Month: November 2024

NPA Boss Seeks Int’l Highway, Rail Routes’ Completion

ADEOLA YUSUF

‘How to Ensure Service Provision to Landlocked Countries,’ all that Dr. Abubakar Dantsoho said at 44th annual council and 19th roundtable of Directors General of the PMAWCA holding in Conakry-Guinea.   The Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Dr. Abubakar Dantsoho has advocated for among other measures, the sustained pursuit and completion of international highway, rail routes cutting across Hinterland and Coastal, such as the Niger, Lagos, Tema and Abidjan to ensure service provision to the landlocked states efficiently and at reduced cost. He stated this yesterday in…

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Tinubu Seeks Approval For Fresh N1.77trn Loan

ADEOLA YUSUF

President Bola Tinubu has asked the National Assembly to approve fresh N1.767trn external borrowing plan in support of the 2024 Budget. The president conveyed his request in a letter written to Senate President Godswill Akpabio and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas. The presiding officers read the letter during plenary, on Tuesday. The president said if approved, the loan would be used to partly finance the N9.7trn deficit in the 2024 budget. READ ALSO: DSS Arrests, Detains Ogun PDP Governorship Candidate, Adebutu Oil, Gas Association’s Ex-Chairman Jailed NCC…

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DSS Arrests, Detains Ogun PDP Governorship Candidate, Adebutu

ADEOLA YUSUF

The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 governorship election in Ogun State, Ladi Adebutu, has reportedly been arrested by officials of the Department of State Services (DSS). The PDP Publicity Secretary in Ogun State, Kayode Adebayo, confirmed the arrest and detention of Adebutu in a statement he released in Abeokuta on Monday. According to him, Adebutu was reportedly invited for questioning allegedly in connection with disturbance during the local government elections held last Saturday, November 16, 2024. “This is to inform the members of our great…

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Oil, Gas Association’s Ex-Chairman Jailed

ADEOLA YUSUF

Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, on Monday, November 18, 2024, convicted and sentenced Fatuyi Yemi Philips, Chairman, Natural Oil and Gas Suppliers Association of Nigeria, NOGASA, to 21 years imprisonment for N43.5m fraud. The Lagos Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on April 5, 2022, arraigned Philips alongside his firm, Oceanview Oil and Gas Limited, on a two-count charge bordering on obtaining money by false pretence to the tune of N43, 502,000.00 Count one reads: “Fatuyi Yemi Philips and…

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Local Govt Chairman Appoints Special Assistants On Yam, Pepper, Egg

ADEOLA YUSUF

The Executive Chairman of Igbo Etiti Local Government Area of Enugu State, Hon. Dr. Eric Ogbonna Odo, has reportedly appointed two Senior Special Assistants on garden egg, pepper, and yam. Local newspapers, which reported this quoted appointment letters issued by Odo to the aides. In the letter making the rounds on social media, Odo appointed Ezeugwu Frederick Ogbonna, as an SSA on Yam and Pepper. He also reportedly appointed Nwodo Everestus Ugonna as SSA on Garden Egg and Pepper. READ ALSO: Unforeseen Risks, Challenges We Faced On Port Harcourt Refinery…

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Unforeseen Risks, Challenges We Faced On Port Harcourt Refinery – NNPCL

ADEOLA YUSUF

After missing another deadline in September, and about a year since it announced mechanical completion, NNPC says PH refinery to be completed, delivered “shortly.”   The Nigerian National Petroleum Commission (NNPC), barely two months after missing its September completion deadline, has provided reasons for the delay in delivering the much-anticipated Port Harcourt Refinery Company (PHRC). Platforms Africa reports that The Punch quoted the NNPC Chief Corporate Communications Officer, Olufemi Soneye, to have said this in an interview with its correspondent on Monday. Soneye attributed the delay to unforeseen risks and…

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Firm Offers Citizens Four-Year Holiday Away From US To Avoid Trump

ADEOLA YUSUF

Those who find it difficult to contend with another era of Donald Trump as President of the United States (POTUS) and are looking for a way of escape, now have a chance to do so, by not only leaving the country, but engaging in more engaging and exciting pastimes. Villa Vie Residences, a Florida-based cruise company, is reportedly offering Americans an unconventional way to “escape” from Donald Trump’s second term as United States President, by unveiling its Tour La Vie programme, allowing passengers to embark on a global adventure spanning…

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From China With ‘Love’: Inside Counterfeit Electrical Goods Racket In Africa

ADEOLA YUSUF

Africa faces widespread use of substandard electrical cables due to a lack of regulation and the limited ability of many countries to enforce compliance with safety standards. Research indicates that electrical cables are among the most commonly counterfeited products on the continent. Cables imported from China are identified as the primary source of poor-quality products, with other Asian imports contributing to the majority of the remainder. Global Alliance Appoints NIPR President as Member, Africa Regional Council NCC Moves To Sanitize Tarrif Plans Regime, Targets 7 Plans Per Operator Additionally, locally…

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Global Alliance Appoints NIPR President as Member, Africa Regional Council

ADEOLA YUSUF

Global Alliance for Public Relations and Communication Management has appointed Dr. Ike Neliaku, President, Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) as a member of the Africa Regional Council of the world’s Public Relations body. This appointment which was ratified, according to a statement by Director, Public Relations, at the last Board meeting of the Global Alliance is an evidence that the effort of the current Council of the NIPR in transforming public relations practice has positive impact on the public relations ecosystem. Obasanjo Criticizes Tinubu’s Leadership, Describes Nigeria As ‘Failing…

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NCC Moves To Sanitize Tarrif Plans Regime, Targets 7 Plans Per Operator

ADEOLA YUSUF

As part of its efforts to improve consumer experience and strengthen the telecommunications sector, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has introduced an initiative to limit telecom operators to a maximum of seven tariff plans each. The Commission said this move is to improve transparency and reduce the vast array of tariff options and promotional elements that make it difficult for consumers to make informed decisions. This move appears to mirror the decision of India’s Telecom Regulatory Authority (TRAI), which in 2004 restricted telecom operators to no more than 25 tariff…

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