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The Senate, on Wednesday, has passed the bill seeking to prohibit the discrimination between Bachelor degree certificate holders and Higher National Diploma (HND) certificate holders. The bill was read for the third time at plenary on Wednesday and was subsequently passed. The piece of legislation was sponsored by Senator Ayo Akinyelure who represents Ondo Central…
June 2, 2021
Nigeria’s Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has concluded the 2020 marginal oilfield bid round. The process is the first successful bid since 2003 when 24 assets were put on offer. The process, which culminated in the presentation of letters to the bid winners in Abuja by the industry regulator, started in June last year, with…
June 1, 2021
The Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC), a key intervention agency in the Nigeria's power sector, has contributed over 3,400 megawatts (MW) to the national grid, delivering 22 substations since 2015, a new report has shown. Through its six National Integrated Power Projects (NIPP) thermal power plants and scores of power substations, the company has…
May 25, 2021
Civil society groups in Nigeria have urged the Nigerian government to compel Shell to clean up the massive pollution its extractive activities have created in the Niger Delta and cautioned that the company’s plans to divest its operations by moving offshore is only targeted at evading the scrutiny that its onshore activities have attracted. Three…
May 23, 2021
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) on Friday said it plans to automatically capture the phone data of Nigerians by deploying Device Management System, as it said subscribers need not submit their International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI). According to a statement by Director of Public Affairs, Ikechukwu Adinde, subscribers aren’t required to submit their IMEI number.…
May 21, 2021
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has announced that Nigerians will begin the submission of International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) of their phones from July, 2021. NCC stated that this is in line with the commission’s Revised National Identity Policy for SIM Card Registration. The Commission also said the latest move is in compliance with the…
May 21, 2021
The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, says the Federal Government has no plans to increase the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) also known as petrol in June. The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) had on Thursday at its virtual meeting considered the report of a committee headed by Kaduna State…
May 21, 2021
A committee of the Nigeria Governors Forum has recommended a petrol price of between N408.5 per litre and N380 per litre. The committee, which is headed by Governor Nasir El-Rufai called for the immediate removal of fuel subsidy. El-Rufai, in presenting the report of the committee explained that the current subsidy regime was unsustainable because…
May 20, 2021
Nigeria's plan to float a new national carrier after the defunct Nigeria Airways got the right impetus on Wednesday as the Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika announced that the national airliner christened: 'Nigeria Air' will commence operation in the first quarter of 2022. Sirika made this known while speaking to journalists after the weekly Federal…
May 19, 2021
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The Senate, on Wednesday, has passed the bill seeking to prohibit the discrimination between Bachelor degree certificate holders and Higher National Diploma (HND) certificate holders. The bill was read for the third time at plenary on Wednesday and was subsequently passed. The piece of legislation was sponsored by Senator Ayo Akinyelure who represents Ondo Central…
June 2, 2021
Nigeria’s Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has concluded the 2020 marginal oilfield bid round. The process is the first successful bid since 2003 when 24 assets were put on offer. The process, which culminated in the presentation of letters to the bid winners in Abuja by the industry regulator, started in June last year, with…
June 1, 2021
The Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC), a key intervention agency in the Nigeria's power sector, has contributed over 3,400 megawatts (MW) to the national grid, delivering 22 substations since 2015, a new report has shown. Through its six National Integrated Power Projects (NIPP) thermal power plants and scores of power substations, the company has…
May 25, 2021
Civil society groups in Nigeria have urged the Nigerian government to compel Shell to clean up the massive pollution its extractive activities have created in the Niger Delta and cautioned that the company’s plans to divest its operations by moving offshore is only targeted at evading the scrutiny that its onshore activities have attracted. Three…
May 23, 2021
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) on Friday said it plans to automatically capture the phone data of Nigerians by deploying Device Management System, as it said subscribers need not submit their International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI). According to a statement by Director of Public Affairs, Ikechukwu Adinde, subscribers aren’t required to submit their IMEI number.…
May 21, 2021
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has announced that Nigerians will begin the submission of International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) of their phones from July, 2021. NCC stated that this is in line with the commission’s Revised National Identity Policy for SIM Card Registration. The Commission also said the latest move is in compliance with the…
May 21, 2021
The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, says the Federal Government has no plans to increase the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) also known as petrol in June. The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) had on Thursday at its virtual meeting considered the report of a committee headed by Kaduna State…
May 21, 2021
A committee of the Nigeria Governors Forum has recommended a petrol price of between N408.5 per litre and N380 per litre. The committee, which is headed by Governor Nasir El-Rufai called for the immediate removal of fuel subsidy. El-Rufai, in presenting the report of the committee explained that the current subsidy regime was unsustainable because…
May 20, 2021
Nigeria's plan to float a new national carrier after the defunct Nigeria Airways got the right impetus on Wednesday as the Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika announced that the national airliner christened: 'Nigeria Air' will commence operation in the first quarter of 2022. Sirika made this known while speaking to journalists after the weekly Federal…
May 19, 2021
