The Senate has mandated its Committee on Petroleum Upstream, Downstream and Gas to conduct a holistic investigation on the implementation of the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) with regards to potential exits of International Oil Companies (IOCs) from Nigeria. This was sequel to a Motion brought before the Senate by the Senator representing the Akwa Ibom North-East Senatorial District, Senator Aniekan Bassey, during Thursday plenary. Senator Bassey, in his Motion, titled “Urgent Need for Enquiry into Implementation of the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) 2021 with Regards to Potential Exit of International Oil Companies (IOCS) from Nigeria: Case of ExxonMobil…
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The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, says it will partner with financial institutions to assist women to access finance to enhance their livelihood. Speaking during a courtesy visit by a delegation from the Union Bank Nigeria at the NDDC headquarters in Port Harcourt, the Commission’s Managing Director, Dr Samuel Ogbuku, pledged to partner on Women Empowerment in the Niger Delta Region. He said: “We are looking at providing single digit loans to support the women. That is why we are supporting the Niger Delta Chamber of Commerce to build entrepreneurs. The Chamber of Commerce will help us to share the…
The President of the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and leader of Nigeria’s delegation to the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Assembly in Luanda, Angola, Senator Godswll Akpabio has urged Nigerians living in the Republic of Angola not to engage in any act that can tarnish the image of Nigeria. Senator Akpabio made the call when he along with some members of the Nigerian delegation to the IPU addressed a cross section of Nigerians living in Angola during an interactive session. A statement by the Special Assistant to the Senate President on Media and Communication, Anietie Ekong quoted Senator Akpabio…
The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has deployed 370 collation officers and supervisors from the 185 local government areas in the nine Niger Delta states for the registration of youths to benefit from its Holistic Opportunity Projects of Engagement, HOPE, project. Speaking during the deployment ceremony at the Rivers State Information, Communication and Technology, ICT, Centre in Port Harcourt, the NDDC Managing Director, Dr. Samuel Ogbuku, charged the collation officers and supervisors to register the youths, following the transparent process already established by the Commission. Ogbuku said that the youth development and empowerment scheme was designed to create a comprehensive…
Court of Appeal, sitting in Lagos State, has dismissed the suit by Eseme Eyiboh of the All Progressive Congress (APC) and declared Hon. Okpolupm Etteh of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the authentic winner and representative of the Eket/ONNA/Esit Eket/Ibeno Federal Constituency. The Court’s ruling, which was delivered on Thursday by Hon. Justice Jummai Hannatu C. Sankey (Presiding Judge), Hon. Justice Muslim Sule Hassan, and Hon. Justice Gabriel Omoniyi Kolawole, the 3-man Panel of Justices, regarded Eyiboh’s suit as “lack in merit.” In the ruling, the Justices unanimously relied upon the thorough judgment of the Justice…
The House Committee on Public Petitions has assured Nigerians of better days on its plan to respond speedily to public complaints. Chairman, Committee on Public Petitions, Mike Etaba, said this at a Strategy and Capacity Building retreat in Abuja The retreat was organised by Policy and Legal Advocacy Centre (PLAC), with support from European Union Support for Democratic Governance in Nigeria Programme Phase II. Etaba commended PLAC for the initiative, adding that the committee would do justice to Nigerians and make them understand how to resolve their complaints through the House of Representatives public petitions. “If you have any issue…
Maritime stakeholders have highlighted political will, legal framework and basic technological skills as core issues that must be addressed for Nigeria to embrace the Maritime Single Window (MSW) system. They added that the MSW regime would make the country’s ports more efficient and competitive. They said this at the Nigerian Chamber of Shipping (NCS) October 2023 virtual breakfast meeting on Friday. The breakfast meeting had the theme: “Maritime Single Window: Navigating Path to Efficiency and Competence.” The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the Single Window for Facilitation of Trade (SWiFT) Project is a collaboration between the International Maritime Organisation…
By Lucy Ogalue The African Development Bank(AfDB) says its portfolio in Nigeria is one of the largest among the Regional Member Countries (RMCs), with a total commitment value of 4.4 billion dollars. Mr Lamin Barrow, Director-General, Nigeria Country Department of AfDB said this during the Joint Country Portfolio Performance Review (CPPR) Workshop on Friday in Abuja. Barrow said this comprised of 48 operations fairly evenly distributed between public and private sector operations. According to the director-general, some of the portfolio performance metrics have improved since the 2022 CPPR Workshop. He said: ”In particular, operations flagged for implementation challenges decreased from…
The Kaduna Chapter of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR), has expressed optimism that Malam Ali Muhammad Ali, the new Managing Director of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), would take the agency to greater heights. Its Chairman, Alhaji Haroun Malami, stated this when he led a delegation of some of the chapter’s members on a courtesy visit to Ali on Friday in Abuja. “We are here to congratulate and celebrate with you on your appointment as the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of NAN. “You have distinguished yourself in two leadership qualities – listening and fellowship. We have no…
The Ministry of Defence has inaugurated a nine-member Strategic Planning Team to drive the digitisation of its services and institutionalise the Federal Civil Service Strategic Implementation Plan 2021-2025 (FCSSIP 25). This is contained in a statement by Mr Henshaw Ogubike, Director, Press and Public Relations of the ministry, on Friday in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the committee has members drawn from the core departments of the ministry and was inaugurated by the Permanent Secretary, Dr Ibrahim Kana, at a retreat. According to Kana, the inauguration of the committee followed the directive by the Head of…