Nigeria has added a new grade of crude, as the NNPC/ Aiteo Joint venture announced the introduction of Nembe Crude Oil Grade, a new crude oil grade into the international market. The announcement of the Nembe Crude Oil Blend, produced by Aiteo, the Operator of the NNPC/Aiteo Oil Mining Lease (OML) 29 Joint Venture (JV), was made at the ongoing Argus European Crude Conference in London. OML 29, an asset located onshore Nigeria, is operated by Aiteo Eastern Exploration & Production Ltd, Africa’s leading indigenous hydrocarbon producer, following a historic…
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Germany Set To Deport 14,000 Nigerians
Olaf Scholz, the German Chancellor explained yesterday that no fewer than 14,000 Nigerians living in Germany risk deportation. Scholz said this during a meeting with President Bola Tinubu in Abuja on Tuesday, where he attributed it to the spike in the number of Nigerians seeking asylum, with a great number of them without identification cards. The German Chancellor noted that approximately 12,500 Nigerians are in a condition of tolerance in Germany as a result of the Nigerian government’s reluctance to admit people without the necessary identity documents. READ ALSO Did…
Read MoreDid Buhari’s SA Orelope-Adefulire Pay Restaurant N147.1m to Build Classrooms In Lagos?
REJOINDER TO SPECIAL REPORT: 2 Weeks Before End of Buhari’s Tenure, SA Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire Paid a Restaurant N147.1m to Build Classrooms in Lagos, By Desmond Utomwen The attention of The Office of the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Sustainable Development Goals (OSSAP-SDGs) has been drawn to a misleading report by an online medium with the above heading. The office wouldn’t have dignified the piece with a reply, but for the innocent readers who might not actually understand the crux of the matter, there is a need to…
Read MoreAviation Unions Blacklist Imo Flights Nationwide
The unions said the strike is indefinite until otherwise directed by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC). The unions are the National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE), the Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (ATSSSAN), the Association of Nigeria Aviation Professionals (ANAP), the National Association of Aircraft Pilots and Engineers (NAAPE), and the Amalgamated Union of Public Corporation Civil Service Technical and Recreational Services Employees (AUPCTRE). READ ALSO: Tinubu Insists On Subsidy, Stops Electricity Tariff Hike Budget 2022: Tracka Uncovers…
Read MoreTinubu Insists On Subsidy, Stops Electricity Tariff Hike
President Bola Tinubu has stopped the implementation of a hike in electricity tariff and insisted that subsidy be paid on power consumed nationwide. This was revealed by the Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabuon Wednesday. Adelabu also stated that the Federal Government would investigate the legality of the five-year licence extension given to privatised power distribution and generation companies, stressing that the operating licences of the firms would have expired on October 31, 2023. READ ALSO: Budget 2022: Tracka Uncovers N8.6bn Paid To 26 Fraudulent Contractors Mother Of Boy In ‘Mummy…
Read MoreBudget 2022: Tracka Uncovers N8.6bn Paid To 26 Fraudulent Contractors
Tracka, BudgIT’s service delivery promotion platform, which allows citizens to collaborate, track, and give feedback on public projects in their communities, has uncovered N8.6 billion payments to twenty-six contractors for 19 projects across nine states that have either been abandoned or not done. This was disclosed in a press statement by Head of Tracka, Ayomide Ladipo on Wednesday. Some of these projects include the payment of N542 million to Abu-Halawa International Limited between December 2020 and April 2023 under the Federal Ministry of Water Resources for the Construction of Jare…
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