Day: August 4, 2023

Wabote Advocates Corporate Governance for Indigenous Oil Firms

Efe Wellington

. NCDMB Boss lauds Aradel Holdings   Indigenous oil and gas companies must instill principles of corporate governance in their operations if they are to grow and achieve sustainability, the Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), Engr. Simbi Kesiye Wabote has said. Speaking virtually on Friday at the ceremony marking the rebranding of the Niger Delta Exploration and Production (NDEP) into Aradel Holdings, the Executive Secretary rued that many local oil and gas companies have died because they do not adhere to corporate governance principles.…

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Northern Leaders Warn Tinubu Against Going To War With Niger

ADEOLA YUSUF

As the prospect of war between the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) countries led by Nigeria and Niger Republic looms, the umbrella Northern socio-cultural organization, the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), has warned President Bola Tinubu and the ECOWAS against military intervention. On Sunday, ECOWAS directed the closure of land and air borders between member states against the Niger Republic over a military coup d’état that removed democratically elected president, Mohamed Bazoum, from office. The Authority of Heads of State and Governments of ECOWAS, which Nigeria chairs also issued a…

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War Not A Tea Party, Bode George Warns Tinubu on Planned Invasion of Niger

Gbenga Adeoti

Full letter the ex-military governor and PDP chieftain wrote to President Bola Tinubu I write to you as a Nigerian, a retired General in the Nigerian military, a patriot and a war tactician. On July 26, 2023, the Commander of the Presidential Guard in Niger Republic, General Abdourahamane Tchiani, overthrew President Mohamed Bazoum, seized power and is now the new strongman of the Nigerien Armed Forces. As the leader of ECOWAS, you immediately invited other West African leaders and an ultimatum was given to Tchiani that Bazoum must be reinstated…

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War Looms Over Niger Coup, Tinubu Writes Senate, Niger Cuts Ties With Nigeria

ADEOLA YUSUF

The spectre of war between countries of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) led by Nigeria and Niger Republic over the coup in the landlocked country that overthrew the government of President Mohammed Bazoum on July 26, 2023 is looming. This development is coming on the heels of the collapse of diplomatic moves to resolve the impasse. The junta in Niger Republic has cut off ties with Nigeria after the efforts of ECOWAS to resolve the impasse failed. ECOWAS had issued a seven-day ultimatum for the reinstatement of…

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Tinubu Drops Kano Ministerial Nominee, Shetty, Adds Keyamo, Mahmoud

ADEOLA YUSUF

Tinubu drops Kano ministerial nominee, Shetty, adds Keyamo,. Mahmoud as senators tell Oyetola, Geidam, Lokpobiri to take a bow and go at screening. In what is turning out to be a game of musical chairs, President Bola Tinubu, on Friday, dropped Dr. Maryam Shetty as a ministerial nominee from Kano State. She was replaced with Dr. Mairiga Mahmoud, another lady, who also hails from Kano. READ ALSO: Nigerian Govt Delists 18 Illegal Loan Apps Banker Remanded Over Theft of Customer’s N22m Heritage Energy’s Boss Calls for More Data on Frontier…

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