Buhari to Roll Out Autogas Scheme Dec. 1 — NGEP Chairman

President Muhammadu Buhari will on Dec. 1 roll out the autogas scheme in Abuja as the Federal Government moves to create alternative fuel for automobiles and other prime movers in Nigeria. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Dr Mohammed Ibrahim,  Chairman, National Gas Expansion Programme (NGEP), made the announcement at a meeting with media stakeholders on Saturday in Lagos. Ibrahim said the autogas scheme and deepening domestic utilisation of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG)...

‘Igbos for Trump’ ― A Callous Betrayal of ‘Biafra-Haiti Ancestral Covenant’

Igbos forgot that it was Haiti, not Israel that stood by them, took them in, fed them throughout the three years of a failed war to sustain the Biafran nationhood.  ― Dr. Anthony Obi Ogbo I recall in 2010 when the then Anambra State Governor, Peter Obi, led a Nigerian delegation, comprising the Red Cross, the private sector, the entertainment industry representatives to evaluate the level of damage by the 7.2 earthquakes that devastated Haiti....

Osinbajo Wants Nigerian Businesses, Private Sector to Tap into AFCTA

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has urged Nigerian businesses and the entire private sector to tap into the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) which comes into force by Jan. 2021. Osinbajo’s spokesman, Laolu Akande, in a statement on Thursday in Abuja, said the vice president spoke at the opening session of the 52nd Annual National Conference of the Chartered Institute of Personnel Management (CIPM). The theme of the conference is, “Nigeria and Manpower Preparedness for...

Reps Move to Unearth Utilisation of $125m World Bank Loan

The House of Representatives Committee on Public Account on Thursday in Abuja,  moved to unearth  utilisation of 125 million  Dollars borrowed from the World Bank by the Federal Government. Rep. Wole Oke, Chairman of the committee, ordered signatories to the account of the Office of Auditor-General of the Federation (OAUGF) to appear before it to ascertain the utilisation. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the committee also summoned the Director-General of the Budget...

Senate Passes Bill to Make Health Insurance Mandatory For All Nigerians

The Chairman, Senate Committee on Health, Dr Ibrahim Oloriegbe, says the senate has passed a bill that will make health insurance mandatory for all Nigerians. Oloriegbe disclosed this at the inauguration of Group Individual and Family Social Health Insurance Programme (GIFSHIP) on Thursday in Abuja. “We have passed it in the Senate. Two Committees on health from the Senate and the House of Representatives worked on the bill, so the bill is before the House...

WAEC Fees: Ondo Govt. Takes Over Payment in Public Schools

Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State says the state government has concluded plans to pay the West Africa Examination Council (WAEC) examination fees for students in public schools in the state. Akeredolu disclosed this on Thursday in Akure during a courtesy visit by the national leaders of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN). The governor said the decision to pay the fees was part of his administration’s desire to alleviate the financial burden of parents...

We Deliberately Shut Down Refineries — NNPC GMD

The Group Managing Director of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mr. Mele Kyari, says the corporation deliberately shut down the nation’s refineries because they no longer make sense to be operated. The GMD disclosed this when he appeared before the House of Representatives Committee on Petroleum Upstream on Thursday in Abuja. He said that the NNPC was unable to supply crude oil to the refineries adding that it was only excravos pipeline which the NNPC...

I’ll Leave White House if Electoral College Votes For Biden – Trump

U.S. President Donald Trump said he would leave the White House if the Electoral College declared Joe Biden the election winner. He said he was not prepared to concede defeat and repeated false claims that he won. The president said that he would “certainly” leave the White House if the Electoral College voted for Biden, telling reporters on a press call “you know that.” But he also repeated claims of “massive fraud” in the election,...

Delta Govt. Sues for Peace As Police Return to Work

Delta State Government has appealed to youths to give peace a chance, as police return to duty in the state. Mr Emmanuel Udoka, who is the Senior Special Assistant (SSA), on Security Matters to Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta, made the call while briefing newsmen in Asaba on Thursday. Udoka admonished the youths to show understanding and welcome the security agents back to work. He said it was in the best interest of all law-abiding...

Sexual violence Reporting App to Be Launched in Nigerian Universities in January

Plans have been concluded for the launch of a sexual violence reporting app for use in various tertiary institutions in the country. Ms Omowumi Ogunrotimi, Executive Director and Founder, Gender Mobile Initiative (GMI), an NGO in forefront of campaign against sexual violence, disclosed this in Abuja, while signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Kogi State University. Ogunrotimi said when in use, the app popularly known as “Campus Pal”, would help individuals and tertiary institutions...

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