Day: January 9, 2024

NCDMB Boss Visits, Seeks Ties With NUPRC, NIACOM

Ganiyu Amodu

Felix Ogbe, executive secretary of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board, NCDMB, on Tuesday, January 9, visited Gbenga Komolafe, chief executive officer of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission, NUPRC, and Sunday Olorundare Thomas commissioner for Insurance of the National Insurance Commission, NAICOM, at their respective offices in Abuja. The visit by the new NCDMB boss was aimed at familiarizing himself with chief executives of institutions that are represented on the NCDMB’s Governing Council as well as exploring areas of collaboration. In his remarks, the Executive Secretary conveyed the…

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Optimera Energy Gas Project’s Devt Shared Vision For Thriving Nigeria – Minister

Ganiyu Amodu

+ What the Managing Director of Optimera Energy, Mrs. Audrey Joe-Ezigbo; and Chief Executive Officer of Lagos Free Zone Company, Mr. Dinesh Rathi; said at the groundbreaking ceremony   Minister of state for Petroleum Resources (Gas), Hon. Ekperikpe Ekpo, has described the construction flagoff of Optimera Energy Gas asset in Lagos as a shared vision for a thriving and resilient Nigeria. Ekpo who spoke at the Lagos Lekki Free Trade Zone venue of the project’s Flag off, declared that the development of a 25 million standard cubic feet per day…

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BREAKING: Tinubu Cuts 60% Off Travel’s Spending For Self, VP, First Lady

Ganiyu Amodu

“No more crowded entourage.” See the number of people that can go with the president, vice, and first lady on foreign, local trips   President Bola Tinubu Slashes Expenditure Of All Offical Travels (Domestic And International) By 60%. A statement from the Presidency noted that the president reduced the number of people in the entourage for himself, vice president, and first lady on foreign trips to as low as five persons. READ ALSO Secure Nigeria’s 95K Hajj Slots Ahead Of Saudi Deadline, Tinubu, Govs Urged Kogi Govt Appoints New Ohinoyi,…

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Secure Nigeria’s 95K Hajj Slots Ahead Of Saudi Deadline, Tinubu, Govs Urged

Ganiyu Amodu

The Serve the Pilgrims Initiative (SPI) has urged the federal and state governments to advance loans to pilgrims’ agencies to enable them to secure the seats allocated to them ahead of the hajj registration deadline for 2024. SPI, a not-for-profit civil society organization that protects hajj pilgrims in Nigeria, Africa, and beyond, said the inability of Nigeria to meet its 2024 hajj 95,000 quota would likely affect its hajj quota allocation in 2025. A statement released by SPI co-chair, Yakubu Musa Fagge, on Sunday, said the hajj fare advance “would…

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Kogi Govt Appoints New Ohinoyi, Removes Three Monarchs

Abibat Babalola

Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State, on Monday, announced the appointment of Alhaji Ahmed Tijani Anaje as the new Ohinoyi of Ebiraland. Until now, he was the Ohi of Okenwen. The governor also deposed a first class traditional ruler, the Ohimege Igu, Konto-Nkarfe, Alhaji Abdulrazaq Isa Koto. The deposed monarch was banished to Rijau Local Government area of Niger State. READ ALSO: Snakes In The Prowl As Heatwaves Worsen; 7 Tips To Stay Save How, Where Abdul Imoyo Will Be Buried – ACAMB BBC Documentary On TB Joshua’s Alleged Sex…

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Snakes On The Loose As Heatwaves Worsen; 8 Tips To Stay Safe

Ganiyu Amodu

“High temperature presently in Nigeria is forcing reptiles, including poisonous snakes out of holes in search of a cool place. They do not care if it is your home or office.” You want to read this part of Platforms Africa’s Solution Journalism series   Heatwaves and high temperatures are currently rocking Nigeria. While construction engineers are generally happy with the weather, those who dread snakes need to beware. These dangerous reptiles, especially Cobras, seek refuse in coool places like inside homes. Becareful of confronting snakes that get into your homes.…

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How, Where Abdul Imoyo Will Be Buried – ACAMB

Ganiyu Amodu

. Head of Access Holdings’ media relations begins the final journey as colleagues in banks release burial arrangements   The Association of Corporate & Marketing Communications Professionals in Banks in Nigeria (ACAMB) announced the burial details of Abdul Imoyo, the Head of Media Relations at Access Holding. Platforms Africa reports that Imoyo died in the early hours of Sunday, December 17, 2023, at the First Cardiology, Ikoyi, Lagos, after a brief illness. Imoyo was a newspaper editor in Lagos before joining Access Bank in 2014 as a corporate communications manager…

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So Far, So Bad; Cholera Kills 222 In Nigeria

Abibat Babalola

The Health Ministry, on Monday, reported that the number of people who have died of cholera in Zambia has risen to 222, while the total number of cases has reached 5,462. Platforms Africa reports that the figures were calculated since fresh outbreaks in October, 2023 as the waterborne disease spreads to the seventh province, according to the latest health ministry figures. This followed the death of 27 people and 567 new cases in the previous 24 hours, data released by the ministry on Sunday showed. READ ALSO: Sexual Scandal: Court…

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‘Just Left Husband 9 Months Ago,’ Mother Of 3 killed, Body Dumped In Gutter

Abibat Babalola

The Police Command in Bayelsa State has commenced investigations into the death of a mother of three whose body was dumped in a gutter along Akali Street in Yenagoa, the state capital. ASP Musa Mohammed, Spokesman of the command, confirmed the development on Monday. Mohammed said a police team had evacuated the corpse and commenced investigation to unravel the circumstances behind her death. He said no suspect has been arrested but investigation was on to track those responsible for her death. The corpse of the woman was discovered on Sunday…

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Ex-Chairman AbdulLateef Gives NDIC Clean Bill Of Health

Abibat Babalola

. Speaks on 26 days in NDIC’s saddle    The immediate past chairman of the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC), Dr AbdulHakeem AbdulLateef, has said that the corporation is a responsible institution by discharging its mandate according to the law that established it. AbdulLateef, who on June 13, before his resumption as board chairman,  took to the social media and alleged that the corporation reeks of corruption and has been taken over by a ‘cabal,’ reversed himself in a letter within 24 hours after his video went viral. The board…

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