed in a statement issued on Monday by PTAD’s Head of Corporate Communications, Mr. Olugbenga Ajayi, in Abuja. Ajayi confirmed that the funds have been fully disbursed to eligible pensioners across the four major pension departments. He also reiterated the […]

Tragedy struck this morning as Akin Olowokere, the newly appointed Assistant Coach of Shooting Stars Sports Club (3SC), Ibadan, slumped and died during a training session. Olowokere, a former player and coach of Sunshine Stars FC of Akure, was one of the recent additions to the 3SC coaching crew following the club's decision to part ways with the Gbenga Ogunbote-led technical team. According to reports, the incident occurred during the […]

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Health Services and Environment Secretariat, in partnership with Stop TB Partnership Nigeria, the National Tuberculosis, Leprosy and Buruli Ulcer Control Program (NTBLCP), and digital health platform MobiHealth, has launched a new telehealth initiative aimed at accelerating the fight against tuberculosis (TB) in Nigeria. The initiative was unveiled at the Dutsen Makaranta Primary Health Care Centre (PHC) in Abuja and is designed to leverage technology to […]