Farooq Oreagba Replaces Tapas Das as NG Clearing MD/CEO

By Bliss Okperan Nigeria’s President, Mr Bola Tinubu, has approved the appointment of new Chief Executive Officers for some agencies and parastatals under the Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment. A statement on Friday from the President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Ajuri Ngelale, disclosed that the appointments, which take immediate effect, are in line with his resolve to base the country’s economic revival on the foundation of trade expansion through small, medium and large scale industry facilitation. Mr Ngelale said his boss “expects all new appointees in the critical sector to optimally deliver in accordance with

By Modupe Gbadeyanka A veteran journalist, Mr Bayo Onanuga, has been appointed as the Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Information and Strategy. A statement issued on Friday by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr Ajuri Ngelale, said Mr Tinubu also appointed Ms Delu Bulus Yakubu as his Senior Special Assistant on Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation. In the statement, the President wished his new aides “well in the discharge of their duties,” noting that their appointments were “part of efforts to prioritize effective and efficient working synergy between the Presidency and Federal Ministries.

By Precious Olisa The appointment of Mr Akutah Ukeyima as the Executive Secretary/CEO of the Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) has been approved by President Bola Tinubu. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr Ajuri Ngelale, confirmed the appointment of Mr Ukeyima in a statement signed on Wednesday. Mr Ngelale said the new chief executive of the NSC was recommended for the position by the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Mr Adegboyega Oyetola. He also disclosed that another recommendation was the appointment of Mr Munirudeen Oyebamiji as the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the National Inland

By Dipo Olowookere A pro-democracy organization known as Beyond Boundaries Legacy Leadership Initiative (BBLLI) has vehemently condemned the killing at a church in Ozubulu, Anambra State on Sunday by gunmen. The group, in a statement on Monday, described the shooting as “unfortunate, barbaric and against Nigeria.” Speaking with newsmen in Keffi, the Executive Director of BBLLI, Comrade Omaga Daniel, said the perpetrators of the atrocious crime are not just wicked but lack human sympathy and should be fished out and punished appropriately. On his part, spokesperson of the organization, Mr Numbere Mpakaboari, sympathized with the victims and prayed that God

By Dipo Olowookere The Nigerian Senate on Wednesday morning ordered the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to stop the planned increase in the prices of data by telecommunications in the country. There have been mixed reactions concerning the proposed tariffs hike of data from Thursday, December 1, 2016. On Wednesday, November 30, 2016, Deputy Senate Leader, Mr Bala Na’Allah, who raised a motion on the floor of the Senate on the increase in data tariffs by the telecoms, said the move was shocking and anti-people. Other lawmakers, who debated on the issue, also condemned it, reminding the NCC that it is

By Adedapo Adesanya The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) has warned the general public about a fake competition trending online which claims to celebrate its so-called Anniversary Event. This was disclosed by Mr Garba Muhammad, Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division, NNPC, in a statement, explaining that the NNPC has nothing to do with the purported anniversary event contest. Mr Muhammad, who advised members of the public to decline any participation in the survey, described it as a scam. “In the purported contest, unsuspecting participants are encouraged to carry out a survey by filling a questionnaire on their

By Modupe Gbadeyanka Out of the about $1.8 billion Nigeria realised from capital importation in the second quarter of 2017, Lagos contributed $1.74 billion to it, representing 97.07 percent. According to data released this week by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), the above figure represents a slight increase in Lagos’ share relative to the previous quarter, which stood at 95.32 percent. Lagos is the commercial and financial capital of Nigeria, and home to Nigeria’s Stock Exchange where shares are traded. Also, the NBS said Akwa lbom, as in the previous quarter, recorded the second highest level of capital importation,

By Modupe Gbadeyanka Monday, July 11 and Tuesday, July 12, 2022, have been declared by the federal government as work-free days to celebrate this year’s Eid-el Kabir, which would be observed on Saturday, July 9. A statement signed on Thursday by the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Interior, Mr Shuaib Belgore, wished Muslims across the country a happy Eid-el Kabir celebration, urging Nigerians to take responsibility by reporting any suspicious individuals and criminal activities they observed around them to law enforcement agencies with the use of N-Alerts application that has been designed to mitigate security challenges with a prompt

By Christie Oby Ndukwe Forces that have kept Nigeria in chains are stronger than the Prince of Persia, that withheld Daniel’s answers for 21 days. Tell me how else to describe the frustration faced by candidates who seek redress in court after INEC had declared winners in an election fraught with bare-faced irregularities and deliberate manipulations? The style now is “Let us win first and let them go to court.” Yes, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a candidate to prove electoral fraud at the Election Petition Tribunal. What is

By Aduragbemi Omiyale A budding singer, Pere Jason, has emerged as the winner of The Voice Nigeria Season 4, going home with a cash prize of N15 million, presented by one of the sponsors of the show. He was announced as the winner of the music reality television show on Sunday, May 21, 2023, by the anchor, Kate Henshaw, a popular actress in Nigeria. Pere Jason, an indigene of Bayelsa State, wowed the voting public with his performances during the duration of the programme and was rewarded with their votes. Business Post reports that The Voice Nigeria Season 3 was

By Dipo Olowookere The expansion strategy of the management of Ellah Lakes Plc is already on course as the company has confirmed getting an expanse of land to cultivate cassava and oil palm. In a notice, the firm stated that it struck a deal with the Ondo State government to grow these plants as part of its expansion plans. In the disclosure, it was stated that Ellah Lakes will have access to 5000 hectares of land in the state to plant cassava and oil palm, two plants yielding good returns lately. According to Ellah Lakes, the land was handed to