Month: July 2024

Nigeria To Achieve 70% Local Content by 2027 – NCDMB

ADEOLA YUSUF

The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has deepened its commitment to 70 per cent local content target by the year 2027. Platforms Africa reports that the Executive Secretary, NCDMB, Mr Felix Ogbe, said this on Monday at the Nigerian Content Seminar, a flagship programme of the 2024 Nigerian Oil and Gas Energy Conference (NOG), in Abuja, which was dedlared open by Malam Mele Kyari, Group Chief Executive Officer, Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.). Kyari, represented by Mrs Oritsemeyiwa Eyesan, Executive Vice President, Upstream, NNPC Ltd. toured…

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Ex-Konga CEO, Nick Imudia’s Death Not Suicide — Family

ADEOLA YUSUF

. Says news of his ‘death’ broke out while battling for life in hospital The family of the late former Chief Executive of e-commerce giant, Konga, Nick Imudia, has denied the news report that the Group CEO of D.light International committed sucide, saying investigations were still ongoing on the cause of his death as suicide had been ruled out. The family added that this has prompted the Police in Lagos to launch investigations into the circumstances surrounding his death. D.light International has headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya. Imudia was a short…

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NAF Helicopter Crashes In Kaduna

ADEOLA YUSUF

A helicopter belonging to the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) crashed on Monday morning in Tami village of Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State. Locals said the incident happened around 5 am when they heard a loud sound from the crash site, stating that the pilot emerged from the wreckage. An eyewitness said: “A team of military officers from the Nigerian Air Force swiftly arrived at the scene to secure the area and conduct an initial investigation.” READ ALSO Shiites Demand Unconditional Release Of Detained pro-Palestine Protesters In Abuja Six…

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Shiites Demand Unconditional Release Of Detained pro-Palestine Protesters In Abuja

ADEOLA YUSUF

Members of the Islamic Movement, also known as the Shiites, on Sunday, demanded the unconditional release of six of their members allegedly detained by the police during a peaceful protest in solidarity with the people of Palestine. The Islamic group made the demand in a statement made available by Sheikh Sidi Munir Mainasara Sokoto. The group, under the leadership of His Eminence Sheikh Ibraheem Zakzaky (H), alleged that five of its members were whisked away on May 31, 2024, while on May 7, 2021, a member, Yahuza Haruna Masaka, had…

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Six Companies Get Licences To Distribute Power

ADEOLA YUSUF

The Federal Government has issued six licences to different firms for the independent distribution of electricity in Nigeria, data obtained from the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission showed. An analysis of the recent licensing and permits’ sections of the commission showed that the regulator issued the Independent Electricity Distribution Network licences to the six companies in 2023. The commission explained that the networks were designed to be independent of the main transmission system and operate on a smaller scale, providing electricity to specific areas or communities. It said the development of…

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