Month: September 2020

COVID-19: Nigeria’s Kwara schools resume October 5, tertiary institutions open Oct 12

Aliyu Aliyu

Public and private schools in Kwara State are to resume normal academic classes from Monday October 5, a government statement has said. “With various trainings held for teachers on how to protect themselves and students from the COVID-19 infection, improved manpower in monitoring and case tracings, and appreciable guarantee of some protection for the children, the government hereby directs the reopening of elementary schools from October 5,” according to a statement by the Commissioner for Communications Harriet Afolabi-Oshatimehin. “Similarly, state-owned tertiary institutions are to reopen from October 12 or as…

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EKEDC underscores Nigeria’s resilience, strength at 60, reiterates Excellent Service Delivery

Micheal Olatunji

  The Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) has highlighted the Nigeria’s strength and resilience as a united Country to overcome challenges and adversity, as the nation marks its 60th Independence Anniversary. The leading power utility firm in Nigeria also felicitated with all Nigerians on the independence Anniversary. General Manager, Corporate Communications, Godwin Idemudia, in a statement, described the independence anniversary as a great milestone which is worthy of celebrating as individuals and as a nation. Idemudia mentioned that while this year’s celebration is coming amid the COVID-19 Pandemic, “the celebration is a reminder of our…

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How FirstBank ex-staff stole N49m, $368,000, jailed 98 years + PHOTO

Damola Oyede

  Facts have emerged on how a former official of First Bank of Nigeria, Oreoluwa Adesakin, stole N49 million, and $368,000 from the bank and its customers. Justice Muniru Olagunju of the Oyo State High Court who admitted the facts as evidences, has sentenced the ex-banker to a cumulative 98 years jail terms. The convict committed the offence while in charge of effecting payments through Western Union Money Transfer and MoneyGram platforms, Platforms Africa gathered. Adesakin, was arraigned by the Ibadan Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,…

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Shell sacks 9,000 in Cost-Cutting major Shake-Up

Efe Wellington

Oil supermajor, Royal Dutch Shell, has slated 9,000 staff for mass sack as part of a major shake-up to cut costs and raise annual savings of up to $2.5bn (£1.9bn) by 2022. The company, which announced this on Wednesday, declared that around 1,500 of the staff slated for mass sack have agreed to take voluntary redundancy this year – by the end of 2022. The restructuring , a report by SkyNews read, is part of the company’s efforts to adapt to a low-carbon future and becoming more “streamlined”, with the…

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NDPHC takes Eligible Customer drive to Lagos, inks PPA deals with Anyigba Independent DisCo

Precious Ibekwe

    The Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC) has signed a PPA agreement with Anyigba Independent Electricity Distribution Company Ltd. The event, according to the Head Communication & Public Relations, Mrs. Funke Nwankwo, took place at the Omotosho Power Plant, Ondo State on 29th September 2020. It happened almost simultaneously with the visit of Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, NDPHC, Chiedu Ugbo, who led Eligible customer drive delegation to the Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Sanwoolu. “The NDPHC team that signed the PPA agreement in Ondo, on the other…

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NNPC surges domestic gas utilization target to 5bn scuf daily

Micheal Olatunji

How Nigeria kept to UN, Paris Club Accord on gas utilization – NNPC     The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on Tuesday declared plans to surge the nation’s domestic gas utilization to 5billion standard cubic feet of gas per day (scf/d) and developing 5gigawatts (GW) of power generation for balanced economic growth. Group Managing Director of NNPC, Mallam Mele Kyari, who disclosed this Tuesday at the BusinessDay Energy Series Summit which held virtually with theme: “Nigeria at 60: Harnessing Nigeria’s Energy for the Future,” stated that this target, which is…

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Nigeria pushes Oil sector’s GDP share to $100bn

Precious Ibekwe

Highest body of Nigerian petroleum searchers, Nigerian Association of Petroleum Explorationists (NAPE), poured eulogy on NNPC boss, Mele Kyari, for heightening Chad basin, Benue Trough oil searches despite COVID-19 pandemic   The Nigerian Government has heightened the search for oil in the Chad basin as the oil industry’s Contribution to Gross Domestic Products has been deepened to $100 billion. President of Nigerian Association of Petroleum Explorationists (NAPE), Engr. Alex Tarka, and Executive Director, Commercial and Strategy, Total Nigeria Plc, George Oguachuba, stated these on Tuesday at a one-day virtual workshop…

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Inside Petroleum Industry Bill Nigeria’s President Buhari transmitted to National Assembly

Efe Wellington

  Asides a proposal for NNPC, PPPRA, PEF scrapping, new PIB gives more power to oil, finance ministers, cuts down powers for DPR, others President Muhammadu Buhari has transmitted the much awaited Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) 2020 to the National Assembly and has proposed the creation of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited. The document, which has been caught up in the back and forth between the Nigeria’s executive and legislative arms for about 20 years also, according to a statement from the National Assembly, proposes the scrapping of the…

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How Caleb Varsity Produced 44 First Class, 1,158 First, Second degrees’ graduates

Temilade Aroyewun

  1,158 graduates received scrolls for the award of first degree and postgraduate studies at the Caleb University’s 10th Convocation ceremony held online Caleb University, Friday, September 25, churned out 44 First Class graduates at the 10th convocation of the private institution located at Imota, Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial capital. The authorities of the university also conferred the institution’s Honorary Doctor of Science in Political Strategy and Development (Honoris Causa) on Nigeria’s Elder statesman, Chief Edwin Clark, who was installed at the ceremony, which was held on online/virtual platform, as the…

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From Wuhan to Abuja, Here are Some prominent Nigerians, global citizens COVID-19 struck, killed

Damilola Olonade

The record of those who died after contracting COVID all over the World as at Monday, September 28, 2020, surpassed 1 million people. Over 33 million have also been infected with a long list of people including leading figures in politics, sport, royalty and entertainment. Here are some of the prominent cases in Nigeria, Africa and all over the World of those who contracted the dreaded virus as well as the figures of those who died after testing positive to the virus plus dates of infections and death as the…

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