By Razak Owolabi A UK-based executive leadership development firm, TEXEM UK says the appointment of Enorense Amadasu as Executive Commissioner, (Development and Production) Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) is appropriate. Dr Alim Abubakre, TEXEM UK’s Founder stated this in a statement issued by TEXEM’s Director, Special Projects, Caroline Lucas.Continue Reading
By Deborah Coker The Minister of State for Defence, Dr Bello Matawalle, has advised Gov Dauda Lawal of Zamfara to focus on his job of governing the northwestern state and leave him alone. Matawalle gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Abuja. HeContinue Reading
By Bashir Rabe Mani The 12th National Council on Housing will be held from Nov. 13 to Nov. 17 in Kaduna. This is contained in a statement issued in Kaduna on Sunday, by the Director of Information, Federal Ministry of Housing and Urban Development, Badamasi Haiba. Haiba said that theContinue Reading
By Usman Aliyu A Nigerian journalist with the HumAngle, Muhammed Akinyemi, on Saturday emerged the overall winner of the 2023 West Africa Media Excellence Conference Awards in Accra, Ghana. Akinyemi beat 16 other finalists to win the covetous subregional awards with his story titled “All Die Na Die: At theContinue Reading
The President and Chair of the Board, African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), Prof. Benedict Oramah, says the institution is committed to supporting women entrepreneurs and ensuring the growth of their businesses. Oramah spoke on Saturday at a forum organised by the African Union (AU) to celebrate women as partContinue Reading
By Nathan Nwakamma The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Bayelsa says its Supervisory Presiding Officer (SPO), abducted on Friday, has regained his freedom. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the SPO was abducted by gunmen on his way to the Registration Area Centre – 06 (Ossioma) inContinue Reading
By Isaac Aregbesola Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested 14 suspected vote buyers in Otueke, Adawari playgrounds in Bayelsa and at various polling units in Imo and Kogi. EFCC Spokesperson Dele Oyewale said this in a statement on Saturday in Abuja. According to him, theContinue Reading
By Emmanuel Oloniruha The uploading of results from polling units for Saturday’s governorship elections in Bayelsa, Kogi and Imo is in progress. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that as at 5:55pm, 1,417 polling units results for Bayelsa, representing 63.15 per cent of the 2,244 expected polling units results,Continue Reading
Friends and well wishers of Malam Ali M. Ali, the newly appointed Managing Director of the News Agency of Nigeria(NAN), on Friday hosted him to a dinner to celebrate his appointment to lead Africa’s largest news agency. The dinner, which was put together by the “Majalisar Kakumi” group, attracted topContinue Reading
By Thompson Yamput Kogi’s Gov. Yahaya Bello has commended INEC and security operatives for their conduct at Saturday’s off-cycle governorship election in the state. Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the election, Alhaji Usman Ododo, gave similar commendation. Bello spoke after voting at his polling unit in OkeneContinue Reading
