By JOY ADARA, Abuja – The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mallam Mele Kyari, has charged members of the Board of the NNPC Greenfield Refinery Limited (NGRL), to explore all available options to bring an end to the current challenge of petroleum products importation....
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Chelsea duo N’Golo Kante and Jorginho have been shortlisted for the UEFA men’s player of the year prize for the 2020/21 season alongside Manchester City star Kevin De Bruyne, European football’s governing body announced on Thursday. The winner will be revealed at a ceremony in Istanbul next Thursday, August...
PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Governor Ben Ayade has said that the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) recently signed into law by President Muhammadu Buhari seeks to perpetuate injustices that Cross River State has suffered over the years. Governor Ayade said the law failed to address the concerns of the state...
Career development cannot be divorced from a person’s journey of personal growth and that is what this piece seeks to highlight. The Part 1 of this piece looked at the meaning of career development for mid- and senior-level career positions. The Part 2 discussed entry level career positions mostly...
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved recommendations of a committee to review “with dispatch,” 368 grazing sites, across 25 states in the country, “to determine the levels of encroachment.” The President’s directive followed his approval of the recommendations of a committee chaired by the Chief of Staff to the President,...
Office of the Auditor-General of the Federation has said no money is missing from the Federation account. This was contained in a clarification note released by the AuGF’s press unit. “The Auditor-General for the Federation (AuGF), Mr Aghughu Adolphus A., JP, FCNA, FCTI wishes to state unequivocally that the...
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted thundery and rainy weather conditions, from Friday to Sunday. NiMet`s weather outlook released on Thursday in Abuja, also predicted thunderstorms over parts of Adamawa, Taraba; Bauchi; Borno; Yobe; Sokoto; Zamfara and Kaduna in the morning hours on Friday. According to NiMet, thunderstorms...
Terrorist groups adapt to new technologies, expand across Africa – UN official Two decades after the September 11 terrorist attacks in New York, U.S, terror networks – Al-Qaida and Islamic State – continue to pose a grave threat to peace and security globally, a top UN counter-terrorism expert has...
By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Friday said that the country has recorded 674 additional COVID-19 infections and eight more deaths had been registered as at Aug. 19. The NCDC stated this on its website on Friday morning, noting that the country’s...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has said that 11 political parties have substituted their nominations for the Nov. 6 Anambra governorship poll. In a statement, Mr Festus Okoye, INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, said the commission met on Thursday and deliberated on a...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has urged the Federal Government to review the present revenue allocation formula for the state considering the fact that its Internally Generated Revenue has increased and is one of the parameters considered in the revenue sharing formula. Governor Zulum...
Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio has said that oil firms operating in the Niger Delta have defaulted in their statutory remittances to the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) to the tune of $4 billion. Senator Akpabio, stated this on Thursday at the weekly ministerial briefing held...
A former Governor of Abia State, Senator Theodore Orji was arrested on Thursday by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The former governor’s arrest was confirmed by EFCC spokesperson, Wilson Uwujaren. He is currently a lawmaker representing Abia Central Senatorial District at the Senate. Orji, who...
PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Cross River State Governor, Ben Ayade has approved a 100% increment for the Consolidated Medical Salaries Structures (CONMESS) for all medical doctors serving in the state with immediate effect. The State First Lady, Dr. Linda Ayade, who is also a medical doctor, disclosed this on...
ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – Hussaina Umaru Bandirawo, the immediate younger sister to the Speaker of the Bauchi State House of Assembly and Chairman, Conference of Speakers of State Legislatures of Nigeria, is dead. She was said to have died at the age of 50 on Thursday after a brief...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State University (BOSU) on Thursday held its second matriculation ceremony for the 2020/2021 academic session. During the occasion which took place at the university premises, about 1,416 students took oath as bonafide students of the university. The Vice Chancellor of the university, Prof.Umar...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Researchers in Nigeria have advocated the formulation of a national policy on industry and academia partnership to enhance synergy and the transfer of research into products and services. Speaking during a virtual meeting organised by the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) Research and Development...