Minister of Power, Mr Adebayo Adelabu

By Constance Athekame The Minister of Power, Mr Adebayo Adelabu, says the Federal Government would focus on alternative sources of generation to improve power supply in the country. Speaking in Abuja on Wednesday while interacting with Power Correspondents, Adelabu said that the plan was to de-emphasise the national grid andContinue Reading

Mr Gbenga Komolafe, CCE, NUPRC

By Emmanuella Anokam The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) is reviewing novel regulations aimed at ensuring regulatory clarity and compliance by licensees and permit holders, to maintain ethical standards in the upstream petroleum operations. The NUPRC said the regulations when reviewed would ensure strict commitment and provide clarity onContinue Reading

Dr Chido Onumah, Coordinator of AFRICMIL, with other leaders of the centre at a policy roundtable on whistleblowing

By Angela Atabo The African Centre for Media and Information Literacy (AFRICMIL), a nonprofit organisation has called for urgent legal framework for the Federal Government’s whistleblowing policy to protect informants. Dr Chido Onumah, Coordinator of AFRICMIL, made the call at a Policy Roundtable tagged “Towards a Whistleblower Protection Law inContinue Reading

2 023 African Investment Forum in Marrakesh, Morocco on Wednesday

By Lucy Ogalue Dr Akinwumi Adesina, President of African Development Bank (AfDB) said that the Abidjan-Lagos highway corridor has secured a 15.5 billion dollars investment interest. Adesina said this while welcoming participants at the 2023 Africa Investment Forum (AIF) Market Days in Marrakech, Morocco on Wednesday. The News Agency ofContinue Reading

Mr Hakeem Ogunniran, Chairman, Lagos Building Investment Co. Plc

By Rukayat Moisemhe Built sector experts on Tuesday called for rethinking of the sector’s philosophy, regulations and frameworks to fully exploit its abilities as a critical driver and contributor to the Nigerian economy. Mr Hakeem Ogunniran, Chairman, Lagos Building Investment Co. Plc, said at the 2nd Biennial Corporate Governance andContinue Reading

Prof. Dileep Kum, Vice Chancellor, Hensard University

By Kingsley Okoye The Management of Bayelsa-based Hensard University, says its focus via learning, training, research and mentorship, is to produce global leaders, entrepreneurs, and champions of economic and social change for the good of society. The Vice Chancellor of the university, Prof. Dileep Kumar, said this in a statementContinue Reading

Nigerian International Passport

By Dorcas Jonah The Initiative for Citizens’ Rights, Accountability and Development (ICRAD) has called on the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) to return the payment for international passports to the remita platform. The Executive Director of ICRAD, Hassan Luqman, said this in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. He said thisContinue Reading