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By Femi Alabi. The Secretary General of the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) Haitham al-Ghais, has urged The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) to do everything possible to raise its production level so as to continue to be a reliable source of energy to the world. He stated that in spite of the pushback on oil and gas, the world would require about $14tr investments from now till 2035 to be able to meet global demand. In a statement by the Chief Corporate Communications Officer of NNPCL, OPEC and NNPCL have promised to work closely…

By Femi Alabi. President Bola Tinubu has admitted that the decision to remove petroleum subsidy was a challenging one, but a step that must be taken to secure Nigeria’s energy future and foster economic growth. Tinubu added that the decision was premised on the need to ensure long-term energy security and economic prosperity of Nigeria. The President stated this in his keynote address at the opening ceremony of the 7th Nigerian International Energy Summit (NIES) at the Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa, Abuja on Tuesday. The President who was represented at the event by the Minister of Information…

By Femi Alabi. MTN Nigeria has commended its customers nation-wide for their patience and understanding while the network glitch lasted. It however informed this morning that service has been restored fully. MTN on it X handle said, “We are pleased to inform that service has been fully restored.Thank you for your understanding. MTN Nigeria had blamed the network glitch experienced by its customers nationwide on multiple fibre cuts even as it apologised to its customers for inconveniences experienced. Recall that MTN customers were unable to make calls or use their data this Wednesday. In its reaction via X, MTN Nigeria…

By Femi Alabi. President Bola Tinubu has said that the country will survive the current economic challenges, assuring that the living condition of Nigerians shall soon be better than the present situation of hardship. Tinubu in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale added that his administration is working to ensure that Nigeria is reformed for greater efficiency with a particular emphasis on systematically inculcating fairness and equity in all aspects of the national life. Addressing Afenifere leaders at the residence of Pa Reuben Fasoranti in Akure, Ondo State, on Wednesday, the President emphasized…

By Femi Alabi. In an effort to address various offences and unprofessional conducts, the Nigeria Army has inaugurated a General Court Marshal at Rhino Officers Mess, Maxwell Khobe Cantonment, Jos, Plateau state. The convener of the court, General Officer Commanding (GOC) 3 Division and Commander Operation SAFE HAVEN (OPSH), Major General AE Abubakar, noted that the General Court Martial aims at trying officers and soldiers who have been indicted for involvement in various misconducts. Speaking at the inauguration, the President of the General Court Martial, Brigadier General Liafis Bello emphasized the importance of discipline, regimentation, and professionalism within the Nigerian…

By Femi Alabi. Volume of electricity supply to Abuja has reduced by 250MW following destruction of Tower 70 along the Transmission Company of Nigeria’s 330kV Gwagwalada-Katampe Transmission line in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The Transmission Company of Nigeria TCN stated that the time of the vandalisation, the Gwagwalada-Katampe Transmission line had tripped at Gwagwalada Transmission Substation and trial reclosure by TCN Operators failed, necessitating a physical patrol of the line. According to a statement signed by the TCN General Manager, Public Affairs, Ndidi Mbah, said the vandalised tower is now standing precariously on the ground, revealed that the incident…

By Femi Alabi. The former Minister of Education, Prof.Fabian Osuji has died on Wednesday morning at the age of 81 Prof. Osuji was Minister of Education in the second cabinet of former President Olusegun Obasanjo from July 2003 to March 2005. According to family members that confirmed the death said he had just returned from a vacation in the United States on Saturday and had been treated for undisclosed medical issues. Fabian Ngozichukwu Chinedum Osuji was born on January 20, 1942, and attended Holy Ghost College in Owerri, Government College in Umuahia, the University of Nigeria in Nsukka, Enugu…

By Femi Alabi The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the last general election Peter Obi, has cautioned President Bola Tinubu against an implementation of the Stephen Orosanye Report in a manner capable of affecting civil servants. Obi said he would have taken the same decision as Tinubu on the strategic plan to cut down on the cost of running government. He said that implementing the Oransaye report is one of the best ways to make governance efficient, cost-effective, and productive Obi commenting on the Oransaye report on his X handle stated that being in opposition does not warrant…

By Femi Alabi. Human rights lawyer Femi Falana has said that the “Oransaye report” will not substantially reduce the enormous costs of governance in the country as it does not reflect the current situation in the public service. Falana made this assertion in a statement on Tuesday describing the report as old fashioned. He stated that.rather than downsizing the public service the Federal Government should ensure that the two houses of the National Assembly are merged while the numbers of Ministers, Special Advisers, Senior Special Assistants and Special Assistants are significantly reduced. He said, “The 800-page report of the…

By Femi Alabi Amnesty International Nigeria has said that the reported death off seven people during the distribution of Customs rice recently lend credence to the fact that Nigerians are on the brink of starvation. The organisation on it X handle held that the event of the sale of rice will leave no one in doubt that malnutrition and extreme poverty is silently creeping into Nigeria. “The death of seven persons during stampede at the Nigeria Customs Service Yaba Lagos rice sale point is a chilling reminder that millions of people in Nigeria are on the brink of starvation, widespread…