Day: January 12, 2023

BREAKING: Gunmen kidnap Nigerian Divisional Police Chief

Aliyu Aliyu

“How they kidnapped our DPO,” Policeman spill the beans A policeman in the council area confirmed the development to The PUNCH in Jos, Thursday night. According to him, the DPO, whose name is yet to be known, was kidnapped by the gunmen after they shot him in his hotel room in the council area. The source said, “The DPO was just posted to Pankshin about three days ago. He was staying in a hotel in Pankshin and was in that hotel when the gunmen came and shot him before taking…

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Meet Oladeinde Olawoyin, New Business Editor Premium Times

Damilola Olonade

HIS MIEN, PEN AND LAUREL: Whst friends, colleagues, allies said about the University of Ilorin First Class Mass Communication graduate who has won several journalism awards, recognitions and fellowships in Africa and across the World     The management of Premium Times has appointed Olawoyin Oladeinde as the Business and Economy Editor of the newspaper. Olawoyin, who, in 2017, graduated with First Class from the Department of Mass Communication at the University of Ilorin, where he also finished as the department’s best-graduating student, succeeds Ini Ekott, a pioneer member of…

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OPEC’s Embargo Threatens Nigeria’s 2.2m bopd In 2023—NNPC

ADEOLA YUSUF

How Nigeria suffered 850,000 barrels daily output deficit despite 1.35 million barrels per day production in December   Nigeria could attain 2.2 million barrels crude oil production level in 2023, but for the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) oil production quota restriction, the group chief executive officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company, Mele Kyari, has said. Mele Kyari who spoke at the virtual Global UAE Energy Forum said despite all odds, the country aims to produce 1.8 million bpd this year. READ ALSO: Nigeria Begins Deep Offshore Oil…

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Nigeria Begins Deep Offshore Oil Blocks’ Mini-Bid Round

ADEOLA YUSUF

Here is the list and details of the oil blocks on offer – NUPRC   The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has announced the commencement of the 2022 deep offshore mini-bid round, promising that the process would be transparent and competitive. The Seven blocks on offer, are Blocks PPL-300-DO, PPL-301-DO and PPL-302-DO are located in the Nigerian Transform Margin area. Blocks PPL-303-DO, PPL-304-DO, PPL-305-DO and PPL-306-DO are within the deepwater Niger Delta Basin. According to a statement issued on Wednesday and signed by the commission’s Chief Executive, Gbenga Komolafe,…

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How, Why DSS Arrested Doyin Okupe At Lagos Airport

Abibat Babalola

EFCC Senior officers apologised to me, Okupe boasts + What Ex-DG Peter Obi Campaign Council did before he was let off the hook   The immediate past Director-General of the Labour Party Presidential Campaign Council, Doyin Okupe, was reportedly arrested by the Department of State Services at the Muritala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos. This was disclosed on Facebook by one of his lawyers, Tolu Babaleye, on Thursday. According to him, Okupe was on his way to London. READ ALSO How Nigerian Pastor Faked Own Kidnap, Collected N600k Ransom From Members…

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NCC Seeks Identification, Elimination of Risks in Telecom Sector

ADEOLA YUSUF

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has embarked on a regulatory step to sensitize the industry about the need for proper and continuous risk identification with the view to managing such risks before they affect the health of the industry. To this effect, the Commission has hosted a two-day maiden conference at its headquarters in Abuja, where its Executive Vice Chairman, Prof. Umar Danbatta, said it has become imperative to minimize risks in the industry to ensure that services are not disrupted, and that consumers obtain the best services that are…

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