Day: November 18, 2020

NNPC backbone for Nigeria’s visible development – NSE

Efe Wellington

Corporation Shines at NSE Fellowship Award for COO, Upstream, 6 Staff Inducted and 193 others     The Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) has declared that the National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) is the backbone to the visible development of the country and the engineering profession.   President of the NSE, Engr. Babagana Mohammed, who declared this during the presentation of award of fellowship on sone management staff of the NNPC urged the Corporation to do more in advancing programmes for the development of engineering profession in Nigeria.   The NNPC was…

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Nigeria unveils incentives for oil investors, insists on 40bn bbls reserves

Gbenga Adeoti

Nigeria has declared fiscal incentives that will attract investments in all its basins and help drive its ambition to hit 40 billion barrels in its oil reserves. Country’s Vice-President, Yemi Osinbajo, who made this declaration at the opening of the 38th Annual International Conference of the National Association of Petroleum Explorationists (NAPE) in Lagos, maintained that the provisions for the incentives have already been included in the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) currently before the National Assembly. The conference has “Accelerating Growth in Nigeria’s Hydrocarbon Reserves: Emerging Concepts, Challenges and Opportunities.’’…

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Trump fires US election security official who rejected fraud claims

Wonuola Olujobi

Donald Trump has fired the government’s top election security official, who had rejected the president’s claims of “massive” fraud in the vote he lost to Joe Biden. Trump announced on Twitter the termination “effective immediately” of Chris Krebs, who leads the agency that jointly declared “the November 3rd election was the most secure in American history.” Trump, who refuses to acknowledge that he lost his bid for reelection to Democrat Biden, has repeatedly claimed that the voting and count were replete with fraud. “The recent statement by Chris Krebs on…

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‘How 33,000 litre-fuel tanker fell, spilled content on Lagos Airport road’

Damola Oyede

  Scores of residents, motorists and pedestrians cheated death at the Hajj Camp along Murtala Muhammed International Airport as a tanker loaded with 33,000 litres of diesel lost control and fell on the road on Wednesday morning. Although the exact cause of the accident was still sketchy, it was, however, learnt that tanker lost control and overturned due to the driver’s negligence. Confirming the incident, the LASEMA DG, Dr Olufemi Damilola Oke-Osanyintolu said no life was lost but added that the tanker driver and motor boy sustained injuries and have…

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WHO makes U-Turn, confirms 65 staff at HQ test positive for COVID-19

Aoko Benjamin

  World Health Organization (WHO) says 65 of its headquarters staff in Geneva, Switzerland, have tested positive for the Coronavirus disease (Covid-19.) The development follows earlier claims by the world health body that there has been no transmission of the virus at the Geneva site. The revelation also comes amid a surge of cases in Europe, host country Switzerland, and the city of Geneva, in particular, and in contrast to earlier claim by the WHO that half of the infections were in people who had been working from home. However,…

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No hope in sight to ending strike – Nigeria Varsity lecturers

Gbenga Adeoti

  The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), says there is no hope in sight to suspend its lingering strike due to alleged lack of commitment by the Federal Government Prof. Theophilus Lagi, the ASUU, Abuja Zonal Coordinator, disclosed this at a news conference on Tuesday at Gwagwalada, Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the ASUU, Abuja Zone, comprises the Federal University of Technology, Minna; Nasarawa State University, Keffi; Ibrahim Babangida University, Lapai; Federal University of Lafia, and University of Abuja. Lagi said the strike had lingered for…

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