Sequel to the extension of the Supreme Court’s exparte order on naira swap, Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, on Friday, 17 February, 2023, urged the people and residents of the state to continue spending the old naira notes and go about thier activities without being violent. Speaking against the background of rowdy scenes at different banks, the governor said it is only the Supreme Court of Nigeria that has the final say on the matter. Abiodun, who was on a campaign tour of Obafemi Owode Local Government, made a brief stop at a new generation bank in Abeokuta where…
Author: Soffiyyah Olamide
Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company (SNEPCo) has won the 2023 Oil and Gas Trainers Association of Nigeria (OGTAN) National Award of Excellence for Human Capacity Development in the Oil and Gas Industry. The award comes three days after SNEPCo achieved 1-billion-barrel oil export from Bonga field. “SNEPCo has played a leading role in developing human capital in Nigeria through innovative programmes such as the SITP (Shell Intensive Training Programme) which has been a template for many human capital development programmes in the industry today,” said President of OGTAN, Mazi Onyechi. “SNEPCo also developed the first generation of Nigerian deep-water…
The Public Relations Officer of the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS), Tony Akuneme has been promoted to the rank of Comptroller of Immigration. Akuneme is among 64 senior officers who were elevated recently by the NIS. Akuneme joined the service exactly 30 years ago as a cadet officer and has served in various formations including Lagos, Akwa Ibom, FCT, Nigeria High Commission in Canada and the Nigeria Diaspora Commission, among others. A total of 11 comptrollers were promoted to Assistant Comptrollers General while 53 Deputy Comptrollers were elevated to Substantive Comptrollers.
(Published in The PUNCH, on Friday, February 16, 2023) Let’s sail back in time on the waves of mythology to catch up with the folklorish dog and its fierce loyalty. Once upon a time, goes a Yoruba tale, there was famine in the entire animal kingdom. The famine was so ferocious that animals died transfixed while walking, crawling, crouching, climbing and even yawning, leaving the kingdom with grotesque skeletons in shuddersome strangeness. The famine climaxed at the predatory roundabout called matricide when young animals began to kill their mothers in turn, salting and peppering their heads and limbs on barbecue…
State Broadcast by Malam Nasir El-Rufai, Governor of Kaduna State, 16th February 2023. My dear people of Kaduna State, 1. With just about 100 days before leaving office, and elections just round the corner, it was my intention to host another media chat to interact with the people of our state in the next few days. While I still hope to do so, I feel the need to address you all today due to the unprecedentedly cruel situation our people and their livelihoods have been thrown into, particularly in the last two to three weeks by the decisions, actions and…
Nigerian government has taken a giant stride towards the waste management in the country with the release of strategies for the sector. The Ministry of Environment in conjunction with the French Embassy in Nigeria and the French Development Agency (AFD) on Wednesday in Abuja unveiled the Gap Analysis Report of the Solid Waste Management Sector; National Roadmap on Solid Waste Management and User Guide for the use of Solid Waste Management Database to assist in tackling some of the challenges of waste management in the country. The Minister of Environment, Alhaji Mohammed Abdullahi, in collaboration with the French Ambassador to…
By Habib Aruna Dr. Olorunnimbe Adeleke Mamora, a medical doctor, politician, patriot, humanist, one of the finest omoluabi and the current Minister of Science and Technology, just stepped on the seventh floor and has decided to roll out the drums to celebrate the day. He will not only be marking the day with family, friends and associates, he will also deservedly be launching a book, an autobiography, where he detailed his sojourn on earth in the last seven decades. Mamora became famous when he was elected the Speaker of the Lagos State of Assembly in 1999, at the beginning of…
The leadership of the Islamic organisation, NASRUL LAHI L FATIH SOCIETY (NASFAT) has concluded plans to organise a set of programmes to promote good governance in the country as the national elections nears. In a statement credited to the Chief Missioner of the Society, Imam Maruf Abdul Azeez Onike, the programme scheduled to hold this weekend is themed ATTAINMENT OF GOOD GOVERNANCE: THE JOINT TASK OF LEADERS AND FOLLOWERS. According to him the programme will commence on Friday, 17 February, 2023 with a Jumat Khutbah titled: THE ROLES OF CITIZENS IN ELECTING GOOD LEADERS . According to the Chief Missioner…
Ahead of the 2023 general elections beginning Saturday, 25 February, 2023, PRNigeria has presented a ‘Security Report’ on the five major Presidential Candidates. The select candidates are: Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC); Alh. Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP); Peter Obi of the Labour Party; Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso of the New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP); and Omoyele Sowore of the African Democratic Congress (ADC). The report titled, 2023 Elections: SWOT Analysis of Major Presidential Candidates and Security Matters,” was unveiled at PRNigeria’s Abuja Office, on Wednesday, 15 February, 2023. The event took place…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike with agency report Ukraine Government has disclosed that a barrage of missiles by Russian forces has struck targets across the country, according to Ukrainian officials, as the West pledges to pour more arms into the country. Ukraine’s Military Chief, Valery Zaluzhny confirmed the development in a statement on Thursday, 16 February, 2023, adding that in a two-hour overnight burst, Russian troops had fired a total of 36 missiles of various types, including cruise projectiles. Zaluzhny said Ukrainian air defense batteries had managed to shoot down 16 of the Russian missiles. That stated number showed a lower rate of success…