NBET: Employees commend Buhari for recall of MD, Amobi
Following her suspension by the Minister of Power Engr Saleh Mamman and subsequent reinstatement by the Federal Government, staff members of Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trade PLC, have sent a letter of appreciation to President Muhammadu Buhari, thanking him for recalling the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the bulk trading firm, Dr Marilyn Amobi to her duty post, describing the president’s action as a just and fair decision.
Memo to Senate Committee on Constitution (3)
By Yinka Odumakin Constitution: A CRITICAL look at the political structures in Nigeria today shows a lot of anomalies and the 2014 National Conference did a lot to bring some sanity. The recommendations are quite far-reaching to change the abnormal that has become our new normal: 5.12 Political Restructuring And Forms of Government FEDERALISM: Conference […]
Nigeria cuts March crude prices as export to China shrinks
By Ediri Ejoh The Federal Government has slashed the price of crude oil export for the month of March as no Nigerian cargo is sailing to China in February. Nigeria is becoming increasingly dependent on European demand and the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, has effectuated an across-the-board price cut on its March 2020 official […]
The Leadership Project partners Zenera Consulting for Business Innovation & Profitability Summit
The Leadership Project, in collaboration with foremost PR and Advertising firm, Zenera Consulting, is slated to organize the maiden edition of the West African Business Leaders’ Summit (WBLS); an event pivoted on profitability, leadership, and innovation in the business space. The summit, which is scheduled to hold on Wednesday, March 4, 2020, in Lagos, seeks […]
Despite disruptions in Nigeria, Libya, global oil demand expected to drop ―IEA
Global oil demand is expected to drop this quarter for the first time in over a decade as the coronavirus batters China’s economy, the International Energy Agency, IEA, said. It explained that given the abundance of supply, disruptions in the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries, OPEC, members such as Libya and Nigeria are having little […]
The hullabaloo over Ishaku’s Abuja trip
By Danjuma Peters THE recent hullabaloo over Governor Darius Dickson Ishaku’s extended stay in Abuja following a domestic accident he had sustained earlier is nothing but political blackmail carried too far. It is also proof of the amount of mischief politicians can do in their bid for political office. In this case, it was a […]
New deal for the Eastern ports
THE good times are here – at last! – for Nigeria’s Eastern ports. The Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA, shipping companies, stakeholders in our maritime sector and the economy at large have had enough of the choking situation in Lagos and have decided to look eastwards for relief. In January 2020 international shipping giant, Maersk Line, […]
IMO: Payment for contracts didn’t pass through my ministry— Ex-Finance Commissioner
OWERRI—The Judicial Commission of Inquiry on Contracts was yesterday, told that payments for jobs executed for Imo State government did not pass through the Ministry of Finance.
EFCC arraigns Benue NULGE chairman for alleged fraud
Makurdi—The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Makurdi Zonal Office, yesterday, arraigned the Chairman, Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees, NULGE, Guma Local Government Area, LGA, chapter, Elizabeth Akaa for alleged N9million fraud.
Why Buhari must stop Akpabio’s circus at the NDDC
The sack of Ms Joi Nunieh on Wednesday February 19th 2019, barely four months after she was appointed Acting Managing Director of Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) is yet another chapter in the quagmire that the agency has been plunged into since Godswill Akpabio was appointed the Minister of Niger Delta and handed supervision of the agency.
Alleged misappropriation: PTI disagrees with PENGASSAN
The Petroleum Training Institute, Effurun, Warri, Delta State, PTI, has distanced self from allegation leveled against it by the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, PENGASSAN.
