The disparity in the volume of oil spill from Shell’s field at Angiama community in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area in Bayelsa has caused disagreement among parties investigating the incident. Although the March incident has been traced to equipment failure, by corrosion, investigations indicate that the Joint Investigative Visit (JIV) …
Read More »IMF approves US$3.4bn emergency support for Nigeria to address COVID-19 pandemic
By Kamal Tayo Oropo Lagos, April 28, 2020 The Executive Board of International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved US$3.4 billion in emergency financial assistance to support Nigeria in addressing economic impact of COVID-19 shock and the sharp fall in oil prices. In a statement issued on Tuesday, the Fund said …
Read More »Bayelsa community issues 14 days ultimatum to Agip; Decries neglect; Demands renewal of lapsed MoU
The people of Okoroma Clan in Nembe Local Government Area of Bayelsa on Monday demanded that a lapsed agreement with Nigerian Agip Oil Company (NAOC) be renewed within 14 days. The residents regretted that jobs reserved for their members by the oil firm in the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) which …
Read More »NIMASA investigates cause of dead fish along Niger Delta coastline · Cautions public
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has commenced a scientific inquiry to identify the cause of the recent shoals of dead fish washed ashore along the Niger Delta coastline states of Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Cross River, Delta, and Rivers, and other places within the region. The Agency also …
Read More »Random thoughts on Nigeria in a post-COVID-19 World By DAKUKU PETERSIDE
Every plague in history has an expiry date and the black swan COVID-19 is no different. COVID-19 has dramatically impoverished our lives and inflicted unquantifiable economic losses on many nations. I am aware that majority of Nigerians are currently engulfed in high levels of uncertainty about surviving under the …
Read More »Customs’ Covid-19 palliatives rice truly bad, unfit for consumption – Oyo Govt
The government of Oyo State said on Sunday that it rejected the 1,800 bags of rice meant as Covid-19 palliatives by the Nigerian Customs Service because they were truly bad and unfit for consumption. A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Seyi Makinde, Mr. Taiwo Adisa, who equally …
Read More »COVID 19: NNPC donates ambulance, medical kits to Kano state
By Nur Tijani Kano, April 25, 2020 The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has donated an ambulance and other medical consumables to Kano State Government to prevent spread of COVID-19 in the state. The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva who presented the items to Gov. Abdullahi …
Read More »COVID-19: We need an AFRICAN MARSHALL PLAN – A response to Prof. Soludo By Kazeem Bello
Prof Soludo is a professional colleague that I have tremendous respect for. He is very brilliant, deeply knowledgeable and smart. I took time to read his piece, titled COVID-19: Can Africa afford lockdowns? I believe the erudite Professor is just concerned and rightly thinking aloud about the Economic consequences of the …
Read More »Isolating Adelakun from academic Covid-19 (1) By Louis Odion
On a good day, Abimbola Adelakun is a compelling read. But writers do have dry days, when the muse fails the quill abysmally. Such must have been the misfortune of the columnist in her April 23 outing. The tragedy was however not her failure to deliver; the real catastrophe was …
Read More »COVID-19: Can Africa afford lockdowns? By Chukwuma Charles Soludo, CFR
This piece summarizes my contribution to an African debate. From Johannesburg to Lagos, Cairo to Dakar, Kinshasa to Kigali, Nairobi to Accra, etc the debate on how Africa should respond to the global coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic is raging. At an African regional policy platform, I had expressed some of these …
Read More »Nigeria posts $434.85 million Crude Oil export sales in January… As vandalism of NNPC pipelines spikes
Nigeria recorded crude oil and gas export sale of $434.85 million in January, 2020, an increase of 94.30 per cent pitched against the December 2019 figures, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation’s (NNPC) Monthly Financial and Operations Report, released today, in Abuja has stated. The statement by the corporation’s Group General …
Read More »COVID 19: Buhari approves immediate payment of university lecturers withheld salaries
Enugu, April 21, 2020 President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the immediate payment of the February and March, withheld salaries of lecturers in federal universities who have not registered in the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS). The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, made this disclosure in …
Read More »Coronavirus: CACOVID orders supplies for 400,000 COVID-19 tests to increase Nigeria’s testing capacity …Plans food relief package for 1.7 million households
The Private sector-led Coalition Against COVID-19 (CACOVID) has ordered for 250,000 supplies for tests and another 150,000 extraction kits to fast-track molecular testing for the deadly coronavirus, noting that the reality of the situation at hand was such that efforts must be put together with no stone left unturned in …
Read More »Maritime security: Navy, NIMASA set to improve information sharing …C4i, Falcon Eye connection imminent
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) and the Nigeria Navy are set for a regime of improved information sharing as arrangements to integrate the Command, Control, Computer Communication and Information Centre, otherwise known as the C4i Centre of the Deep Blue Project along with the Falcon Eye of …
Read More »Ijaw Youth Council wants FG to probe pollution of N/Delta coastal waters
The Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) on Friday urged the Federal Government to probe the reported pollution of the Niger Delta coastline leading to massive death of fishes and sanction the polluter whoever they may be. Mr Kenedy Olorogun, Chairman of IYC Transition Implementation Committee said in Yenagoa that the leadership …
Read More »NLNG, MAN laud Gov. Wike on fight to check spread of coronavirus
The Nigerian Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) has commended the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike for taking proactive steps to protect Rivers people from coronavirus. This is as the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN), Rivers and Bayelsa State Chapter also praised Governor Wike for setting up measures to check the …
Read More »China must pay reparations to Africa for its coronavirus failures By Obiageli “Oby” Ezekwesili
Dr. Obiageli “Oby” Ezekwesili is the former vice president for the Africa region at the World Bank and the former minister of education for Nigeria. She is the co-convener of Nigeria’s #BringBackOurGirls Movement. The covid-19 pandemic has dealt a severe injury to Africa’s development prospects and worsened the conditions of …
Read More »Lockdown palliatives: Emulate Zinox Group’s strategy to reach needy Nigerians, Atedo Peterside, others urge Govt, Nigeria’s rich
Rich and influential Nigerians as well as state and local governments and Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO) have been urged to borrow a leaf from the strategy deployed by the Zinox Group and Konga to reach and deliver much-needed succour to poor and needy families across Nigeria as the lockdown occasioned by …
Read More »Our workforce is COVID-19 free, says Chevron Nigeria
By Nathan Nwakamma Yenagoa, April 16, 2020 Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL) on Thursday announced that its workforce, both expatriate and indigenous were free of the coronavirus. The company, which announced this in a statement by Mr Esimaje Brikinn, it’s General Manager, Policy, Government and Public Affairs, added that it had also …
Read More »COVID-19: NIMASA extends certificate validity for Seafarers …Move geared towards keeping them in job – Jamoh
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has extended the validity of Statutory and Trading certificates for all Nigerian Registered vessels. These include Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping (STCW) certificates for seafarers issued by the Agency. The Director-General of NIMASA, Dr. Bashir Jamoh, who made this known at …
Read More »COVID-19: Why we quarantined our staff – Chevron Nigeria Limited
CHEVRON Nigeria Limited, CNL, operator of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation/CNL Joint Venture, NNPC/CNL JV, says it has continued to operate safely, and without any Coronavirus (COVID-19) related incident in its operations. The company stated this in a release signed by Esimaje Brikinn, general manager, Policy, Government and Public Affairs, …
Read More »Konga offers limited units, massive discounts on laptops, tablets, others for stay-at-home Nigerians
With the Federal Government declaring on Monday an extension of the two-week lockdown in Lagos, Abuja and Ogun state coupled with the ongoing restrictions in other states, composite e-commerce giant Konga has rolled out a special deal on laptops, tablets and other devices to enable stay-at-home Nigerians carry on e-learning …
Read More »COVID-19 Lockdown: Stop further night journeys – IGP warns transporters
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Mohammed Adamu, has warned of tough consequences for members of the organized transport sector who continue to breach the existing restriction order by resorting to night travels – a development that has proven to be counter-productive as it undermines the tireless efforts of the Federal …
Read More »COVID-19 Palliative: NCDMB supports Bayelsa with 2 truckloads of relief items
The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) on Tuesday donated two truckloads of edible items to support the Bayelsa government in bringing relief to the people to comply with the lockdown directive. Corporate organisations, civil society organisations have been donating relief materials to the Bayelsa government’s COVID-19 Task Force …
Read More »Shell resumes oil export from Forcados Oil Export Terminal, lifts Force Majeure
By Nathan Nwakamma Yenagoa, April 13, 2020 The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC) on Monday said it has resumed oil exports from the Forcados Oil Export Terminal. NAN reports that SPDC halted exports on April 4 over ‘unforeseen circumstances’ in its operations. Mr Michael Adande, an SPDC …
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