The federal government has explained that the current subsidy regime on petroleum motor spirit (PMS), which is covered under the ‘Cost Recovery’ mechanism of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) would end in the first half of 2022. The Director ...
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Feed SubscriptionIjaw Diaspora Council Urges FG, COP26 Intervention To End Oil Well Leak At Nembe
The Ijaw Diaspora Council (IDC) on Friday called on the Federal Government and international community to halt on-going oil leak at an oilfield at Nembe in Bayelsa. It will be recalled that Aiteo Eastern Exploration and Exploration Company on November ...
Read More »Gov. Umahi’s Budget of Collective Interest: A Practical Promotion and Crystallization of Tenets of Democracy – Monica
One fundamental aspect of democracy is inclusiveness -a veritable approach to seeking input and feedback directly from the people at the grassroots who might not have the opportunity to project their voices loud enough to be heard. The technique of ...
Read More »We Should Celebrate Legends While Alive – Udom Inoyo
…Honours Prof Joseph Akawu Ushie for Emerging Fellow, Association of Nigerian Authors By Saviour Ekpe The immediate past Vice Chairman of ExxonMobil Companies in Nigeria, Mr. Udom Inoyo has called on Nigerians to cultivate the culture of celebrating success as ...
Read More »Police Gets New Salary Structure
Federal government has disclosed that a new salary scale for the Nigeria Police would soon commence as National Incomes and Wages Commission has submitted the proposal for an upward review. The minister of police affairs, Mohammed Dingyadi, stated this when ...
Read More »Africa Economic Recovery — The Role of Digital Tech in Efficient Ports and Free Trade
As Africa’s economy recovers from the impact of the pandemic, how are ports keeping up? Not quickly enough — according to The Star’s (Kenyan Newspaper) report “Africa’s Ports: Rapid Transformation”. The report points to the fact that the existing infrastructure ...
Read More »Positioning Africa’s Oil and Gas Industry at the Forefront of Global Energy Growth
As many African countries pursue accelerated hydrocarbon development in the wake of recent sizeable discoveries a panel discussion at African Energy Week (AEW) 2021 provided insight into how the continent can remain competitive in global markets; what regulatory amendments can ...
Read More »When God Visits A Beleaguered World
With William F. Kumuyi I did say in my last State of the Nation intervention essay published in October in most of Nigeria’s leading newspapers and worldwide in the social media that while God expects the state and its institutions ...
Read More »A’Ibom Car Assembling Plant Ready For Commissioning, May 2022
The MIMSHAC-MERKAVIM Automobile Plant in Akwa Ibom State will be ready for commissioning within the first half of next year. The automobile plant was one of the pioneer industries that the governor flagged off in 2015 and Governor Emmanuel is ...
Read More »Nestlé Youth Camp – Platform On Employment And Entrepreneurship For Youths
On Wednesday, November 3, 2021, Nestlé (Nestle.com) Côte d’Ivoire organized a Youth Camp at the Palais de la Culture, Abidjan as part of celebrations to mark Africa Youth Day. Since 2013, Nestlé, under its global Nestlé Needs YOUth program, has ...
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