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By Halimah Olamide 9mobile on Thursday announced the appointment of a seasoned telecom sector leader, Obafemi Banigbe as its new Chief Executive Officer. The company which operates under Emerging Markets Telecommunication Services Limited (EMTS), said it is gearing up for what it called “ a New Phase of Business Transformation.” A statement made available to the NPO Reports Thursday said Banigbe succeeds Mr. Juergen Peschel, who the company said will be retained as a Consultant to support the business transformation process initiated under his leadership. The statement said “This transition is consistent with 9mobile’s tradition of business continuity to…

By Kamil Opeyemi The Peoples Democratic Party on Thursday said the decision of a Federal High Court which voided the primary election which produced its governorship candidate, Asue Ighodalo, NPO Reported earlier that Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, had set aside the PDP’s primary election that produced Asue Ighodalo as the party’s candidate for the September 21 governorship election in Edo State. The court had held that the PDP’s primary election held on February 22 failed to comply with the provisions of the Electoral Act, 2022; the guidelines for the conduct of the poll,…

By Kamil Opeyemi There appears to be trouble for the Peoples Democratic Party in Edo state as Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Thursday set aside the party’s primary election that produced Asue Ighodalo as the party’s candidate. The party goes into the poll in the September 21 governorship election in the state. The court held that the PDP’s primary election held on February 22 failed to comply with the provisions of the Electoral Act, 2022; the guidelines for the conduct of the poll, and the party’s constitution. The impeached deputy governor of the…

Agency Report The National Security Adviser (NSA), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, on Thursday, handed another set of 16 abducted victims to the officials of Zamfara Government. This is contained in a statement by Mr Michael Abuh, Head, Strategic Communications, National Counter-Terrorism Centre, Office of the National Security Adviser (NCTC-ONSA), on Thursday in Abuja. Ribadu said the handing over was a demonstration of the Federal Government’s unwavering commitment towards the safety, and protection of Nigerians, as evident in various rescue operations of kidnap victims in the country. He said the victims who were rescued in two batches on June 27 in…

By Kamil Opeyemi “Following the refusal of students of the University of Benin to shift grounds on their demands for twenty-four hours supply of electricity and more, considered unrealistic by the University’s Senate, the University has shut down academic activities indefinitely,” Authorities of the University of Benin, have on Thursday shut down the institution over the refusal of the students to end their protests over electricity supply. The students had in their thousands, massed on the major roads around the campus insisting that the university must supply them electricity 24 hours of the day. The institution has said the…

By Halimah Olamide “If Dangote, the richest person in Africa, and foremost industrialist, can complain, then imagine the negative impacts of these policies on MSMEs who are the engine of economic growth. President of the Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, on Thursday got the backing of the Presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the last general election, Mr. Peter Obi, on his cries over what he had called killing interest rate in the country. Obi, in a series of tweets, expressed concerns that business leaders are themselves feeling the impact of the economic policies of the Bola Tinubu…

By Kamil Opeyemi As Police Put Erring Officers in Orderly Room Trial Some hard drugs suspects have reportedly stabbed the Olu of Alausa and the Chairman of the area’s Community Development Association, CDA. Spokesman of the Lagos Command, Benjamin Hundeyin said that the Alausa Police Division had on Monday, deployed its officers to Makinde Odewale Street, Oregun, Ikeja, after it received numerous complaints on the alleged ‘flagrant abuse of hard drugs’. ”The police officers, however, met stiff resistance leading to serious injury to one Inspector of police, who was stabbed in the head with a broken bottle. ”The resisted suspects…

Agency Report The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has given 48 hours deadline to new investors for registration of the 2024 oil block licensing bid round. Mr Gbenga Komolafe made this known on Wednesday at the 23rd 2024 Nigerian Oil and Gas Energy Conference (NOG) in Abuja themed “Showcasing Opportunities, Driving Investment, Meeting Energy Demand’’. Komolafe, in a presentation tagged “Defining the Outlook for Deep Water Exploration and Production in Nigeria’’ said the registration and submission of pre-qualification documents would close on July 5. “Registration closes at 12 midnight Friday, July 5, 2024,’’ he said. According to the CCE, announcement…

By Halimah Olamide The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) on Wednesday said stakeholders must come together to remove the risks associated with the energy sector in order to attract more investors. The NNPC called for the establishment of more local institutions in Nigeria and Africa with capacity to provide funding for energy projects to tackle energy poverty. Chief Financial Officer of NNPC Ltd, Mr. Umar Ajiya, stated this at the ongoing 23rd Nigeria Oil Gas Conference and Exhibition (NOG Energy Week) in Abuja on Wednesday. Speaking at a panel session themed, “Accelerating Investment, Enabling Industry Growth, Meeting…

By Halimah Olamide Less than one week after the interception of a huge cache of arms and ammunition in the Onne Port in Cross River, another huge cache has been uncovered at the Muritala Mohammed International Airport, Ikeja Lagos. The Comptroller General of Customs (CGC), Bashir Adeniyi, said the arms are worth about N270m The consignment, according to Adeniyi, was intercepted at the cargo section of the MMA. Like the ones uncovered at Onne Port, the latest discovery was also imported from Turkiye. Adeniyi said one suspect was arrested and is currently in custody. According to the Customs boss, military…