Day: April 6, 2021

NNPC, Italian firm Technimont ink $1.5bn deals For PH Refinery Repair

Efe Wellington

  The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation and Italian Engineering giant, Maire Tecnimont, have signed off on the $1.5 billion contract to repair the Port Harcourt Refinery. The contract was signed on Tuesday morning by the Managing Director of the Refinery, Ahmed Dikko as well as the Vice President ofTecnimont, Sub-Saharan Africa, Davide Pellizola. Tecnimont SpA, an Italian engineering company, is to handle the engineering procurement and construction (EPC) contract for the rehabilitation of the 210000 barrels per day capacity refinery in Rivers state, Southsouth Nigeria. The contract is expected to…

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Meet Usman Alkali Baba, Nigeria’s Yobe-born new Police IG

Aliyu Aliyu

Eight things you need to know about the 58-year old former Area Commander in Ilorin, Kwara State Northcentral Nigeria   President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday announced DIG Usman Alkali Baba as acting Inspector-General of Police (IGP). According to the Minister of Police Affairs, Maigari Dingyadi, the appointment takes immediate effect. The Yobe born Police chief has held several strategic positions in the past. Here are few things to know about the acting IGP: 1. Usman Alkali was born on 1st March, 1963. 2. He hails from Geidam in Yobe State…

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BREAKING: WAEC releases 2021 WASSCE results + How 7,289 candidates fared

Gbenga Adeoti

  The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has released the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for private candidates, 2021 – First Series. Head of the Nigeria National Office, WAEC, Mr Patrick Areghan, told reporters on Tuesday the examination was primarily designed to help candidates seeking admission to tertiary institutions to reduce the waiting time for results and beat admission deadlines. He said: “The analysis of the statistics of the performance of candidates shows that out of the Seven Thousand Two Hundred and Eighty-Nine (7,289) candidates that sat the…

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Why we shut Supreme Court, Others nationwide – Nigerian Judiciary workers

Tade Salako

  Hours after 1,844 prisoners escaped in an historic jailbreak at the Imo Correctional facility, Southeast Nigeria, all Courts in the country, including the Supreme Court, have been put under lock and key by the Judiciary workers nationwide. Rising under the umbrella of Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN), the workers on Tuesday began enforcing their indefinite nationwide strike. The JUSUN national leadership had in an April 1 circular, ordered the closure of courts across the country as from today, until the government complies with the Constitution, court judgments and…

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BREAKING: Nigerian Polytechnics Shut, Lecturers begin Strike

Aliyu Aliyu

      Academic activities at all the Government-owned Polytechnics in Nigeria have been ground as the leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) on Tuesday commenced an indefinite strike. President of the union, Anderson Ezeibe, announced this at a press briefing in Abuja on Tuesday morning. Members of the union, he said, have agreed to shut all the Nigerian Polytechnics until their demands are met. This is coming despite the Federal Government’s move to avert strike action in polytechnics.

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