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August 22, 2023 No Responses

Farmers Seek Improved Investment In Agriculture

AS economic situation bites harder on Nigerians, some farmers in Gombe have urged the state government to leverage the additional funds received from the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC), to invest in the agriculture. They said such investment was imperative...

August 22, 2023 No Responses

Tinubu To New Ministers: You Are Not Regional Or States’ Ministers

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has urged newly sworn-in Ministers to work for Nigeria and not a particular state, region or ethnic nationality. Tinubu made the declaration on Monday while delivering a speech at the inauguration ceremony of the 45 ministers...

August 22, 2023 No Responses

Ex-NIMASA DG, Dakuku Peterside To Speak At Maritime Conference In Saudi Arabia

Former chairman of the Association of Africa Maritime Administrations (AAMA), Dakuku Peterside, will be speaking at the sustainable maritime industry conference, scheduled for Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, from September 4 – 6. The conference, under the patronage of...

August 22, 2023 No Responses

Oyetola Pledges Safe, Sustainable Marine Economy

The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Mr Adegboyega Oyetola has pledged to ensure oceans and marine were safe, reliable, and sustainable across the nation. Oyetola made the declaration when he assumed office on Monday in Abuja. According to him, oceans...

August 21, 2023 No Responses

Tinubu Appoints Minister For Niger Delta, Redeploys Oyetola To Marine & Blue Economy

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the redeployment of Abubakar Momoh from the Federal Ministry of Youth to the Federal Ministry of Niger Delta Development. In a statement on Sunday, Presidential spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale explained that Tinubu will announ...

August 21, 2023 No Responses

$3b NNPCL/Afreximbank’s Naira Rescue Agenda Excites Tinubu

President Bola Tinubu is happy that the $3 billion in crude-for-cash funding secured from the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Limited is gradually giving a breather to the foreign exchange market.&...

August 18, 2023 No Responses

TotalEnergies Equips LNG Carrier With Carbon Capture System

A ship-based carbon capture (SBCC) prototype developed under the EverLoNG project has been installed on an LNG-powered LNG carrier owned by energy major, TotalEnergies while in drydock in Spain. The carbon capture unit was built in the Netherlands by carbon...

August 18, 2023 No Responses

FG Approves 5b Palliative For Each State, FCT

The Federal Government has approved N5billion for each state and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to procure food items for distribution to the poor in their respective states. Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State disclosed this at the Presidential Villa,...

August 18, 2023 No Responses

Transcorp Acquires 60% Stake In Abuja Disco

As part of measures to further consolidates its position and investments in the Nigerian power sector, Tony Elumelu-led Nigerian conglomerate, Transcorp Group, has successfully acquired a 60-per cent stake in the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC), ...

August 17, 2023 No Responses

Tinubu’s Ministers, Portfolios

President Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday, assigned portfolios to 46 Ministers designate cleared recently by the Senate. The list, released in a statement included former Rivers State governor Nyesom Wike as Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and Festu...

August 16, 2023 No Responses

Nigeria Denies fresh Agenda To Reintroduce Fuel Subsidy

President Bola Tinubu has no plans to reintroduce any form of fuel subsidy or reverse the deregulation policy, the Federal Government declared on Tuesday. The clarification is contained in a tweet issued by the Senior Special Assistant to the President.....

August 12, 2023 No Responses

Gas Retailers Task FG On More LPG Local Production

THE Liquefied Petroleum Gas Retailers (LPGAR) has suggested to the Federal Government to establish more local LPG production plants, and encourage storage and transportation of the product to avert price hike. Mr Ayobami Olarinoye, the Branch National Chairman...

August 11, 2023 No Responses

ECOWAS To Assemble ‘Standby Force’ Over Political Crisis In Niger

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has approved armed intervention in Niger Republic “as soon as possible”. The President of ECOWAS, Omar Alieu Touray, made this announcement while presenting the ECOWAS resolutio...

August 11, 2023 No Responses

Tinubu’s Speech At ECOWAS Extraordinary Summit On Niger Republic

Your Excellency, the President of the ECOWAS Commission; Your Excellency, President of the African Union Commission; Your Excellency, President of the UEMOA Commission; The Special Representative of the Secretary General of the United Nations in...