Day: March 12, 2024

NCDMB Lauds President Tinubu Oil Sector’s Executive Orders For Reinforcing NOGICD Act, SLA

Ganiyu Amodu

The Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), Engr. Felix Omatsola Ogbe on Monday applauded President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, for announcing three Presidential Executive Orders directed at incentivizing the Nigerian oil and gas industry, encouraging new investments in the sector, reducing contracting costs and timelines, and promoting cost efficiency in local content requirements. Platforms Africa reports that the Executive Orders are the Oil and Gas Companies (Tax Incentives, Exemption, Remission, ETC) Order 2024; Presidential Directive on Local Content Compliance Requirements, 2024 (EO 41); and Presidential…

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Kaduna Electric Staff Protest Over Unjust Treatment, Embark On Indefinite Strike

Abibat Babalola

Staff members of the Kaduna Electricity Distribution Company have started an indefinite strike after protesting over unjust treatment and other pending industrial disputes with the management of the company. When Channels Television visited the scene of the protest on Tuesday morning, the placards-carrying aggrieved members of the National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE), blocked the entrance to the headquarters of the company in the Kaduna State capital, preventing other staff members and customers from gaining access to the premises. Among their grievances, Platforms Africa reports that there was a demand…

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Revoke Licenses Of Non-Performing DisCos, Power Minister Orders NERC

Ganiyu Amodu

The Federal Government has issued a marching order, asking the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC, to withdraw licenses of non-performing electricity distribution companies, DISCOs. This is even as power generation dropped year-on-year, YoY, by 21 per cent to 3,475MW in March 2024, from 4,404MW in the corresponding period of 2023, due to many problems, especially low investment and inadequate gas supply. But, on month-on-month, MoM to 3,475 megawatts, MW in March 2024, from 4,043MW in February 2024, thus causing many Electricity Distribution Companies, DISCOs, to embark on loading. Data obtained…

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Yul Edochie Denies Marriage To Judy Austin, Says They Are Skitmakers

Ganiyu Amodu

Controversial actor Yul Edochie has claimed that he is not married to his second wife, Judy Austin. He made this known in response to a suit filed against him by his ex-wife, May Edochie. May Edochie had accused her husband of adultery and filed for divorce. Yul told the court that the relationship that existed between him and Judy Austin was all about skitmaking. He maintained there is no legally recognised union between them. READ ALSO ‘Ov3r Steale’: NITDA Alerts Nigerians To New Malware Targeting Facebook users Boxing Icon, Muhammad…

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‘Ov3r Steale’: NITDA Alerts Nigerians To New Malware Targeting Facebook users

Ganiyu Amodu

The National Information Technology Development Agency’s (NITDA) Computer Emergency Readiness and Response Team (CERRT) has alerted Nigerians to a new malware attack. According to the agency, the new malware identified as ‘Ov3r Steale’ targets Facebook users. In an advisory released on Monday, the NITDA said the new threat deceives Facebook users to click on malicious links under the guise of job advertisements and then gains access to the users’ sensitive information and extracts their data for attacks. “A new threat, known as “Ov3r Stealer” malware, has emerged, targeting users on…

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Boxing Icon, Muhammad Ali To Be Inducted Into WWE Hall Of Fame

Ganiyu Amodu

Boxing legend, late Muhammad Ali, famously known as “The Greatest,” will be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2024 ahead of this year’s WrestleMania festivities in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on April 5, according to Foreign news outlet, Variety on Monday. Ali, a three-time World Heavyweight Boxing Champion and Olympic gold medalist, captivated audiences worldwide. His influence transcended sports, as his work as an activist, artist, and personality established him as a renowned figure. On June 26, 1976, he participated in “The War of the Worlds,” an exhibition match…

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Biden, Netanyahu’s Bickering Over Palestine Worsens

Ganiyu Amodu

▪️ No ceasefire, we’ll finish what we started once-and-for-all, Israeli leader dismisses US President’s stand, vows to continue Rafah operation   Divisions between US President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu burst out into the open again over the weekend as the two traded barbs in interviews over Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza. In a Saturday interview with MSNBC, Biden said Netanyahu was “hurting Israel more than helping Israel” in his war on Gaza, adding that he wants “to see a ceasefire” in the context of a…

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“He Allegedly Flouted Curfew Order,” Nigerian Soldiers Beat Man To Death

Abibat Babalola

A Nigerian Army patrol team enforcing the 10: 0p pm to 6:00 am curfew in Nassarawa Eggon, Nasarawa State, has allegedly beaten a mentally-unstable resident, Gabriel Bafu, to death for violating the order. The incident, which occurred on Sunday night, has sparked outrage among residents of the area. Salient Times learnt that the deceased had violated the curfew order imposed by the council authority months ago as part of measures to tackle the lingering insecurity in the area. READ ALSO: Tinubu Orders Customs To Return Seized Food Items To Owners…

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Tinubu Orders Customs To Return Seized Food Items To Owners

Abibat Babalola

The Comptroller-General of Customs (CGC), Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, has said that President Bola Tinubu has directed the Nigerian Customs Service to return all seized grains to their owners for onward retailing in the Nigerian markets. The CGC disclosed this during a stakeholder meeting at Kwangwalam, a border town in the Maiadua Local Government Area of Katsina State on Saturday. He said the directive was given by the president in his magnanimous gesture of ensuring that people of the country have enough food to buy at cheaper prices from the markets.…

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