…NCDMB, NLNG Sign E-Market Place Agreement The ongoing construction of the $5bn Train-7 project being undertaken by the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) at Finima, Bonny Island, Rivers State has reached 52 percent and currently engages 8,300 Nigerians of diverse skill sets. These facts emerged on Friday as the Management of the Nigeria LNG Limited led by the Managing Director, Dr. Philip Mshelbila held an engagement session with the Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), Engr. Simbi Kesiye Wabote at the gas…
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Wabote Canvases Increased Crude Oil, Gas Production To Avert Importation for Refineries
The Executive Secretary Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), Engr. Simbi Kesiye Wabote has warned that Nigeria might resort to importing crude oil for its upcoming and existing refineries if concerted efforts are not made to increase the current low production numbers. He gave the warning in his goodwill message at the 41st Annual Conference and Exhibition of the Nigerian Association of Petroleum Explorationists (NAPE) on Monday in Lagos. He bemoaned Nigeria’s low production of crude oil and gas despite the abundant reserves and challenged members of the Nigerian…
Read MoreJUST IN: NLC, TUC Begin Nationwide Strike Midnight
The Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria on Monday ordered their affiliates to withdraw their services nationwide from midnight on November 14, 2023. TUC President Festus Osifo disclosed this while addressing journalists in Abuja on Monday. Osifo said the strike would remain until “government at all levels wake up to their responsibility.” READ ALSO Ekiti AGILE Arms Education Mgt Team With Digital Literacy Skills JUST IN: PDP’s Diri Wins Bayelsa Gov Election JUST IN: WAEC Adopts CBT For SSCE The strike is also to protest the…
Read MoreEkiti AGILE Arms Education Mgt Team With Digital Literacy Skills
The Ekiti State Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment (AGILE) Project in conjunction with the Ministry of Education has embarked on a training Programme for the Management staff. Ekiti State Commissioner for Education, Dr. Olabimpe Aderiye, who declared the event open, described the possession of Digital literacy skills as essential for participating in today’s job market stressing that almost every profession requires digital skills, from basic computer skills to more advanced skills. The Commissioner urged participants to leverage on the training workshop to improve their proficiency in digital literacy…
Read MoreJUST IN: PDP’s Diri Wins Bayelsa Gov Election
The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and incumbent, Senator Douye Diri, has been declared the winner of Saturday’s governorship elections held in the state. The state’s Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Returning Officer Prof Farouk Kuta, made the announcement. Professor Kuta, who is the Vice Chancellor of the Federal University, Lafia, said: “The elections were contested. And Senator Douye Diri of the PDP, having satisfied the requirements of the law, is hereby declared the winner and returned elected.” READ ALSO JUST IN: WAEC Adopts CBT For SSCE…
Read MoreJUST IN: WAEC Adopts CBT For SSCE
The West African Examinations Council on Monday announced that it had ditched the paper and pencil test model and has adopted the Computer-Based Test mode for the conduct of the Senior School Certificate Examination. This is contained in a statement signed by the acting head of the Public Affairs Unit of WAEC, Moyosola Adesina, and released on Monday. According to the statement, the innovation would kick off with the conduct of the West African Senior School Certificate Examination for private candidates in February 2024. READ ALSO Nigeria’s Power System Debts…
Read MoreNigeria’s Power System Debts To NDPHC Hits N180 Billion
. Why Process For 10 NIPPS’ Sale Is Stalled The debts profile of Nigeria’s power system to the Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC) is now between N150 billion and N180 billion. Platforms Africa reports that the Managing Director of the company, Mr. Chiedu Ugbo, who said this during a roundtable with journalists in Lagos, maintained that those who are owing the company include Nigeria Bulk Electricity Trading Company (NBET), while some debts are in the name of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), maintaining that the debts did…
Read MoreTroops ‘Neutralise Three Bandits’, Recover Weapons In Kaduna
The Nigerian army says its personnel neutralised three bandits and recovered weapons in Kaduna. The operation was carried out by troops of I Division at Chibiya forest in Kajuru LGA of Kaduna. In a statement on Sunday, Musa Yahaya, acting deputy director of army public relations, I Division, confirmed the incident. READ ALSO JUST IN: Driver Fleeing LASTMA Officials Kills Two Road Sweepers Read This Before You Blame Me, Graduate Who Burnt His Certificate Speaks Dangote Refinery Secures License To Refine Over 300,000 Barrels Of Crude Daily He said troops…
Read MoreJUST IN: Driver Fleeing LASTMA Officials Kills Two Road Sweepers
A driver trying to evade arrest by traffic officials, on Monday, killed two road sweepers on the Gbagada-Oshodi Expressway in Lagos State. It was gathered that the driver, whose identity has not been disclosed, rammed into two workers of the Lagos State Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) at their duty post by the roadside, when being chased by personnel of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), The situation led to a demonstration as passers-by and motorists protested the killing of the street sweepers. READ ALSO Read This Before You Blame…
Read MoreRead This Before You Blame Me, Graduate Who Burnt His Certificate Speaks
The Graduate of Ajayi Crowther University gives reasons he set his Bachelor of Arts, secondary school certificate, NYSC certificate, and JAMB certificate up in flamese A man identified as Olutimain Ilenre has narrated why he burnt his original certificates, including his Bachelor of Arts, secondary school certificate, NYSC certificate, and JAMB certificate. In a video released on social media on Monday, the graduate of History and International Studies from Ajayi Crowther University attributed his decision to lack of job, stating that the current situation in the country has rendered…
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