From Atiku Sarki, Abuja In another major step towards boosting nationwide gas supply to drive industrialization and economic growth, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) is set to deliver the Obiafu-Obrikom-Oben (OB3) Gas Pipeline project. This was contained in a statement issued to news men on Sunday in Abuja by the Chief Corporate Communications Officer of the Company, Olufami O. Soneye indicated that Group Chief Executive Officer of NNPC Ltd, Mr. Mele Kyari, confirmed this during an inspection tour of the OB3 pipeline River Niger Crossing operation at Aboh, Delta State, on Saturday. By design, the OB3 Gas…
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From Ahmed Muhammed Danasabe, Lokoja The Lokoja Local Government, have directed the ban on any forms of protest in the Local Government Area and its immediate environs noting that its action was in response to a rumoured planned protest by some persons in the guise of Okada Riders ahead of the inauguration of the Kogi State Chapter of the Motorcycle Operators Union of Nigeria (MOUN). This was made known in a press statement by Muhammed Bala Yusuf, the Special Adviser on Security to the Caretaker Chairman, Lokoja Local Government Caretaker which he signed on behalf of the caretaker Local government…
By Sanusi Bature Dawakin Tofa “If you pursue evil with pleasure, the pleasure passes away and the evil remains; If you pursue good with labor, the labor passes away but the good remains.”— Cicero With the unfolding events in the history of Kano Emirate Council, the name of His Excellency, Engr. Abba Kabir Yusuf will be laced on the plates of gold considering the role he is devotedly playing to restore the battered image and regretful distortion of the revered Kano Emirate. The evil intention to destroy, balkanize and ridicule the historic Kano Emirate was hatched, plotted and carried out…
By Rabiu Sanusi The Kano State Government under the leadership of Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf has on Saturday during Executive Council Meeting approved various projects Worthining about 8,629,636,749.49 billion Naira. The State Commissioner for Information, Baba Halilu Dantiy explained that during briefing of the outcome after the sitting to journalists. Baba Dantiye said the approvals were made during the state’s weekly executive council meeting presided over by Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf at the perminent Council meeting chamber The commissioner added that the projects include Revocation and Re-award of contract for the construction of Post Midwifery Institute at Gezawa Local Government…
From Umar Danladi Ado, Sokoto Gov. Ahmed Aliyu of Sokoto State has donated the sum of N100 million to the victims of the recent Sokoto Central market fire disaster. According to a statement issued on Saturday by Abubakar Bawa, the press secretary to the governor, this came to light during the presentation of the cash assistance to the affected traders, performed by the committee set up by the governor to ascertain the causes of the fire outbreak and advise the government on the way forward. Presenting the cash assistance to the beneficiaries of the magnanimous gesture, the Chairman of the…
From Atiku Sarki, Abuja The Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Office of the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Technical, Vocational, and Entrepreneurship Education (OSSAP-TVEE) to boost the 2.5 million job target by the ministry’s Labour and Employment Empowerment Programme (LEEP) initiative. Speaking at signing ceremony in Abuja on Friday, Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Nkeiruka Onyejeocha explained that the partnership is aimed at enhancing employment opportunities and skill development in Nigeria, particularly among the youths and women. According to the Minister, the strategic alliance between the…
From Umar Danladi Ado, Sokoto A group under the aegis of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), has dispelled statements made by the chairman Sokoto State chapter of the party, Alhaji Bello Goronyo alleged that some members of the party had been contracted to destroy the party. The leader of the group, Prof Hamza Maishanu, has refuted the allegation and described it as provocative statements that he observed will undoubtedly sow seeds of destruction in the party. “We were very much disturbed by these statements consequent upon which we sought an audience with the chairman to get further clarification which he…
From Umar Danladi Ado, Sokoto The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), has expressed worries about how President Ahmed Bola Tinubu-led administration has failed to remove the public Tertiary institutions from the Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System (IPPIS) despite being announced the existence. While appealing for urgent completion of state University Staff Quarters abandoned over 11 years. Chairperson, ASUU – UDUS Muhammad Nurudeen Almustapha and Saidu Isa Abubakar, Chairperson, ASUU – SSU stated this at a joint press conference held at the Secretariat of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), along Zuru roads Sokoto. Emphasised that despite the president…
…applauds the Chairman’s inclusivity From Ahmed Muhammed Danasabe, Lokoja The Transition Committee Chairman of Lokoja Local Government Area Comrade Abdullahi Adamu on Friday received the Lokoja LG Forum of former Councilors led by the Council Leader, Hon. Ladan Musa in his office. A statement signed by the Special Adviser to the CTC on Media and Publicity, Iliyasu Zakari and made available to newsmen today in Lokoja said the forum members who have served the Local Government as Councilors between 2013-2016 praised the Caretaker Chairman for recognising all relevant stakeholders and ensuring that they are forgotten. The leader urged the Chairman…
By Rabiu Sanusi Kano State Governor, Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf, has beseeched security agencies operating within the state to promptly bring an end to thuggery and other malevolent activities that are disrupting peace in specific areas of the Kano metropolis. The Governor gives this directive at the commencement of the 15th weekly meeting of the Kano State Executive Council held at the Government House. This was contained in a statement issued by the governor’s spokesperson, Sanusi Bature Dawakin Tofa, on Saturday. Governor Abba Kabir expressed disapproval of the recent upsurge in Thuggery and clashes involving Yan daba, affirming that the…