The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) has emphasized the critical importance of bridging the energy access gap to the creation of economic prosperity of the country. The Group Chief Executive Officer of NNPC Ltd, Mr. Mele Kyari, made this submission in a keynote address on industry operations with the theme, “Stability in the Energy Sector: Integrated Strategies for Infrastructure, Transportation and Security,” at the 2024 edition of Society of Petroleum Engineers Oloibiri Lecture Series and Energy Forum (SPE OLEF) held in Abuja, on Thursday, 28 March, 2024. To bridge the energy access gap in Nigeria, Kyari said NNPC…
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The Oyo State Government has said it would implement stringent measures to curb the persistent menace of street trading in Ibadan and other parts of the state. The state Commissioner for Environment and Natural Resources, Architect Abdulmojeed Mogbonjubola, disclosed this on Thursday, during an enforcement drive in the state capital. The Commissioner registered his displeasure over the recalcitrant attitude of a number of street traders towards the government directives at ensuring compliance to the State Environment Laws on street trading. The Commissioner expressed his utmost displeasure over the illegal occupation of open spaces and roadsides, highlighting the likely dangers associated…
In a bid to foster inclusivity and mitigate the impact of economic challenges in his council area, the Chairman of Odiołowo-Ojuwoye Local Council Development Area, Hon. Rasaq Olusola Ajala, on Thursday, 28 March, 2024, initiated distribution of palliatives to the Christian community within the council area. During the event, Hon. Ajala emphasized the importance of religious tolerance and urged the community to transcend political and tribal affiliations in their interactions. He reiterated the LCDA tradition of providing support to both Muslim and Christian communities during significant religious festivities. However, he highlighted the pressing need to address the prevailing economic challenges…
The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has commenced the Monitoring, and Evaluation, M&E, of beneficiaries of its Foreign Post Graduate Scholarship programme to appraise the academic progress and welfare of the scholars in the United Kingdom. Speaking at a meeting with the NDDC scholars at the Coventry University in UK, the NDDC Managing Director, Dr Samuel Ogbuku, stressed the need to verify and assess the performance and wellbeing of the students. The NDDC team, led by Dr Ogbuku included the Executive Director, Finance and Administration, Alabo Boma Iyaye; the Executive Director, Corporate Services, Hon. Ifedayo Abegunde; the director, Education Health…
Twelve years ago, I wrote this about you, today my thoughts about you remained the same but strengthened as you remained consistent and truly yourself. Asiwaju, Akanbi, Olodo de, Omo Abibatu: A phenomenon, an enigma, a moment, a period and indeed a generation. A measure of a time. To me also a mentor who is most often right. Even when wrong, you are justifiably right. To your generation, an Obafemi Awolowo reincarnate, to my generation a Mahatma Gandhi lookup and to the younger generation a combination of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jnr. expectation. To many you are yourself,…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike Omowunmi, widow of the late Nigerian singer, Ilerioluwa Aloba, known as Mohbad, has cried out to the public over what she described as constant threats to kill her and Liam, the baby she had with the late singer. Omowunmi also urged the musician’s father, Joseph Aloba, to get a court order for the Deoxyribonucleic Acid Identification (DNA) test of her son Liam. Recall that Aloba had called on the Nigeria Police to summon Omomunmi to provide insights into the death of his son and also demanded a test to ascertain the paternity of his grandson. However, in…
By Debo Adesina The times are tough. It is therefore just appropriate that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has shunned all forms of celebration of his 72nd birthday. He has great dreams. And a proverb says a man who wants his dream to come true does not sleep. That is a proverb Asiwaju has lived all his life and is living even more, now! That is one man who, literally, never sleeps! The least we can do as Nigerians is to join hands with him by staying awake to our duties and responsibilities as citizens. An appropriate birthday gift we can…
Members of the highest political decision making body in Lagos State, the Governor’s Advisory Council (GAC) met with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Thursday, 28 March, 2024, thegazellenews.com can exclusively reports. This medium learnt exclusively that members were led to the meeting by the GAC Chairman, Prince Tajudeen Oluyole Olusi. Sources from the meeting told thegazellenews.com that the members first broke their fast with the President after which they retired for a meeting behind closed door devoid of the usual media report attached to such breaking of fast programme. Our correspondent learnt that virtually all members of GAC were in attendance except those on…
By Tunde Rahman Today is President Bola Tinubu’s 72nd birthday. Instead of rolling out the drums to celebrate the day, the President directed there should be no celebration of any kind, including placing newspaper, radio or television advertorials in his honour. He urged anyone wishing to do such for him to donate the money to charity organisations. The decision was taken in deference to the present challenging times. It is a mark of good leadership for a leader worthy of that name to have compassion for the people, identify with them and demonstrate he shares in their pain. Showing empathy…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike A British-Zimbabwean cleric, Pastor Uebert Angel Mudzanire, has announced an online course where he would teach people how to perform miracles. The cleric, headquartered in the United Kingdom, is charging £999 for the course, an equivalent of N1.7 million. The announcement was made in a post via his Facebook account, The cleric urged people to register with £999, adding that slots for his class are filling up fast. He wrote with a flier attached, “Register now and learn how to perform signs, miracles and wonders, online, directly from prophet Uebert Angel. Places are filling fast.” The online…