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Shell’s under-reporting of spilled oil from Well 13 in Angiama, Bayelsa delaying JIV report

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) …

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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 …

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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 …

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 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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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, …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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