Day: May 14, 2024

Hajj 2024: NAHCON Confirms Inaugural Flight, As Advance Team Arrives Saudi

ADEOLA YUSUF

The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria has confirmed that the inaugural flight for the incoming exercise is scheduled to take off with Kebbi state pilgrims this week, just as the advance team has arrived in Saudi Arabia. The Commission’s Assistant Director, Public Affairs, Fatima Sanda Usara, disclosed this in a press statement, on Monday. According to her, the take-off flight with 428 passengers on FlyNas, will depart Nigeria from the Sir Ahmadu Bello International Airport (SABIA) in Birnin Kebbi, the state capital. The flag-off will be witnessed by diplomats, members…

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Tinubu Directs Mandatory Procurement Of CNG-powered Vehicles

ADEOLA YUSUF

In line with his commitment to ensure energy security, drive utility, and cut high fuel costs, President Bola Tinubu has directed the mandatory procurement of compressed-natural-gas-powered vehicles by all government ministries, departments, and agencies. President Tinubu’s directive is also in furtherance of Nigeria’s effort to transition to cleaner energy. CNG-enabled vehicles have been adjudged to produce lower emissions, even as they present a more affordable alternative for Nigerian energy consumers. Addressing members of the Federal Executive Council at the State House on Monday, President Tinubu affirmed that there is no…

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Obi Meets PDP Stalwarts: Atiku, Saraki, Lamido

ADEOLA YUSUF

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 election in Nigeria, Peter Obi, has met with top stalwarts of the Peoples Democratic Party. The meetings, held on Monday, were confirmed by the spokesman of the Peter Obi Media Outreach, Yunusa Tanko. According to Tanko, in a statement, the former two-term governor of Anambra State met with former Vice President Atiku Abubakar; a former President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki; and a former two-term Governor of Jigawa State, Alhaji Sule Lamido. The meetings were held in the…

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Chevron Offers Oil Asset For Sale In Nigeria

ADEOLA YUSUF

American oil giant Chevron has launched the sale of its stakes in two Nigerian offshore oil and gas blocks, as the company seeks to dispose of ageing assets to focus on its fast-growing U.S. production. The U.S. energy giant is offering its 40 per cent stake in the shallow-water Oil Mining Lease (OML) 86 and OML 88, which produce around 6,200 barrels of oil equivalent per day, the document says. The sale is also part of a broader retreat by international oil companies from Nigerian oil and gas fields that…

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