The Minister of State Petroleum Resources Chief Timipre Sylva, has said that the desire to surmount the challenges bedeviling the oil and gas sector led to the enactment of the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA). Sylva spoke at the Nigeria International Economic Partnership Forum, in New York, with the theme:...
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Leaders and elders of the Peoples Democratic Party in Nasarawa State have urged Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers and other aggrieved members of the party to sheath their swords and unite to win the 2023 general elections. They made the called in a statement jointly signed by Abdulkarim Usman,...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Zamfara has conducted mini ward and LGs congresses which include women in the delegates expected to participate in the Sept. 23 fresh governorship primary election. This is in compliance with a Federal High Court order which nullified the previous exercise by the party....
By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja – The Nigerian Communications Commission’s Computer Security Incident Response Team (NCC-CSIRT) has advised users of videotelephony platform, Zoom, to install the latest update of the software from its publisher’s official website following the discovery of vulnerabilities that allows a remote attacker to exploit the app....
This award is been a long time coming for me. My achievement as a top and trusted realtor in Lagos State. I was given an award as the top selling realtor in AMEN ESTATE and the reason why I was given this award is because I have been able...
By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja – The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Professor Umar Danbatta, has said that the level of awareness of the potentials of telecommunications products and services is a credit to the media industry which has partnered with the Commission in the regulatory...
MD and CEO of Rave TV, Agatha Amata, popularly known for her talk show ‘Inside Out with Agatha’ sits with Chude Jideonwo, host of #WithChude to discuss public reaction after her marriage ended, being a single mom, and her journey through the Nigerian TV industry. She shared that after her marriage to Fred Amata...
Atiku Abubakar, the Presidential Candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 elections, on Thursday inaugurated a 10-lane 9.5 Kilometres road built by Gov. Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom. Abubakar who inaugurated the project in Uyo, as part of activities to mark the 35th anniversary of the State’s...
The Vice Chancellor (VC), Salem University Lokoja, Prof. Alewo Johnson-Akubo, has called on the Federal Government to allow private universities to benefit from TETfund for the attainment of desired educational development in the country. The Vice Chancellor, who made the call on Thursday in an interview with newsmen in...
Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State says governors of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) are coming up with solutions to the crisis rocking the party as soon as possible. After hosting the party’s Board of Trustees (BoT), Tambuwal added that they engaged with the BoT, with the belief that...
Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami,SAN, has said that Nigeria Government is making concerted efforts in addressing oil theft, including spending resources on pipeline surveillance security. Malami said this on Thursday in New York at the Nigeria International Partnership Forum with the theme ‘Scaling up...
President Muhammadu Buhari has described the United States as Nigeria’s main trading partner and one of ‘‘our most important diplomatic partners.’’ This, he said, underscored the need for concerted efforts to increase the volume of bilateral trade. Mr Femi Adesina, the President’s spokesman in a statement, said Buhari atated...
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi withdrew from a long-planned interview with CNN’s chief international anchor Christiane Amanpour at the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Wednesday, after she declined a last-minute demand to wear a head scarf, the focus of major protests in the cleric-run state . A...
The Speaker of the House of Representatives Femi Gbajabiamila has invited the Minister of Labour and Employment Chris Ngige and several others to appear before the lawmakers on Thursday next week. Gbajabiamila, who said this on Thursday at the resumed fact-finding meeting on the strike embarked upon by the...
Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike says contrary to some expectations, he and his loyalists in Rivers State will not leave the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) but remain to continue the fight for internal democracy. Governor Wike stated this during a meeting with stakeholders of the party across the 319...
The African First Ladies Peace Mission (AFLPM), in collaboration with the UN Population Fund (UNFPA), has launched a Call to Action toward ending all forms of Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in Africa. Information about the launch is contained in a statement issued by Hajiya Kori Habib, the Media Associate of...
A university student, Soohemba Aker, has prayed a Federal High Court, Abuja for an order of interlocutory injunction suspending the activities of Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC). Aker, a final year Law student of Benue State University, Markudi, also sought same order suspending the operation of Federal...
Chief Timipre Sylva, Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, says there are about 265 illegal refineries in the Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) corridor alone as Nigeria continues to grapple with oil theft. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Sylva spoke at the 60th Anniversary of the...
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says African countries account for less than one per cent of cumulative global carbon emissions. Osinbajo disclosed this in his keynote address at the 60th Anniversary Dinner of the Oil Producers Trade Section (OPTS) of the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) on Thursday...
First Lady of Nigeria, Aisha Muhammadu Buhari has advocated mandatory inclusion of peace education in curriculum of basic education of schools in Africa to promote the culture of peace in the continent. Buhari made the call at an event in New York on “The Role of Young Women and...