Tinubu Assures of Data-Driven Government at Customs Conference President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has hinted at plans by his administration to address what he termed historical inadequacies of policymaking hitherto thwarted by a lack of comprehensive data in Nigeria. He regretted the lack of comprehensive data, saying it had been “a technological affliction” that has hindered…
Africa Needs Just Trade For a Just Energy Transition, African Development Bank Head Says At Doha Forum …The European Union recently launched the initial phase of a Europe-wide carbon tax on imported goods as part of its climate change reduction measures The President of the African Development Bank Group Dr Akinwumi Adesina (www.AfDB.org) has reiterated…
NLNG Indicates Interest to Extend Bodo-Bonny Road to East West Road Nigeria LNG Limited has indicated an interest in connecting the Bodo-Bonny Road project in Rivers State to East-West Road to maximize the economic potential of the area. This was made known when a delegation of NLNG, led by its MD/ CEO, Dr Philip Mshelbilla,…
NLNG Commissions Renovated Accident and Emergency Unit at UNIUYO Teaching Hospital Hospital Support Programme (HSP) of the Nigeria LNG (NLNG) Limited on Tuesday in Uyo unveiled a renovated and expanded Accident and Emergency Unit at the University of Uyo Teaching Hospital (UUTH), demonstrating the company’s commitment to enhancing healthcare delivery nationwide. The unit was commissioned…
Oil Theft: NSCDC Arrests Five in Imo Operatives of the Commandant General’s Special Intelligence Squad (CG’s SIS) of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) have arrested five suspects in connection with oil theft in Imo State. The Corps said its men intercepted and arrested the suspects while conveying large quantities of suspected illegally…
NNPC Ltd. Announces the Death of Thomas John, Erstwhile GMD, Alternate Chairman The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) has announced the death of a former Group Managing Director (GMD) and Acting Alternate Chairman of the Board of the defunct Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Dr. Thomas Maurice Asuquo John, at the age of…
Adelabu Warns Operators in Power Industry Minister of Power Chief Adebayo Adelabu has read a riot act to operators of the agencies and parastatals under the Ministry of Power to perform or be shown the way out. Speaking at the Ministerial Retreat on the Electricity Policy and Strategic Implementation Plan, in Abuja, Adelabu told the…
New Executive Secretary, NCDMB assumes office Omatsola Ogbe Assumes Office As Exec Sec NCDMB, Charges Staff on High Performance The newly appointed Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), Engr. Felix Omatsola Ogbe has assumed office and held his first official meeting with the Directors and management of the Board. Ogbe…
NCDMB holds Workshop on Expatriate Quota Utilisation Policy The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) recently provided insights into its Expatriate Quota (EQ) Management System and guiding principles as underpinned by provisions of the Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry Content Development (NOGICD) Act, 2010. At its yearly stakeholder engagement on the subject tagged “2023…
NNPC Limited, Kyari win 2023 Nigeria GovTech Awards The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited and the Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO), Mele Kyari, have won the 2023 Nigeria GovTech Awards for exceptional service delivery in the public sector. While the National Oil Company won the Best Federal MDA in Digital Initiatives in Reengineering Government Processes Award,…