Tinubu Signs Executive Orders To Reform Nigeria’s Oil And Gas Sector Nigerian president, Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday signed three Executive Orders on the oil and gas sector to introduce fiscal incentives for related projects, reduce contracting costs and timelines, and promote cost efficiency in local content requirements. A statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, said the Policy Directive the president issued was to improve the investment climate and position Nigeria as the preferred investment destination for the oil and gas sector in Africa. This according to the statement followed “extensive engagements, analyses,…
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EXPOSED: LEAKED DOCUMENT: How Suspended Minister, Betta Edu Wrote AGF, Wanted Over N66Billion ‘Warehoused’ Dr Betta Edu, the suspended Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation last December asked the AccountantGeneral of the Federation, Mrs Oluwatoyin Sakirat Madein to warehouse over N66 billion unspent in 2023 for the ministry. A letter from the Office of the Honourable Minister, Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation to the AccountantGeneral, made the request less than two weeks before the end of the 2023 financial year. The letter was dated December 20, 2023 and signed by Edu. It was titled, ‘Warehousing of…
Congratulations On Your Sham€less And Us€less Marriage – Lady Places Curs€ On Ex-boyfriend Who Posted Pre-wedding Photos And Tagged Her A lady causes a buzz online as she lays hefty cuurses on her ex-boyfriend who posted and tagged her in his pre-wedding photos, despite dümping her. The lady known as Florence Sudar Clement went on a roll to bl@st her ex-boyfriend and wish him bad. It was gathered that their relationship hadn’t ended on a positive note. Some netizens shared that the lady had allegedly given him money to start a business together only for him to engage another lady.…
Navy Destroys Four Illegal Refineries, Boat Loaded With Stolen Fuel The Nigerian Navy has confirmed the destruction of four illegal refineries, including a wooden boat conveying about 2000 litres of crude oil allegedly in Awoye community. It was learnt that the destructions were carried out by the Navy Forward Operating Base (FOB) in the Igbokoda Area of the state. According to Wasuku Alushi, commanding officer of FOB Igbokoda, the operation was part of a larger effort to combat crude oil theft, oil bunkering, and kidnapping in the state’s coastal region. Alushi said, “Here at the illegal refineries, they have numerous…
Stop Hanging Around Aso Rock Like Jobless Men, Reuben Abati Blasts Tinubu’s Sons Reuben Abati, a former media adviser to former President Goodluck Jonathan, has criticised President Bola Tinubu’s sons, Seyi and Yinka, for loitering around the Aso Rock Villa like “men without personal purposes in life.” Abati, who expressed his dissatisfaction on Wednesday, during Arise TV “The Morning Show” which he co-anchors with fellow journalists Oseni Rufai and two others described the President’s sons as ”jobless invalids.” He also lambasted Tinubu for including Seyi and Yinka among his team that visited Qatar last weekend and giving them more diplomatic…
Muslim-Muslim Ticket Not Solution To Nigeria’s Problems – Says Shariah council Sheikh Abdurrasheed Hadiytullah, the President of the Supreme Council for Shariah in Nigeria (SCSN), remarked that the Muslim-Muslim ticket of the Bola Tinubu-led administration does not guarantee a solution to the country’s difficulties. Speaking at the annual Pre-Ramadan meeting of the SCSN, Hadiytullah said: “The idea of a Muslim-Muslim ticket in our political life has been emphatically established. “But of course, the idea of a Muslim-Muslim agenda, which we believe is the right of the Muslim majority in a democracy, is not, on its own, a solution to the…
BREAKING: Guards Kill Popular Chief Imam The murder of the Chief Imam of a Juma’at mosque in Mada town, Gusau local government of Zamfara state, Imam Abubakar Hassan Mada, has sparked controversy. A source close to the family of the late chief Imam who preferred anonymity, said the deceased was arrested on Sunday by five personnel of the CPG that came to the village on motorbikes. The source added that the personnel ordered the Imam to climb one of the motorbikes, drove a few meters away from Mada town and then killed him. “Imam was sitting in front of his…
Serious Hunger Looms As Worse Food Scarcity Hits Nigeria A report recently published by SB Morgen Intelligence has predicted that over 26 million Nigerians will experience acute food scarcity between the period of June and August 2024. The report added that the most vulnerable victims would be residents of the Northwest and the Northeast regions of the country. The report reads: “Nearly 26.5 million people—approximately 11.5 percent of Nigeria’s estimated population—are likely to experience Crisis— Phase 3—or worse conditions of acute food insecurity during the peak of the country’s upcoming June-to-August 2024 lean season, the period when food is most…
FULL LIST: 10 Nigerian Entertainers With Most Social Media Following Nigerian celebrities continue to enjoy massive following across the major social media platforms, according to current data. A new report by Economic Confidential’s Entertainment Digest shortlisted 10 entertainers with the most fans on Facebook, Instagram, and X. Exploring Ba Vi’s Dragon Fruit Garden [NếmTV] Across Facebook, Instagram, and X, Davido has 52.9 million fans. With 9.2 million followers on Facebook, 28.9 million on Instagram, and 14.8 million on X, the Afrobeats sensation maintains a robust digital footprint. Wizkid: 38.5 million followers. With 7.6 million followers on Facebook, 18.4 million on…
Decomposing Bodies Of 3 Nigerian Police Officers, Others Recovered In Forest A combined team of security agents and local vigilantes in Delta State, South-South Nigeria have recovered the decomposing corpses of some police officers allegedly killed by herdsmen. The corpses were discovered during a search and rescue operation of three missing police officers in Ohoror community, Ughelli North Local Government Area of the state on Tuesday. It was gathered that the officers went missing on January 24, 2024, in Ohoror community after responding to a distress call by one Moses Progress. The distress call followed an attack by herdsmen while…