The Federal Executive Council (FEC) presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday approved N2.9billion for the provision of water and fire service equipment in the National Oil and Gas Park to be sited in Odukpani, Cross River State The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Mr Timipre Slyva, made this known at the end of the second session of the virtual meeting of the FEC coordinated from the Council Chamber of the State House, Abuja. According to the minister, the project when completed, will provide additional infrastructural facility for the manufacturing of Oil and Gas components for the sector…
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Newcastle United defender Danny Rose says English Premier League (EPL) players are being treated like “lab rats”, after teams were given permission to return to training in small groups this week. The England international, who is on loan from Tottenham Hotspur, has been a vocal critic of the league’s plans to restart the season. The 2019/2020 season has been suspended since mid-March due to the outbreak of the novel coronavirus. The league said on Tuesday that six people from three different clubs had tested positive for COVID-19 out of a sample of 748 individuals. “People are suggesting we should go…
The Federal Controller of Works in Lagos, Mr Kayode Popoola, on Wednesday, said that work on section one of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway reconstruction and rehabilitation was 61 per cent completed. The News Agency of Nigeria, (NAN) reports that section one of the project is about 43 km and spans from Ojota in Lagos to the Sagamu Inter-change being handled by Julius Berger Nigeria Plc. Popoola told NAN in Lagos that Julius Berger abandoned the site for about two months because of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, but returned in May and work was in progress inspite of the challenges. He listed…
APC National Leader, Sen. Bola Tinubu, has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for appointing Alhaji Kashim Ibrahim-Imam as Chairman, Board of Trustees of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND). Tinubu, in a statement signed by his Media Adviser, Tunde Rahman, on Wednesday in Lagos said Buhari was prudent in making an excellent choice. According to the APC leader, Alhaji Kashim Ibrahim-Imam is bringing on board the TETFUND Board his high cognitive abilities, deep knowledge and immense skills. “He horned his administrative and managerial skills over years of constant learning and engagement in the corporate sector. “From my years of close relationship…
China, one of the largest consumers of oil in the world, and the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) have agreed to work together to stabilise the oil market.OPEC said this on Wednesday during a bilateral meeting.The oil market is suffering from falling demand and low prices in light of the coronavirus pandemic.The “milestone” talks between the Chinese delegation and OPEC Secretary General Mohammad Barkindo were held on Thursday in an online format, according to the cartel.“The meeting reflected on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the global economy and oil market, as well as China’s domestic oil…
Abia Commissioner for Works, Chief Bob Ogu, says the African Development Bank (AFDB) is funding about 37 road projects in the state. Ogu disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Aba. He said that apart from the Osisioma interchange project, the state was still planning out the construction of 37 road projects across the state which was being funded by the AFDB. “That of African Development Bank is on course; there are about 37 roads that are funded by AFDB and the projects have phases. “We have passed the first phase which…
Justice Jude Okeke of an FCT High Court, Maitama, on Wednesday dissolved the six-year-old marriage between Ann Ogar and Justin on grounds of desertion. Delivering judgment in a divorce petition filed sometime on May 2018 by Ogar, JustyOkeke held that the petition fulfilled the relevant section of the Law. The judge noted that when the case came up for defence neither the respondent nor his counsel were in court and did not give any reasons or file anything to contradict the evidence of the petitioner . “I have given due consideration to the evidence of the petitioner, whether she has…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) says all governorship aspirants in Edo and Ondo State will pay N22.5 million as part of the requirements for contesting in the states’ governorship elections on Sept. 19 and Oct. 10. In a timetable released in Abuja on Wednesday, APC National Organising Secretary Emma Ibediro said that the party would begin the primaries with the sale of nomination and expression of interest forms to the governorship aspirants. According to Ibediro, the sale of forms to Edo governorship aspirants will begin from May 20 to June 2, while that of Ondo State will be from June…
The Ekiti House of Assembly has passed the Social Protection Bill 2020 aimed at ensuring that children and vulnerable persons in the state have access to basic social services and infrastructure. The bill was passed at Wednesday’s plenary presided over by the Speaker, Mr Funminiyi Afuye. Mrs Olubunmi Adelugba, the Chairman of the Joint Committees on Finance and Appropriation, Women Affairs, Trade and Investments and Judiciary and Legal Matters, submitted her committee’s report to members of the Assembly which consequently adopted it. According to Adelugba, the bill if eventually assented to by Gov. Kayode Fayemi will reduce poverty among the…
Mr Everestus Obiyo, Commandant, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Enugu State Command, has turned back 15 Enugu-bound vehicles, mostly commercial buses, at the Enugu-Abia boundary. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, CSP Denny Iwuchukwu, said in a statement on Wednesday in Enugu that the vehicles and their occupants were turned back on Tuesday. Iwuchukwu said the commandant took the action while conducting an on-the-spot check on boundaries between Enugu and neighbouring states. He said the commandant’s action was to enforce the Federal Government’s banning of interstate movement of persons not on essential duty, to check the spread of the…