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The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Ltd has reiterated its commitment towards utilizing Nigeria’s abundant gas resources to trigger Nigeria’s industrialisation and economic development.NNPC Ltd’s Executive Vice President, Upstream, Mrs. Oritsemeyiwa Eyesan disclosed this during a Panel Session at the ongoing 2024 CERAWeek Conference in Houston, the United States on Tuesday.Eyesan, whose session addressed the theme, “What are the Choices for Upstream Strategies?” said Nigeria is a predominantly gas-rich country which boasts of over 200TCF of gas that can be leveraged for the country’s industrialisation and economic development.She noted that NNPC Ltd plans to deepen gas utilization domestically for industrialization and ensuring that the entire country feels and optimizes the us...

Vice President Kashim Shettima has urged Nigerians to endure more, arguing that nationals of other countries have gone through a more difficult patch and that President Bola Tinubu is on the right course, though there is currently widespread hunger. Presidential media Ajuri Ngelale, in a statement on Wednesday, said Mr Shettima said this at the breaking of the Ramadan fast in the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The breaking of the Ramadan fast, organised by the office of President Bola Tinubu, was attended by members of the Federal Executive Council, Service Chiefs and Heads of government agencies. Mr Shettima said posterity would remember Mr Tinubu as a decisive leader who was pivotal in guiding Nigeria towards prosperity and stability. According to him, the unifying power of Rama...

The representative of AMAC Chairman, Tunji Faoye at the medical outreach to curtail the further spread of chicken pox outbreak at Wukara community in FCT By Philomina Attah The Chairman of the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC), Christopher Maikalangu on Tuesday dispatched a an response team to Wukara community of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to curtail the further spread of chicken pox. Maikalangu, who was represented by Tunji Faoye, the Supervisory Councillor on Health at a ceremony of the medical outreach, urged residents to seek medical attention at the first sign of symptoms. The chairman called on residents to maintain a healthy lifestyle, including sleeping in well-ventilated houses in order to avoid further loss of lives during outbreaks. Maikalangu expresse...

By Perpetua Onuegbu A Coalition on freedom of expression activists have lauded the amendment of the Cybercrimes Act adding that it guarantees citizens freedom of expression. The coalition made this known in a statement they jointly signed and released to newsmen on Monday in Abuja. The coalition includes, Gatefield,Paradigm Initiative, ResearcherNGFollowTaxes, North-East Humanitarian Hub and Anvarie Tech. According to them the Cybercrimes Act of 2015 is a landmark legislation enacted to be a framework for the prohibition, prevention, detection, investigation, and prosecution of online crimes in Nigeria. They noted however, that due to itsvague provisions became a notorious tool used to restrict freedom of the press and expression, undermining the guarantees of Section 39 of...

By Victor Okoye Nigeria’s Diana Paul is attempting to break a Guiness World Record (GWR) of 105 hours in singing marathon event She is attempting to set a new record of 150 hours or more. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the GWR marathon event is one-of-a-kind experience expected to bring together music lovers, aspiring singers, and industry stakeholders for an unforgettable celebration of songs. The longest singing marathon by an individual lasted 105 hours and was achieved by Sunil Waghmare (India) in Nagpur, India, from March 3 to 7, 2012. The record attempt started at 11.06 a.m. on March 3, with a variety of popular Indian songs. No song was repeated within a 4-hour period. The attempt ended on the evening of March 7, after which Mr Waghmare joined in...

By Victor Okoye Organisers of the Ultimate Singing Marathon event under the World Guiness Book of Records have fixed April 22 as the date for the one-of-a-kind event scheduled to hold at the Blake Resort, Garki, Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the World Record singing marathon event is a one-of-a-kind experience which is expected to bring together music lovers, aspiring singers, and industry stakeholders for an unforgettable celebration of songs. Diana Paul, a Nigerian from Cross River State and resident of FCT is attempting to break a singing record of 105 hours to set a new record of 150 hours or more. Paul told newsmen at a press conference on Sunday that as a song writer, author, girl-child enthusiast and an advocate for goodwill, she applied to the Gu...

"… says beneficiaries cut across party lines in all the 6 electoral wards of Umaisha/Ugya constituency…" Nasarawa State House of Assembly Member Representing Umaisha/Ugya constituency Hon. Ibrahim Abdullahi Sa'ad, PDP has distributed rice worth N23 million to his constituency. He also registered JAMB for 200 students of his constituency at the cost of N2million. He made the distribution today in Umaisha, Toto Local Government Area of the state. Hon Sa'ad also empowered 60 women with N50, 000 each in order to boost their petty business. Hon Sa'ad, who is the Chairman House Standing Committee on Capital Market urged the students who qualify to write JAMB and yet to submit their names to do that immediately as he is ready to do more in that aspect. He said that the gesture ...

Ned Nwoko (PDP-Delta) has condemned the killing of soldiers by yet-to-be-identified youths of Okuama community, Ughelli South LGA, in Delta. The Nigerian Army, on Saturday, said that some of its personnel who went on a peace mission in the warring Okuama community were killed by the youth. According to the statement by the Army acting director, Defence Information, Brig.-Gen. Tukur Gusau, a commanding officer, two majors, one captain and 12 soldiers were killed. Mr Nwoko while condemning the killings, told journalists in Abuja that it was deeply regrettable that violence had once again plagued Delta. According to him, the news of the 16 soldiers tragically killed in the Bomadi Local Government Area during a peacekeeping mission is profoundly saddening and most unfortunate. ...

The police in Lagos state have confirmed the death of a motorist, one Seun Sahola, 33, while protesting against another motorist, who allegedly hit and damaged his car on Jakande-Lekki-Epe Expressway. The command’s public relations officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the incident to journalists on Saturday. Mr Hundeyin said that the Ilasan Police Division got information on Monday at about 2:30 p.m. of a hit-and-run fatal motor accident along Jakande-Lekki-Epe Expressway, involving a Lexus car. He said the information revealed that the late motorist drove the car, while a Honda Accord car with registration number (withheld), driven by yet-to-be-known person damaged his car The image maker said that the report further revealed that the Honda Accord car driver allegedly hit...

The Forum of the All Progressives Congress (APC) State Chairmen has promised to work with President Bola Tinubu and Abdullahi Ganduje, the party’s national chairman, to deliver democracy dividends to Nigerians. Alphonsus Ogah, the spokesperson for the forum and the Cross River APC chairman, stated this after a closed-door meeting with Mr Ganduje on Saturday in Abuja at the party’s national secretariat. Mr Ogah said the forum paid a solidarity visit to Mr Tinubu at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. “We took the opportunity to speak on some very important national issues, we align ourselves with the efforts of the economic reforms being made by Tinubu. “But we didn’t lose sight of letting the president know that as good as these economic reforms are, we are concerned about the in...

By NAN DARUL-SALAM lSLAMIC FOUNDATION Officials, have paid a courtesy visit to the Director General (DG) of Kogi State Government House, Lokoja, Alh. Dr. Umaru Oricha Shuaibu, to congratulate him on his reappointment as DG and discuss some way forward on how to reach out to the widows, orphans, lessprevilleged and elderly people in the society. Haj Ramatu Abdulhammed, who disclosed this in a press statement issued to newsmen in Abuja, said the courtesy visit was aimed at strategising ways to improve the livelihood of the people in Kogi State. According to her, The DG was overwhelmed to receive officials of the foundation and pledged to work with the DARUL-SALAM lSLAMIC FOUNDATION and affirmed to be the patron of the foundation, adding that giving back to the society is what he b...

The Balogun of Ibadanland, Owolabi Olakulehin is set to become the next Olubadan of Ibadan following the passing of Oba Dr. Mohood Lekan Balogun, Alli Okunmade II, the 42nd Olubadan of Ibadanland. However, this will be subject to the approval of Governor Seyi Makinde. Olakulehin, the Balogun of Ibadanland, is the head of the military line of the Olubadan system. There are two ruling lines to the throne of Olubadan - Egbe Agba (civil) and Balogun (military). Olubadans are appointed from the lines on a rotational basis to occupy the stool on the death of a monarch. Olakulehin is the next in line to become the 43rd Olubadan of the ancient city. Governor Makinde, on Thursday, announced the passing of the 42nd Olubadan of Ibadanland, His Imperial Majesty, Oba Dr. Mohood Lekan Ba...

The remains of the late Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Lekan Balogun, Alli Okunmade II, will be interred according to Islqmoc rites today, Friday, March 15, 2024, at his Aliiwo ancestral home in Ibadan, Oyo State capital. The PUNCH reports that the late monarch, who reigned for two years, joined his ancestors at the age of 81 late Thursday evening at the University College Hospital, Ibadan, Oyo State, after a brief illness. The burial announcement was made by the monarch’s younger brother who is the Baba-Kekere Olubadan, Kola Balogun. It was contained in a statement made available to journalists by the deceased’s Personal Assistant (Media), Oladele Ogunsola. He said, “Oba Balogun would be buried at his Aliiwo ancestral home by 4pm on Friday (today), according to Islamic rites. Th...

By NAN  The University of Abuja Teaching Hospital (UATH), Gwagwalada, has successfully performed its first endourology laser surgery with support from a Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND) grant. The hospital’s Associate Professor of Urology, Dr. Terkaa Atim, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Gwagwalada, FCT, that the surgery was a giant stride in the treatment of urinary tract and surgical problems in the country. He explained that endourology is a minimally invasive surgical sub-specialty in urology that involves using endoscopes and other instruments inserted into the urinary tract. He said “it is commonly used to diagnose and treat conditions such as kidney stones, like the patient we operated upon at UATH recently with ureteral strictures, bla...

By Philomina Attah The Secretary General, Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), Dr Mike Ike-Ene has raised concern over Federal Government's plan to stop funding of the National Senior Secondary Education Commission (NSSEC). Ike-Ene, who expressed the concern during a news briefing on Wednesday in Abuja, said that the withdrawal would pose a threat to the education sector. According to him, education stands as a cornerstone for national development, and in Nigeria, NSSEC plays a pivotal role in shaping the secondary education space. He emphasised that the NSSEC being a creation of the National Assembly(NASS) must be funded by the federal government and called on the NASS to intervene and prevent the NSSEC from being financially strangled. "NSSEC is a legal entity created by an A...

By Diana Omueza Mrs Abiodun Essiet, Senior Special Assistant to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Community Engagement (North-Central) says that traditional rulers are key drivetd of national development and should not be undermined. She said this when she led a delegation on a courtesy visit to the Plateau State Council of Chiefs and Emirs, in Plateau, Jos. Essiet, who was represented by Miss Nankwat Tongtok, a Special Assistant in the office of the SSAP (North-Central) said the aim of the visit was to discuss the various initiatives of the government and to get feedback from the traditional rulers. She said that being an important institution that served as a bridge between the government and the people at the grassroots, it was important to foster community engagements and col...