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GRAFT: I was locked out of Aso Villa because I refused to play ball ~ Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala

Former Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala recently narrated how she was embarrassed, and kicked out of the Presidential Villa, Abuja. She also narrated that she was further embarrassed when she fixed a meeting between then President Goodluck Jonathan, and the head of the International Moneyary Fund (IMF), Christine Lagarde …

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 Stop cloning me on social media, Dabiri-Erewa warns hackers; Says ‘I don’t have Facebook account’

Abuja, Dec. 24, 2020: It has come to the attention of Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) that some fake ‘Facebook’ accounts have been opened again in her name. In a statement, the NIDCOM’s Head of Media and Public Relations Unit, Abdur-Rahman Balogun warned members of the …

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Rivers Govt’s takeover of Shell JV’s Kidney Island and SPDC’s interest in OML 11 dismissed 

The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC) has dismissed the purported takeover of Kidney Island asset of the SPDC Joint Venture in Port Harcourt by the Rivers State Government in the exercise of rights purportedly  acquired through a court auction process that is still the subject of ongoing appeals …

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NNPC set to deepen compliance with EITI standards …Appoints EITI Implementation Programme Manager

In keeping with its resolve to deepen its compliance with the transparency standards dictated by the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) as a Supporting Company, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has announced the appointment of Ms. Murjanatu Ibrahim Gamawa as EITI Implementation Programme Manager to help drive speedy attainment …

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Evening of Praise held to celebrate God’s faithfulness in Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, UNILAG’s re-instated VC’s life

An Evening of Praise to Celebrate the Faithfulness of God in the Life of Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, recently re-instated Vice Chancellor of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) was held at the Chapel of Christ, UNILAG, on December 12, 2020. A highly regarded academic, author and Professor of Botany, Prof. Ogundipe was appointed …

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