Month: January 2023

Meet Oladeinde Olawoyin, New Business Editor Premium Times

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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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2023: Buhari’s ‘Top To Bottom’ Cliche, A Deceit That Relegated Nigeria- Ex Gov Aliyu

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MINNA: Former Governor of Niger state, Dr Muazu Babangida Aliyu has disclosed that President Muhammadu Buhari’s cliche of ‘top to bottom’ during the 2015 and 2019 electioneering period was deceitful and has plunged the country into its current state. He made this disclosure over the weekend when the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Niger State, Alhaji Isah Liman Kantigi officially flagged off his 2023 gubernatorial campaign in Bida. He said the only way to rescue Nigeria and Niger state from the current state is to vote…

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‘Stop Brymo’: Over 8,000 Nigerians Sign Petition To Prevent Brymo From Winning 8th AFRIMA Award

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Over 8000 people have called for the disqualification of Ọlawale Ọlọfọrọ, professionally known as Brymo from the 8th All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA) over his contentious remarks about the Igbo community. According to the petition, not receiving the honor will send the musician a clear message considering his recent derogatory statements against the Igbo people. A Nigerian named Charles Ogundele took it upon himself to start the petition against the alternative musician. In order to ensure that the artist is disqualified from winning the 2023 All Africa Music Award, he…

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How Nigerian Pastor Faked Own Kidnap, Collected N600k Ransom From Members

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A Jos-based pastor, Albarka Bitrus, has been arrested by operatives of the Plateau State Police Command for stagging his own kidnap and demanding ransom from members of his congregation. The command’s spokesman, Alabo Alfred, who disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday said that the clergyman was arrested alongside his collaborators following intelligence reports after church members paid N600,000 ransom to secure the cleric’s release. The statement read, “The Plateau State Police Command has again uncovered the nefarious act of one pastor Albarka Bitrus Sukuya ‘m’ of Jenta Apata, Jos…

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Buhari To Hire Nigerian Doctors, Nurses Abroad

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  The Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, has said that to address the brain drain in the sector, the federal government is setting up a mechanism to engage Nigerian doctors and nurses in the diaspora and connect them with universities and hospitals in the country. Speaking in Abuja on Tuesday at the 17th edition of the President Muhammadu Buhari (PMB) Administration” Scorecard Series (2015-2023), he lamented that experienced doctors were leaving the country. Ehanire said a lot of doctors and nurses in Nigeria felt they were not properly rewarded for…

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Passengers Stranded As US Suffers 2nd Aviation Crisis In Weeks

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Flights departures resume as US President Joe Biden said there was no immediate information on what had caused the computer outage that rocked the US aviation   A computer outage at the Federal Aviation Administration brought flights to a standstill across the U.S. today (Wednesday), with hundreds of delays quickly cascading through the system at airports nationwide. The FAA ordered all U.S. flights to delay departures until at least 9 a.m. Eastern, though airlines said they were aware of the situation and had already begun grounding flights. Delays and cancellations…

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