Day: June 9, 2024

Firm, In Feud Over Exxon’s Golden Pass, Sacks 4,430 Workers

Ganiyu Amodu

▪️Zachry Industry, contractor of gas liquefaction plant for ExxonMobil and Qatar Petroleum, files for bankruptcy   Zachry Industrial, a construction and engineering firm working to build a gas liquefaction plant for Exxon Mobil and Qatar Petroleum, laid off thousands of workers in East Texas after filing for bankruptcy last month. Zachry notified the Texas Workforce Commission of its plan to lay off 4,430 workers in East Texas, according to a list of WARN notices updated this week. The San Antonio-based company said in a statement that it was “forced to…

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Court Orders Permanent Forfeiture Of Private University To Nigerian Govt

Ganiyu Amodu

A Federal High Court in Abuja has issued an order of final forfeiture of all assets of a private university, NOK University, located in Kaduna State to the Federal Government. Justice Joyce Abdulmalik, in a judgment on Friday, held that the promoter of the university, Anthony Hassan failed to prove, with convincing evidence, that he did not acquire the assets with proceeds of crime. Also to be forfeited by Hassan, a former Director of Finance and Accounts (DFA) in the Federal Ministry of Health, are three other investments – Gwasmyen…

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Why UNILAG Cancel Biochemistry, Petroleum Engineering Admission For 2024

Ganiyu Amodu

The University of Lagos (UNILAG) has announced the suspension of admissions into its Biochemistry and Petroleum & Gas Engineering departments, effective from the 2024/2025 academic session. This information was shared in a statement by the Registrar, Mrs. Olakunle Makinde. While the university did not provide specific reasons for halting admissions into these programmes, it advised prospective UTME and Direct Entry candidates to be aware of the change. The statement emphasised that no new students would be admitted into these programs until further notice. “All prospective UTME and Direct Entry candidates…

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