By Emmanuella Anokam The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd. (NNPC Ltd.) has assured that projections on crude oil production and price benchmark for the 2024 Budget were realistic and realisable. The Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of the Company, Mr Mele Kyari, gave the assurance during an interactive session withContinue Reading
By Franca Ofili Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, Director-General, World Health Organisation (WHO), has commended President Bola Tinubu for the unveiling of Nigeria’s Health Renewal Initiative. He described the initiative as a turning point for Nigeria and indeed Africa. Ghebreyesus in a congratulatory message on Tuesday to commemorate the Universal Health CoverageContinue Reading
By Chijioke Okoronkwo Mr Ali Muhammad Ali, Managing Director, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), says the media must spearhead the tracking of the country’s budgetary process to ensure that Nigerians get the actual value allocated in fiscal proposals. Ali made this submission on Wednesday in his goodwill message at theContinue Reading
By Franca Ofili The Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Ali Pate, says the Federal Government is committed to using health as one of the pillars of the Renewed Hope Agenda of the present government. Pate said this on Tuesday in Abuja during the Universal Health Coverage (UHC) DayContinue Reading
By Segun Giwa The Ondo State Conscience Movement (OCM) has called for an investigation into the alleged forgery of the signature of Gov. Rotimi Akeredolu, following the division among political groups in the state. Chairman of the Movement, Mr Shalom Olaseni, made the call on Tuesday, in a statement sayingContinue Reading
By Emmanuella Anokam The Minister of State Petroleum Resources (Oil), Sen. Heineken Lokpobiri, says Nigeria will meet and surpass the 2024 crude oil production budget benchmark of 1.7 million barrels per day (bpd). Lokpobiri said this at a stakeholder’s interactive session on Creating Value and Enabling Investments in Nigeria’s OilContinue Reading
By Segun Giwa Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State is to begin another medical leave on Wednesday as a follow-up to his medical treatment. This is contained in a statement issued by Akeredolu’s Chief Press Secretary, Mr Richard Olatunde on Tuesday in Akure. According to the statement, Akeredolu will prioritiseContinue Reading
By Rukayat Moisemhe The last batch of 20 Aircraft Maintenance Engineers under the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) Aviation Resuscitation Programme have graduated from the Leadstream Aviation Academy, Lagos. Mr Freston Akpor, the Special Assistant, Media, to the PAP Interim Administrator, retired Gen. Barry Ndiomu, said in a statement on Tuesday.Continue Reading
By Usman Aliyu A renowned Nigerian environmentalist, Nnimmo Bassey, has condemned the draft Global Stocktake (GST) of COP28 for refusing to phase out production of fossil fuels as an urgent climate action. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that parties at the global climate conference known as (COP28) inContinue Reading
By Okeoghene Akubuike The Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) has reiterated its commitment to optimise the Federal Government’s assets through private sector investment. Alex Okoh, Director-General, BPE, said this at a media event in Abuja. Okoh said there was a need for the Federal Government to rely less on borrowingContinue Reading
