The operation was coordinated by the office of the National Security Adviser. Security agencies – the police, DSS and military personnel and equipment were involved in the operation, with the support of the Benue State government. Though the student have regained their freedom according to security sources, details of the rescue operation are still sketchy at the moment. News of ... Read More »
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DIGITALISATION: DABIRI-EREWA CALLS FOR STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS AMONG NIGERIAN DIASPORA
Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, the Chairman/CEO of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), urges Diaspora Nigerians to partner in upscaling digital technology in Nigeria. She stated this when Prof. Adedeji Badiru, a retired Systems Engineer of the US Institute of Engineering for the US Airforce, visited the NiDCOM Headquarters in Abuja. Dabiri-Erewa commended the Professor’s portfolio as a testament of Nigerians ... Read More »
LAGOS FLOATS SUSTAINABILITY SUMMIT TO CHAMPION CITY’S RESILIENCE
•‘This effort will shape the future of our State’ — Finnih •Summit holds September Lagos State Government has floated a new initiative that will advance its vision to create a resilient and sustainable approach towards realisation of 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Office of Sustainable Development Goals (OSDG), on Thursday, launched Lagos Sustainability Summit — a yearly multidisciplinary forum designed ... Read More »
Tayo Elesin Shines as GOWON Stageplay Premieres at Muson Centre This Weekend
Don’t miss out on GOWON, a captivating stage play happening this weekend at the Agip Recital Hall, Muson Centre, Lagos, on August 24th and 25th, 2024. Directed by the esteemed Prof. Ahmed Yerima, GOWON takes you on a journey through Nigeria’s history, focusing on the life and legacy of General Yakubu Gowon, former military head of state. The play features ... Read More »
Oando Completes $783M Acquisition of Nigerian Agip Oil Company, Doubling Reserves to 1 Billion BOE
Oando Plc. has successfully completed the acquisition of 100% of the shareholding interest in the Nigerian Agip Oil Company (NAOC) from the Italian energy company, Eni. The transaction which covers the assets and reimbursement (the “Transaction”) cost $783 million. This acquisition, the company stated, is a significant milestone in Oando’s long-term strategy to expand its upstream operations and strengthen its ... Read More »
“Femi Awoyemi Debunks Claims on OVH Acquisition and Atiku’s Allegations”
There is no equivalence with evidence in the financial, business, and economic space, as it is done in the political space. Records exist for a reason in the former, and players seeking to push self-interested agendas must come with evidence and not innuendos in this space. Despite misgivings about an entity, I, as a member of the governance community, understand ... Read More »
PRESS CONFERENCE ON INAUGURAL LAGOS SUSTAINABILITY SUMMIT HELD AT RADISSON BLU HOTEL, IKEJA ON THURSDAY, 22ND AUGUST 2024
Dr. Babatunde Ajayi, General Manager, Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency (LASEPA); Dr. Oreoluwa Finnih-Awokoya, Special Adviser to the Governor of Lagos State on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and her counterpart, Mr. Lekan Balogun, Economic Planning & Budget during a press conference on the inaugural Lagos Sustainability Summit held at the Radisson Blu Hotel, Ikeja, on Thursday, 22nd August 2024 Dr. ... Read More »
CNPP Demands Explanation from NNPC Limited Over Subsidy Bill To FAAC, Insists on Forensic Audit and Suspension of Mele Kyari
The Conference of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP) has expressed shock, dismay, and disappointment over the recent demand by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Limited) for the Federal Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) to pay an outstanding N4.56 trillion for selling petrol at a subsidized price between August 2023 and June 2024. “This is despite the Federal Government’s repeated announcements ... Read More »
Fuel Scarcity: Sack NNPC GMD Mele Kyari Now, PDP Chieftain Tells President Tinubu
People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Chieftain and former House of Representatives candidate of the party in Ekiti State, Lere Olayinka, has called on President Bola Tinubu to sack the Group Managing Director (GMD) of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL), Mr Mele Kolo Kyari, over the unending scarcity of petrol in the country. Olayinka, a Media Aide to the former Governor ... Read More »
First Lady Oluremi Tinubu Launches N1.85 Billion Business Recapitalization Grant for 37,000 Petty Traders Nationwide
Nigeria’s First Lady and Chairman of the Renewed Hope Initiative, RHI, Senator Oluremi Tinubu CON has flagged off the Renewed Hope Initiative Economic Empowerment Programme for women petty traders nationwide with the disbursement of 50,000 Naira business recapitalization grant to 37,000. She flagged off disbursement of the grant in Asaba, Delta State capital where 1000 petty traders benefited from the ... Read More »