Tag: Permanent Secretary

Why, How Nigeria, USAID Inked N115.2Bn Electricity Deals

Rofeequr Adeola--Yusuf

Minister Adelabu; USAID/Nigeria Mission Director, Melissa Jones; Permanent Secretary, Mahmuda Mamman – Line-up of dignitaries and what they said at the net-zero carbon emissions enabling event The Nigerian government and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on the effective implementation of N115.2 Billion for Electricity Reforms and Clean Energy Transition in the country. Platforms Africa reports that this was contained in a statement by Chinwe Udouwem, Chief information and Public Relations Officer, ministry of power. Speaking at the event, which, according…

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Energy Ministers, NNPC Boss, Others To Speak At NAEC Conference

Abibat Babalola

Nigeria’s energy ministers, Ekperikpe Ekpo, Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas), Heineken Lokpobiri, Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Gabriel Tanimu Aduda, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum Resources, among others, will lead discussions at an oil conference organised by a group of energy reporters in Nigeria. The event which will be held on October 05, 2023 at Eko Hotel and Suites, will share insights, and learnings, as well as provide the very best peer-reviewed analysis on opportunities to the already dwindling investments in Nigeria’s energy sector. With the…

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JUST IN: Ogun Gov Downgrades Six Ex-Commissioners To SAs

Gbenga Adeoti

Dr. Tomi Coker, Dapo Okubadejo, Jamiu Akande Omoniyi, Oluwasina Ogungbade; Full list of Ex-Commissioners now special advisers Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State has appointed some of his immediate former commissioners as Special Advisers. The new Special Advisers are to oversee the ministries where they served in the first term of the Governor as Commissioners. According to a statement by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Information and Strategy, Alhaji Waheed Adesina, the former Commissioner for Finance, Dapo Okubadejo would serve as Special Adviser in the same ministry, while the immediate…

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After Platforms Africa’s Report Buhari Sets up 14 Man Committee on Fuel Crisis

ADEOLA YUSUF

Platforms Africa had exposed the fuel crisis and “conspiracy of silence” in a report on Wednesday, January 18, 2023   President Muhammadu Buhari has constituted a 14-man Steering Committee on Petroleum Products Supply and Distribution management to find a lasting solution to disruptions in the supply and distribution of petroleum products. This came seven days after the Platforms Africa exclusive report detailing hike in prices of the product and “conspiracy of silence” over the crisis. READ ALSO: Petrol Hits N400 Per Litre In Lagos, Nigerians Query ‘Media Silence’ BREAKING: Gov…

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DSS Interference Delays Adetutu Adedokun Corpse Recovery From Lagoon- Lagos

ADEOLA YUSUF

DSS Is Keeping Driver Of Lady Who Jump Into Lagoon. Read this and other key information in the “stinker” released by Permanent Secretary, LASEMA, Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu The Lagos State Government through its Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) has said that the ongoing efforts to search for the lady that jumped into lagoon from third mainland bridge was been delayed by the Directorate of State Services (DSS) due to its involvement in the case. It stated that the DSS has held on to the driver of cab hailing service that drove the…

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Why, How Nigeria Lifted Two-Year Self-Imposed Ban on Basketball

Ganiyu Amodu

The Nigerian Government has reversed its decision to place a two-year ban on basketball in the country. The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development, Ismaila Abubakar, made this known. Abubakar said in a statement on Thursday: “Following the Presidential approval withdrawing Nigeria from International Basketball competitions for 2 years, a number of significant developments have occurred, the most significant being the following: “Intervention by concerned stakeholders, former Nigerian international basketball players and well meaning Nigerians to seek for solutions to the issues that triggered the decision. “The…

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Nigerian Officials, IOCs Shun PETAN’s OTC 2022 Event

ADESUPO OSOSANYA

The Petroleum Technology Association of Nigeria (PETAN) event at the annual Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) appears to be losing its glamour as the 2022 edition suffered low turnout of participants, especially top industry operators, policy moulders, government functionaries among others. The PETAN, an association of indigenous technical oilfield service companies providing specialized services to the upstream and downstream sectors of the Nigerian oil and gas industry, has been responsible for leading the Nigerian delegation to the prestigious event annually and is still offering tangible business opportunities for the supply chain.…

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