We Have Nothing to Hide in 2021 Budget – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday said the balance sheet of the country is open for the National Assembly and all Nigerians. Adding that his administration has nothing to hide. In a statement signed by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Gerba Shehu, Buhari spoke during an interview with journalists in Daura, Katsina State, after he performed the registration and revalidation exercise of the All Progressives Congress. The statement was titled “We have nothing...

DPR Yola Cautions Oil Marketers in Adamawa and Taraba States On Safety Measures, Sealed 10 Filling Stations For Flouting Procedure Guides

YOLA  —  Marketers in the downstream petroleum operating in Adamawa and Taraba states have been cautions to ensure regulatory compliance for safety is being adhered to in filling stations and Gas plants. Sadiq Danjuma Ibraheem, the Controller Department of Petroleum Resources Yola field office in charge of Adamawa and Taraba states gave the charge during an interactive session with the leadership of IPMAN, LPG, NARTO, and representatives of other unions of the sector held at...

Nigerian Correctional Service Trains 119 Inmates In Vocational Skills

The Gombe State command, Nigerian Correctional Service (NCS) says about 119 inmates have undergone vocational skills training in two custodial centres in the state. There are 1, 260 inmates in the five custodial centres in Gombe, Tula, Billiri, Cham, and Bajoga facilities with 697 inmates awaiting trials. Mohammed Sharu, the state controller of NCS, said in an interview with newsmen that the nine-month training was part of efforts to reform inmates. According to him, Gombe...

Host Communities Exchange Blows at the Hearing of PIB

A fight broke out at the public hearing of the Petroleum Industry Bill organized by the House of Representatives as members of the host communities engaged in physical combat. The fight started when the Host Communities of Nigeria Producing Oil and Gas was called to the podium to make a presentation. Some other bodies of host communities, however, stood up, this led to a rowdy session. The situation got out of hand when members of...

NSCDC Seals Fake Lubricating oil Factory in Kano

KANO — The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Kano State Command, has sealed a fake lubricating oil factory at Rangaza in Nasarawa Local Government Area of the state. The Deputy Commander, Anti-vandalism Unit of the corps, Mr. Joachin Okafor, stated this at a press conference on Thursday in Kano. Okafor said that the command raided the temporary site of the factory at Rangaza village, arrested one person, and recovered 10 drums of adulterated...

Air Peace Expands Domestic Network, Reactivates Suspended Routes, Says COO

LAGOS —  Air Peace, Nigeria’s leading airline, has announced the launch of new domestic routes and resumption of suspended ones, as part of its route expansion drive and vision to interconnect several cities, the airline’s Chief Operating Officer (COO) Mrs. Oluwatoyin Olajide said. In a statement in Lagos, on Monday, Olajide said the airline would be receiving all its aircraft on overseas maintenance in February, hence the decision to launch the new routes as well as...

REFUNDS: Bayelsa Govt. Confirms Receiving N27bn Refunds from the FG in a ‘Discount Deal’

YENEGOA — The Bayelsa Government, on Sunday, said that it received N27 billion and not N38 billion approved as refund by the Federal Government for federal projects executed by the state from 2005 to date. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that the Senate had, on Nov. 24, 2020, approved promissory notes and bond issuance worth N148.1 billion as refunds to Bayelsa, Rivers, Cross River, Osun and Ondo States, for executing federal projects. Promissory...

Nollywood Needs Unbiased Platform for Practitioners to Thrive — Etete

LAGOS — An entrepreneur, Elizabeth Etete, says that Nollywood needs an unbiased platform where producers, filmmakers and artistes could thrive without let or hindrance from established societal norms. Etete, who is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Managing Director, Innovative Creative Experts Distribution (ICED), told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Lagos that such a platform would expand the horizon of Nollywood. “The challenges we are facing in Nollywood today, specifically, is...

Yobe Govt. Launches Trader Money Scheme With N12m For Women, Youths

By Ibrahim Abdul’Aziz, Regional Correspondent _____ The Yobe government has launched the Buni-Guban Trader Money Employment Scheme with the disbursement of N12 million to women and youth in Fune, Potiskum, Fika and Nengere Local Government Areas of the state. Speaking at the occasion in Damagum, headquarters of Fune, the state Deputy Governor, Alhaji Idi Barde-Gubana, said N3 million was earmarked for each of the local governments, with over 200 people billed to receive between N5,000...

Buhari Inaugurates National Oil and Gas Excellence Centre in Lagos

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday inaugurated the National Oil and Gas Excellence Centre (NOGEC) Lagos, aimed at strengthening Nigeria’s position as a regional leader in the oil and gas industry. Buhari said the establishment of NOGEC, situated at the Lagos Annex of the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), would enhance safety, value and cost efficiency in Nigeria’s petroleum sector. He said: “NOGEC aligns with the administration’s commitment to fostering stability, growth and sustainability of the...

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