President Bola Tinubu, on Thursday, in Abuja expressed optimism about the prospects of increased investments from Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (SPDC), emphasizing Nigeria’s long-term relationship with the company, which discovered the first commercial oil field at Oloibiri in the Niger Delta in 1956. Receiving the management of Shell Group, led by its Global Integrated Gas and Upstream Director, Ms. Zoe Yujnovich, the President said his administration will continue to ensure the security and viability of existing and new investments in the country. “We have made progress since our last meeting. I will continue to support and encourage…
Author: Michael Chibuzo
The first crude feedstock for Nigeria’s flagship oil refinery, the 650,000 b/d Dangote refinery is heading to the plant and set to be received by the refinery on Thursday evening at 7pm local time. According to an oil tanker tracking platform known as the S&P Global MINT tanker tracking platform, an OTIS tanker loaded a 950,000 barrel cargo of Nigeria’s Agbami crude on Dec. 6 and is currently flagged as en route to Lekki, which is the nearest land port to Dangote’s offshore crude receiving terminal. The tanker, chartered by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, is the first of…
Kogi State Police Command has confirmed that gunmen attacked the Secretary of the Kogi State Governorship Election Tribunal, Mr David Umar Mike in Lokoja and carted away sensitive petition documents on the just concluded gubernatorial election in the state. The state police command’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP William Aya who disclosed this in Lokoja on Wednesday said the attackers carted away all the petition documents filed by five political parties at gunpoint. The document collected from the custody of the Tribunal Secretary include, petitions filed by four (4) political parties: Action Alliance (AA), Action People’s Party (APP), Peoples…
The Chief of Staff to the President, Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila has reacted to the viral misrepresentation of a budget line item in the 2024 Appropriation bill under the Office of the Chief of Staff to the President incorrectly indicating that the sum of N20.5 Billion was earmarked for the renovation of the residence of the Chief of Staff. According to a post made by Gbajabiamila in his official X and Facebook handles, the said N20.5 Billion was clearly budgeted for renovation of Presidential Quarters in Dodan Barracks and the Vice President’s Lodge in Lagos, overhaul of the information management…
The Hon Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo described the Nigeria Security, Printing and Minting Plc, as pride of the country. Dr. Tunji-Oju, said the country’s Security Printing and Minting company is sovereignty of Nigeria as a nation, every one should be proud of, urging that the company should not just preoccupy itself with printing of currencies only, but inclusive of all other security documents in the country He said, left to him he would want to partner with the nation’s security printing company if the needed capacity and facilities are up to speed. The Minister made the declaration…
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja has paid a condolence visit to Tudun Biri community in Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State. According to statement released by the army headquarters, the Army Chief arrived the community in the early hours of Tuesday 5 December 2023, accompanied by Principal Staff Officers from the Army Headquarters and the General Officer Commanding 1 Division, where he met with the Dangaladima Zazau, the District Head of Rigasa, Architect Aminu Idris, other leaders and members of the community. The COAS in an emotion laden speech expressed regrets on the…
Following the controversy generated by the list of delegates from Nigeria that registered to attend the ongoing COP28 taking place in Dubai, the federal government has clarified that out of the 1411 persons that registered to participate in the climate change events in Dubai, the number of persons in the federal government delegation comprise only 422 persons. This clarification is contained in a statement released by the Minister of Information, Mohammed Idris. Below is the full statement by the Information Minister: Federal Government has noted with interest the public conversation on the number of delegates from Nigeria attending the ongoing…
By Michael Chibuzo President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is currently in the United Arab Emirates alongside other world leaders for the 28th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) otherwise known as COP28. Each year, the COP brings together world leaders, scientists and activists to discuss and make progress on global climate action. The goals of these annual gatherings include reducing greenhouse gas emissions, increasing climate adaptation and resilience, and mobilizing finance for climate action. Reducing greenhouse emissions entails reducing use of fossil fuel incrementally. But Nigeria is rich in fossil fuel and depends…
President Bola Tinubu and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Friday evening in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, witnessed the signing of an accelerated performance agreement aimed at expediting the implementation of the Presidential Power Initiative (PPI) to improve electricity supply in Nigeria. The agreement, consummated on the sidelines of the COP28 climate summit, was signed by Mr. Kenny Anuwe, the Managing Director and CEO of FGN Power Company, and Ms. Nadja Haakansson, Siemens Energy’s Senior Vice President and Managing Director for Africa. The PPI, formerly known as the Nigeria Electrification Roadmap Initiative, was the outcome of the visit of former German…
By Michael Chibuzo On Friday, 2nd December, 2023 Anambra political scene will witness a seismic shift and an informal change of baton following the formal entry of two political heavyweights in Anambra State, Senator Ifeanyi Ubah and Sen. Uche Ekwunife into the All Progressives Congress fold in what promises to be an era-defining moment. Few weeks ago, the Senator representing Anambra South Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Distinguished Senator Ifeanyi Ubah, joined the APC on the floor of the red hallowed chamber. This political move sent shivers down the spine of Prof. Charles Chukwuma Soludo and the All Progressives…