

2020 Marginal Field Bid Round: Preparation and Submission of Technical & Commercial Bids
On June 1st, the Department of Petroleum Resources flagged off the 2020 Marginal Field Bid Round. The Bid process is expected to last till December 31st 2020. The process commenced with the launch of an online portal and registration of interested Companies. According to Newspaper reports, over 600 companies submitted an expression of interest. By
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Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Takes American Citizenship
Former Coordinating Minister of Economy and Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has taken American citizenship. This is coming more than 30 years after the former two-time minister studied in the United States. Okonjo-Iweala actually took US citizenship in 2019 as she fought for the position of the director-general of the World Trade Organization (WTO),
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Death Sentence: Kano Judiciary Submits Case Details To Falana
Kano State Judiciary says it has submitted certified copies of the Sharia Court judgement to the Human Rights activist, Mr Femi Falana, to enable him to appeal the judgement that sentence Yahaya Aminu to death by hanging for blasphemy. The development came less than seven days to the expiration of the 30-day grace the court
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Atiku to Buhari: Hike In Electricity Tariffs, Ill-timed, I Reject It
Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar has rejected the hike in electricity tariffs by the government of President Muhammadu Buhari.The Federal Government on Wednesday increased the electricity tariffs from N30.23 per kWh to over N66 per kWh. Atiku, on Thursday, said he outrightly rejected the increased electricity tariffs, especially as the nation was just coming out
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Oba Of Benin Chides Obaseki, Ize-Iyamu Over Electoral Violence
Oba of Benin, Omo N’Oba N’Edo Uku Akpolokpolo, Oba Ewuare II, yesterday rebuked politicians in the state, particularly the governorship candidates of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Governor Godwin Obaseki and the All Progressive Congress (APC), Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, for the pre-election violence and belligerent electioneering utterances, threatening to tear the state apart ahead of
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School Reopening: NANS Urges Federal Govt, ASUU To Negotiate
With the reopening of schools in some states in the country, the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has come out to support the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) in it’s negotiation with federal government regarding the ongoing strike. NANS President Danielson Akpan came out to reveal the Union’s stand while speaking with newsmen.
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NCAA Approves Lagos, Abuja Airports To Resume International Flights On September 5
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), has confirmed the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, and Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos as the two airports allowed to resume international flight operations as from September 5, 2020. NCAA disclosed this in a statement with reference NCAA/DG/AIR/11/16/255 to all aviation stakeholders and foreign airlines operating in Nigeria.The letter
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Ex-Nigerian Minister, Nweke Emerges President of Harvard Kennedy School Alumni Association
Nigeria former minister of Information, Frank Nweke Jnr, has emerged President of Harvard Kennedy School Alumni Association of Nigeria. Nweke served as Minister of Inter-governmental Affairs, Special Duties and Youth Development, and later Information and Communications under former president Olusegun Obasanjo administration.Nweke was elected alongside Aminu Mukhtar Dan’amu (Vice President). Dan’amu is a former Kano
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Naira strengthens against dollar ahead of CBN FX sales to BDCs – Parallel Market Rate
Aug 29, 2020: $1 to N471 Aug 30, 2020: $1 to N465 Aug 31, 2020: $1 to N450 Sept 1, 2020: $1 to N430 Sept 2, 2020: $1 to N420 The Naira has gained N51 in 5 days. The naira has strengthened at the parallel market to N420 against the dollar after the Central Bank
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The Masterstroke of Olumide Akpata’s Election Reforms Committee – By Raymond Nkannebe
If there were any doubts about Mr. Olumide Akpata’s campaign promise of hitting the ground running from the first day of his administration, they were cleared last Friday, 28th August, 2020 as he took to the rostrum to deliver his inaugural address as the 30th President of the Nigerian Bar Association. By all accounts, it
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