Group Calls On Pres. Buhari To Recover FG’s N16billion From LADOL

A group known as ‘Concerned Maritime Stakeholders’ has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to recover N16.1 billion from the Lagos Free Zone operator. The group’s position followed the allegation by the Nigerian Ports Authority that it revoked the land lease agreement signed with the Lagos Deep Offshore Logistics Base because LADOL shortchanged the Federal Government. LADOL was also accused by […]

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Call For Submissions: The First Ever Nigerian Oil And Gas Technology Hackathon

The Nigerian Oil and Gas industry is set to experience its first ever technology hackathon, the Nigerian Oil and Gas Technology (NOGTECH) programme, which is aimed at fostering innovations in the oil and gas industry as well as creating a platform for the proliferation of local content. The programme is headlined by the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) […]

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Northerners Dominate Federal Character

By Bayode Oluwasanmi Nigeria is a troubled nation going through tortured times. Sixty years ago, Nigeria became independent. Till today, our federal system of government continues to experience tensions due to issues of inequality and ethnic domination. The Federal Character Commission was established to ensure federal character principle that will guarantee equitable representation of different groups in all tiers of […]

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COVID-19: The Fight Against Novel Coronavirus Receives Boost In Niger State

………As USAID in partnership with the state government commissions Emergency Operation and Communication Centre (EOC) The fight against the novel Coronavirus in Niger State has received a boost as an Emergency Operation and Communication Centre (EOC) has been virtually commissioned to upgrade the Public Health centre in the state. The establishment of the EOC is in partnership with the state […]

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Kano & Jigawa Youthful Population; A Source Of Blessing To Nigeria If Carefully Harnessed – DG NITDA

The Director General, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi has said that the ever-growing youthful population of Kano and Jigawa can be a source of blessing of Nigeria if carefully harnessed. Abdullahi stated this during a presentation at Zoom Webinar organised by Network for Development Foundation, with the theme: Economic Recovery of Kano and Jigawa States Post-COVID19 […]

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NEITI Lauds NNPC For Publishing Audited Accounts

The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) has described as laudable, the decision of the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to make public its audited accounts for the first time in its history with the publication of its 2018 Audited Financial Statement (AFS) on its website. In a press release by the Director, Communications and Advocacy, Dr. Orji Ogbonnaya Orji, […]

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Osinowo’s Death Sad, Shocking – Presidential Aide

….Condoles family, Tinubu Princess Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Sustainable Development Goals has described the sudden death of the Senator representing Lagos East Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Senator Adebayo Sikiru Osinowo, on Monday as sad and shocking. In a statement issued on Monday evening, Princess Orelope Adefulire noted that the death of the […]

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DPR Releases Strategic Plan For Oil Industry Survival

Nigeria’s oil sector regulator, Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has released strategic plan and policy for the survival and success of the industry post COVID-19. Director/CEO of the agency, Engr. Sarki Auwalu, who made this known in a Keynote Address at the Webinar organised by Future Energy Leaders Nigeria (FEL) entitled; “Nigeria Oil & Gas Sector: Surviving and Thriving Post […]

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