By AMOS MATHEW, Kaduna– The Executive Committee and Stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress (APC), in Zangon Kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna State has passed a vote of confidence on President Bola Tinubu and Governor Uba Sani. This is contained in a communiqué signed by Francis Danladi Kozah...
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Police Command in Benue, on Friday rescued 14 passengers of Benue Links, kidnapped by unknown gunmen on Thursday evening in Otukpo LGA of the state. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Sewuese Anene, made this known in a statement, in Makurdi. Anene said that the bus was attacked on...
MSI Nigeria Reproductive Choices in Adamawa has said it averted 214 maternal deaths, and prevented 16,623 unsafe abortions in 2024. MSI’s Social Behavioral Change and Communication Officer, Mr Oyewole Adejumi, on Friday in Yola, disclosed this at a media roundtable on accountability to key stakeholders in their effort to...
The Labour Party Legal Adviser, Mr Kehinde Edun, has said the Supreme Court judgment has further validated Mr Julius Abure’s position as the National Chairman of the party. Edun stated this on the sidelines of a news conference organised by the leadership of the party to clarify issues arising...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has expressed sorrow over the death of Sen. Solomon Otegbola, the Asiwaju of Aworiland. In a condolence message to the Otegbola family and the people of Aworiland, the President described the late Senator as “a man of immense dignity, principle, and...
The remains of Alhaji Yekini Adeojo, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), have been laid to rest in Ibadan on Friday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Adeojo, who died at the early hours of Friday, was buried at his Iyaganku Government Reserved Area residence...
The Presidential Compressed Natural Gas Initiative (P-CNGi) and LNG Arete Ltd. on Friday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on $27.3 million gas plant project to boost CNG infrastructure investment, expansion and availability. The Programme Director/Chief Executive Officer, P-CNGi, Mr Michael Oluwagbemi, said the partnership aimed at constructing a...
Bayelsa State Government has condemned the vandalism of the Ogboinbiri/Obiobi 24-inch Gas Pipeline between Angiama and Angiamagbene in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the 24 inch Ogboinbiri/Obiobi Gas Pipeline operated by Oando feeds the Nigeria Liquid Natural Gas (NLNG) export facility...
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Amb. Yusuf Tuggar, has extolled the government and people of Senegal on occasion of the country’s 65th Independence Day anniversary. Tuggar made this known in a statement by Mr Kimiebi Ebienfa, Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on Friday in Abuja. The minister,...
An All Progressive Congress (APC) top gubernatorial aspirant in Anambra, Mr Paul Chukwuma has resigned from the party ahead of its primary election slated for April 5, 2025. Chukwuma disclosed this in a resignation letter addressed to the APC Ward Chairman, ward two, Umueri, Anambra East Local Government Area...
The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has released N10 billion to the Niger Delta Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Trade, Mines and Agriculture (NDCCITMA) to stimulate entrepreneurship and economic growth in the region. The Managing Director of NDDC, Dr. Samuel Ogbuku, announced this at the inauguration of the board of...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has inaugurated the newly constituted Board of Trustees for the Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (IBB) Golf Club. Wike said during the inauguration in Abuja on Friday, that the FCT Administration was committed to restoring order and efficiency of the...
Nollywood Actress Jemima Osunde has condemned the act of pressurising actors to become an active social media content creators as a criteria for landing roles in films. Osunde, who took to her social media platforms in a video clip to voice her frustration over the industry’s shift, said their...
Clean Nigeria, Use the Toilet Campaign Conference, said that only 142 Local Government Areas out of the 744 Local Government Areas, (LGAs) in Nigeria have been certified open defecation free by the Federal Government. The National Coordinator of the conference, Mrs. Chizoma Opara, disclosed this at a one day...
Ojulari takes over from Kyari as new NNPCL GCEO pledges to consolidate on predecessor’s achievements
Ojulari takes over from Kyari as new NNPCL GCEO pledges to consolidate on predecessor’s achievements
By JOY ADARA , Abuja- The new Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd), Bayo Ojulari, has officially taken over the reins of the company from his predecessor, Mr. Mele Kyari. In a brief handover ceremony held at the NNPC Towers on Friday,...
The Federal High Court (FHC) in Abuja on Friday, restrained Sen. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan; the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, and two others from granting media interviews while the suit filed by Natasha is still pending before the court. The new judge, Justice Binta Nyako, gave the order during the hearing...
Elder statesman, Afe Babalola, on Friday said academic collaboration among African institutions will make the continent attain its rightful position globally. Babalola, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Ado-Ekiti He spoke on the sidelines...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has frowned at land grabbing and undeveloped lands in the territory. Wike raised the alarm while inspecting some ongoing projects in Abuja on Friday, in preparation for the second anniversary of President Bola Tinubu. The minister particularly complained...
Russian President Vladimir Putin has not received any signal from European nations that they want to engage in talks on ending the war in Ukraine, according to the Kremlin. “So far there have been no signals,” said Kremlin spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, in Moscow on Friday. Peskov was referring in...
The General Manager of the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), Lagos Branch, Engr Mojeed Akintola-Akinbiyi, has said leveraging Artificial Intelligence(AI) will enhance the company’s operational efficiency. Akintola-Akinbiyi said this at the 2nd graduate induction for the 2023/2024 set of the School of Engineering and Engineering Technology (SEET), Olusegun Agagu...