Industry Leaders Defend Local Content, Rally Behind NCDMB at NOG Energy Week At the NOG Energy Week in Abuja, industry leaders robustly defended Nigeria’s local content policy, rejecting claims that it inflates business costs in the oil and gas sector. They cautioned that such criticisms jeopardize the nation’s industrial progress and lauded the Nigerian Content…
ENJOY THEM IN SPITE OF THEM ‘Femi Adekunle on Parenting Have you become exasperated while screaming, yelling and agitated? You are not alone, many parents have. From keeping their toys in place, to washing the dishes, to doing their laundry, parents have a hard time endlessly dispensing instructions which sometimes, you have to repeat often…
Kidnapped Bayelsa Justice Regains Freedom, Expresses Appreciation To Everyone. —-As Gov.Diri Lauds Security Agencies Speaking in Yenagoa on Thursday evening after regaining his freedom, Justice Ebieyerin Omukoro said he was becoming confused in the kidnapper’s den. “I was confused in the kidnappers’ den. I was beginning to get confused. I still could not come to…
N51.5m fraud: Court arraigns Union Bank Staff in Ibadan Olatunji Okuniyi, a 40-year-old banker with Union Bank in Ibadan, was on Thursday arraigned before the Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court for allegedly defrauding two financial institutions of N51.5 million. He is facing a four-count charge of obtaining money under false pretences and stealing, to which he pleaded…
ECOWAS, NiMet Partner to Boost Disaster Preparedness in West Africa The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have agreed to collaborate to enhance disaster preparedness and response in the region. The agreement was reached during a courtesy visit by a delegation from ECOWAS, led by Director of Humanitarian…
Reps Pass For Second Reading Bill To Establish Correctional Reformation And Reintegration Trust Fund By Saheed Badmus Nigerian House of Representatives has passed for second reading a bill for an Actr to establish Correctional Reformation and Reintegration Trust Fund (CRRTF). The bill which seeks to ensure sustainable financing for inmate rehabilitation, skill acquisition was sponsored…
The Jegede family of Odo-Ayedun, Ekiti State, has formally announced the funeral arrangements for their matriarch, Chief Mrs Rachael Olaribiwa Amoke Jegede, who passed away at the age of 87. A devout Christian, respected community leader, and revered family pillar, Chief Mrs Jegede was the Asalu of Odolaso, Odo-Ayedun-Ekiti, and also held the…
Adegbonmire best suited for Ondo Central seat — Veteran Administrator, Akintide By Dr. Wumi Akintide, New York Senator Niyi Adegbonmire’s wise, mature, and strategic statement stands as compelling proof to the educated and well-informed electorate across Ondo Central Senatorial District, encompassing Akure, Ondo, Idanre, and Ifedore, that he is a candidate worthy of serious consideration….
Nigeria’s Perennial Flood: Occurrence of Preventable Disasters By Prof M. K. Othman Today, I am writing as a professional water resource engineer with over twenty years of experience in irrigation water management and hydrology, as well as a professor of extension who must communicate complex information to non-professionals clearly and straightforwardly. Through my training and…
WHAT IS A JUST WAR WITH ISRAEL EYES ON WEST BANK? By Mohammed Kabir ILYASU; FIBDFM. Every Nation has a guiding spirit. Israel has “Altruism, Truth, Justice and Peace”. How ironic! Prior to the ongoing war between Israel and Iran, many political pundits suspected that the threat of force, not necessarily one strength that Israel…
