In a press briefing held on Wednesday in Abuja, the Federal Government provided an update on the status of the Port Harcourt Refinery Company, assuring the public that the facility is in the final stages of a test run. The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Heineken Lokpobiri, highlighted that while the mechanical aspects have…
Minister of Power, Mr. Bayo Adelabu, expressed concern during his visit to the Olorunshogo and Omotosho Power Plants about the substantial under-utilization of these key facilities. Mr. Bayo Adelabu highlighted that both plants were operating at less than 25 percent capacity, a concerning factor given the ongoing national complaint about insufficient power generation. The primary…
Wole Olanipekun Criticizes 1999 Constitution as “Fake” In a candid revelation during the 32nd and 33rd convocation lecture at Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU), former President of the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA), Wole Olanipekun, SAN, did not mince his words as he criticized the 1999 constitution as “fake” and inadequate to address the multifaceted challenges facing…
President Tinubu’s has taken a decisive step in addressing the prolonged legal disputes surrounding the $1.3bn deepwater OML 245 oil block situated in the southern Niger Delta. In an official directive, the President has instructed key figures, including the Attorney-General of the Federation, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), and the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Heineken…
Addressing Naira Depreciation, Bureau De Change Implements ‘No Sales Policy In a swift response to the alarming depreciation of the naira, the Bureau De Change (BDC) union has proactively initiated a ‘no sales policy.’ This pivotal decision, borne out of thorough deliberations, is geared towards curbing the detrimental impacts on the national currency. The implementation…
Chief of Staff’s Femi Gbajabiamila Complaint Femi Gbajabiamila, Chief of Staff to the President, has officially filed a complaint with the State Security Service (SSS) addressing what he deems as a barrage of false allegations and a sustained campaign of calumny against him. The letter, titled “Request for Investigation of False Allegations and Sustained Campaign…
The Ogun State Police Command has taken decisive action by dismissing three officers—Cpl Idowu Sunday, Inspectors Taiwo Kolawole, and John Ogbe—attached to Ijebu Ife in Ijebu East local government. The dismissal follows an ordeal room trial after the officers were found guilty of extorting Three Hundred and Twelve Thousand Naira from a student of Tai…
Vice President Kashim Shettima astounds the nation by revealing Prof. Ishaq Oloyede’s unprecedented achievement as the first Registrar of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) to generate over N50bn for the Federal Government within a year. Shettima, representing President Bola Tinubu at a public engagement by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), dropped…
The scourge of kidnappers in Ekiti State and in Nigeria generally has intensified recently. In this particularly recent case, the perpetrators (kidnappers) behind the abduction of five pupils from the Apostolic Faith Group of Schools, Emure Ekiti, and four staff members have demanded a hefty N100 million ransom for their release. Boje Olanireti, the principal…
The Federal Government, through the Ministry of Solid Minerals Development, has granted approval for approximately 499 licenses for the buying and selling of solid minerals in the year 2023. This announcement was made by the Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake, during his keynote address at the BusinessDay Solid Mineral Conference held in Abuja…
