Two of three stowaways rescued in Spain’s Canary Islands after spending 11 days on the rudder of a Nigerian gasoline tanker have been returned to the vessel with the intention of deporting them. According to a local government source, the third passenger, who suffered cold and dehydration throughout the journey, has not yet been released Read More…
Day: 29 November 2022
Nigeria seeks to end importation of petrol in 2023
Nigeria aims to stop importing petroleum products before or around the third quarter of 2023, according to oil minister Timipre Sylva. Sylva stated that a rebuilt refinery in the oil-producing Niger Delta city of Port Harcourt will start providing 60,000 barrels per day of processed crude by the end of December. The minister also stated Read More…
Ahead Christmas: Group urges vigilante law for increased security
Mr. Olatokunbo Folayan, the district commander of the Vigilance Group of Nigeria (VGN), has asked people of Ikorodu and other areas of Lagos to practise security awareness before, during, and after the holiday season. Folayan made this disclosure in an interview with pressmen on Tuesday in Ikorodu. According to him, VGN would work with other Read More…
Nigeria yet to achieve 70% COVID-19 immunisation coverage, says NPHCDA
According to Dr. Faisal Shuaib, the Executive Secretary of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), Nigeria has not yet achieved the year-end worldwide vaccination target of 70% target coverage with the COVID-19 vaccinations. Shuaib disclosed this in an interview with journalists on Tuesday in Abuja. “We are 21.6 million eligible persons away from Read More…
17-yr-old Libya-bound girl handed over to NAPTIP
A 17-year-old Oyo State girl who was detained in Kebbi while reportedly travelling to Libya has been turned over to NAPTIP by the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS). When immigration officers detained the girl in Kebbi’s Yauri Local Government Area, she was travelling alone. This information was provided to newsmen in Birnin Kebbi on Tuesday during Read More…
TotalEnergies, NNPCL, others splash CSR projects across 7 states
In furtherance of its Corporate Social Responsibility, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd. (NNPC) and TotalEnergies Upstream Nigeria Ltd., operator of OML 130, and partners, inaugurated projects in seven states (CSR). The projects were launched in the states of Osun, Kwara, Imo, Enugu, Anambra, Benue, and Rivers, according to a statement made on Tuesday in Read More…
Calabar Carnival to play host to 10 countries – Commissioner
Ten or more nations are anticipated to take part in the 2022 Annual Calabar Carnival, according to Mr. Eric Anderson, Cross River’s commissioner for culture and tourism development. In an interview with newsmen on Tuesday in Abuja, Anderson made this known. The carnival is scheduled to be held from December 1 to December 31, 2022, Read More…
Lagos CPP endorses Jandor
Ahead of the 2023 general elections, the Conference of Registered and Deregistered Political Parties (CPP) in Lagos State has endorsed Dr. Abdul-Azeez Adediran (Jandor), the PDP’s candidate for governor. Dr. Akin Badmus, the chairman of the CPP, said in a statement that the endorsement had become essential due to the state’s lack of democratic benefits Read More…