Author: NPO Admin II
By Halimah Olamide American multinational company, General Electric (GE) has threatened to withdraw from the TransAfam power project over shortage of gas. This was revealed by Tony Elumelu, Chairman of Transcorp Group, the owner of the TransAfam power plant, which has an installed capacity of 1000 megawatts. The Transcorp Chairman spoke at the official launch of the Annual General Conference of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), which took place on Sunday in Lagos, said that GE, which is helping the Federal Government acquire 240 megawatts out of the 1,000 megawatts, may not be able to do so because of gas…
By Kamil Opeyemi The Nigerian Navy (NN) says the Merchant Vessel (MV) CECELIA arrested on Aug. 15 at Meco Jetty in Port Harcourt, was carrying illegally refined Automotive Gas Oil (AGO). The Director of Information, Nigerian Navy, Commodore Adedotun Ayo-Vaughan, said this in a statement on Monday in Abuja. Ayo-Vaughan said the claim by the alleged owner of the vessel that the vessel was seized and burnt by the navy was spurious and baseless. “For the avoidance of doubt and to set the records straight, MV CECELIA has been a vessel of interest and was being tracked for allegations of…
By Kamil Opeyemi The minister of Art, Culture and Creative Economy, Barr. Hannatu Musawa has denied issuing statement on her NYSC status as a serving Minister, which is circulating in the media. Musawa denied the report in a statement signed by the Deputy Director, Press Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation, Suleiman Haruna, on Monday saying that she has not released any official statement regarding the aforementioned matter and asked the public to be cautious of unverified information. “The attention of Barrister Hannatu Musa Musawa, Hon. Minister of Art, Culture and Creative Economy, has been drawn to a recently…
By Kamil Opeyemi No fewer than nine states in Nigeria are under extreme fears after the announcement by Cameroon that it is set to open the Lagdo Dam. The Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs had in a letter signed by Ambassador Umar Salisu, informed the National Emergency Management Agency that the ministry was in receipt of a letter from the Cameroonian authorities of plans to open the floodgates of the dam because of the pressure caused by endless rains in the dam area. Though the letter had said that the Dam authorities would be doing controlled release of the water,…
By Kamil Opeyemi The Katsina State Government has banned the use of commercial motorcycles and tricycles in the night across 19 Local Governments (LGs) as part of efforts to enhance security. A statement by Alhaji Nasiru Mu’azu, the Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, said that the ban was from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. “The order affects LGs fully affected by banditry and other related crimes. “Among them are Sabuwa, Dandume, Funtua, Faskari and Bakori. “Others are Kankara, Danja, Kafur, Malumfashi, Musawa, Matazu, Danmusa, Safana and Dutsinma. “Also affected are Kurfi, Charanchi, Jibia, Batsari and Kankia. “Members of…
By Kamil Opeyemi President Bola Tinubu has said the country could not continue to service its debt with 90 percent of its revenue. According to him, the country was headed for destruction should that continue. Tinubu made the comment on Sunday in Abuja while declaring open the annual conference of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA). He said his administration must make difficult changes to better the lots of the country. He stated that the prosperity Nigerians require will only occur once the society is rid of poverty — with the cooperation of the country’s private sector leaders. “Can we continue…
By Kamil Opeyemi The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says it has destroyed some illegal refining sites in Rivers State and also killed scores of “terrorists” in airstrikes in the North-East region of the country. This is contained in a statement issued by the Director of Public Relations and Information, NAF, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, on Sunday in Abuja saying that the air interdictions were in continuation of efforts aimed at containing the activities of terrorists, militants and other criminal elements bent on destabilising the nation and making life unbearable to peace-loving Nigerians. “In continuation of efforts aimed at containing the…
By Kamil Opeyemi An oil theft situation assessment delegation deployed in the Niger Delta by President Bola Tinubu discovered an illegal oil connection on Saturday. From the illegal connection discovered at Owaza in Abia, Nigeria loses an average of 7.2 million dollars monthly, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd. stated on Sunday. It added that clandestine refineries, illegal bunkering operations and environmental devastation the team saw collectively translated into severe economic losses for the nation. The delegation, led by the Minister of Defence, Malam Muhammed Badaru, has service chiefs, and the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Sen. Heineken…
By Kamil Opeyemi President Bola Tinubu has said that poverty eradication and investment promotion for wealth creation depends on justice reform. The president made the assertion on Sunday in Abuja while declaring open the 63rd Annual General Conference of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) with the theme: ‘’Getting it Right: Charting the Course for Nigeria’s Nation Building.’’ According to Tinubu, world class remuneration for legal professionals would also sanitise the judiciary for a prosperous Nigeria. He also said that a new Nigeria was possible with his renewed hope but it would require taking bold decisions that would be painful at…
By Hallimah Olamide Tolanibaj and Frodd, housemates of the ongoing Big Brother Naija, “All Stars” edition, have been evicted from the show. Ebuka Obi-Uchendu, host of the show, announced this during the Sunday live eviction show. The vote percentage displayed after the eviction process revealed that Frodd had the lowest votes of 1.22 per cent while Tolanibaj got 1.55 per cent. This is the first eviction process without the involvement of the eviction jury. Tolanibaj, a Disc Jockey, who described herself as the audacious lady, said, “My stay in the house has been adventurous and entertaining. I am grateful; I…