Day: May 26, 2023

Nigerian Govt Declares Monday, 29th May, Public Holiday

Abibat Babalola

The Nigerian Government has declared Monday, 29th May 2023 as work-free for all workers in the country. According to the federal government, the decision is to allow Nigerians to commemorate the inauguration of the nation’s 16th democratically elected President. Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Interior, Dr Shuiab Belgore in a statement on Friday noted that the declaration was made by the Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola on behalf of the Federal Government. READ ALSO: Why I Killed Pastor For Rituals – Herbalist NUPRC Signs Seven Oil Regulations To Boost…

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Why I Killed Pastor For Rituals – Herbalist

Abibat Babalola

A 48-year-old herbalist, Isiaka Ogunkoya has been arrested by the Osun State Police Command for the murder of one Pastor, Kalejaye Ezekiel. Nemesis caught up with him when he was on his way to Isoyin, he was arrested during a stop and search operation where he confessed the human parts belongs to a pastor. The suspect confessed to the crime, “I killed the pastor for rituals, needed to make use of a human during that period and the pastor came around. READ ALSO NUPRC Signs Seven Oil Regulations To Boost…

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NUPRC Signs Seven Oil Regulations To Boost Crude Oil Production

Abibat Babalola

The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has signed seven oil regulations. This is part of the efforts of the Federal Government to boost metering of crude oil operations in the upstream sector of the petroleum industry. The new regulations signed by the agency are Nigeria Upstream Petroleum Measurement Regulations; Frontier Basins Exploration Fund Administration Regulations; Production Curtailment and Domestic Crude Oil Supply Obligation Regulations; Nigeria Upstream Decommissioning and Abandonment Regulations; Nigeria Upstream Petroleum Unitisation Regulations; Gas Flaring, Venting and Methane Emission (Prevention of Waste and Pollution) Regulations and Significant…

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Tinubu Gets Transition Report, Vows To Tackle Insecurity, Power Crisis

Abibat Babalola

The President-elect, Bola Tinubu on Thursday pledged to address the security and power crises, among other challenges confronting the country. Tinubu who was handed the transition report by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), promised not to disappoint Nigerians. He said this shortly after his investiture with the country’s highest national honour of Grand Commander of Federal Republic alongside the Vice President-elect, Kashim Shettima who was honoured with the Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger by the President. The investiture ceremony took place at the State House…

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I Knew Nothing About Education When I Became Minister – Adamu Adamu

Aliyu Aliyu

Adamu, now the longest-serving education minister in Nigeria, was in charge when public universities were shut due to ASUU strike for six months.     Minister of Education Adamu Adamu has admitted he had a “superficial” knowledge of the education sector when he was appointed to head the Federal Ministry of Education. The minister said on Thursday at a valedictory service in his honour that to make up for his lack of knowledge, he consulted professors of education who assisted him in setting a roadmap for the education sector. READ…

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Nigerian Govt Signs New Power Purchase Agreement for 726MW

Abibat Babalola

as Finance minister, NBET seek enabling environment, more investors       Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading (NBET) Plc has signed 20-year 726 megawatts Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) to improve electricity supply and attract investment. The deal was signed with Transcorp Plc. Zainab Ahmed, Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, said government will remain committed to improving environment for doing business in the power sector. Speaking, Managing Director of NBET, Dr. Nnaemeka Ewelukwa, said there was need for more investment in the power sector, adding that the new PPA would…

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Father Rapes 5-Yr-Old Biological Daughter, Gives Reason

Gbenga Adeoti

A 28-year-old father, Adeyemi Babatunde, has allegedly had an unlawful carnal knowledge of his five-year-old biological daughter (name withheld). The suspected father was arrested by operatives of the Ogun State Police Command on Monday. He was said to have had an unlawful carnal knowledge of his innocent young daughter while the mother was not at home. When arrested, he admitted to the police that he truly committed the heinous act, but that he did not know what came over him when he raping his daughter. These were contained in a…

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