Новости за 05.09.2024

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has disclosed that 188 incidents of oil theft were recorded in the past week. The state-owned energy company said the incidents were recorded from August 24 to 30. In a visual report, the NNPC stated, “Between the 24th and 30th of August 2024, a total of 188 incidents of

The candidate of the All Progressives Congress for the September 21 governorship election in Edo State, Monday Okpebholo, on  Wednesday, urged residents to vote for him to end the alleged pains inflicted on the state by the incumbent government of the Peoples Democratic Party led by Governor Godwin Obaseki. Okpebholo said if voted to power,

Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has said the commencement of fuel production by the Dangote oil refinery will strengthen the nation’s economy by eliminating constant fuel shortages and conserving foreign exchange. Petrol produced from the 650,000 barrels per day refinery is expected to hit filling stations in the next 48 hours as modalities with the

Chelsea have not given up on the Victor Osimhen chase despite the Nigeria striker completing his loan move to Galatasaray on Tuesday. According to football transfer expert Fabrizio Romano, the London club are still interested in the 25-year-old and are open to resuming talks in the future. Chelsea made a late attempt to sign Osimhen

Venezuelan opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia, threatened with arrest for insisting he was the rightful winner of July presidential elections, urged prosecutors Wednesday not to partake in what he called political persecution. Gonzalez Urrutia is the target of an arrest warrant issued Monday over the opposition’s insistence that incumbent President Nicolas Maduro stole the July

A repentant female Boko Haram member, who underwent deradicalisation and resettled in the Mafa Local Government Area of Borno State, Fatima Musa, says she regrets shredding into pieces her National Diploma Certificate. Musa made this known in Maiduguri during a community dialogue on understanding, tolerance and peaceful coexistence organised for the repentants and community leaders

The National Economic Council has expressed skepticism about a bumper agricultural harvest due to the widespread flooding affecting many states in Nigeria. Bauchi State Governor Bala Mohammed and Nasarawa State Governor Abdullahi Sule shared this information following a NEC meeting chaired by Vice President Kashim Shettima at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Wednesday. No

Former Nigerian striker Henry Makinwa has expressed reservations about Super Eagles players taking their phones to the pitch during training and matches. The former Abia Warriors and Katsina United coach made this observation while reacting to a Facebook post by a United Kingdom-based former NFF presidential aspirant, David Doherty, who bitterly complained about the perpetual

The Nigeria Customs Service, Federal Operations Unit Zone A, Ikeja, has disclosed that it intercepted 70 contrabands worth N8.9bn in July. In a statement on Wednesday, the Customs Area Controller in charge of the command, Kola Oladeji, disclosed this while displaying some of the seized contraband recently in Lagos. “Within the period under review, we

The National Chairman of the Labour Party, Julius Abure, the National Secretary, Umar Farouk, and the National Youth Leader, Kennedy Ahanotu, were conspicuously absent at the enlarged stakeholders’ meeting of the party held in Umuahia, the Abia State capital on Wednesday. The Governor of Abia State, Alex Otti, had convened the stakeholders’ meeting with the

In a bid to stop incessant national grid collapse, the Federal Government has concluded plans to construct what it called a super grid. The media aide to the Minister of Power, Bolaji Tunji, disclosed this in a statement he made available to our correspondent on Tuesday. According to him, the power minister, Adebayo Adelabu, spoke

Indigenous oil firm, Belemaoil Producing Limited, has announced the appointment of Ahmadu Sambo as its new Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer. The company also announced Mr Emmanuel Onos as its chief financial officer to drive its transformation and realise its shared vision. In a statement, the company’s board of directors said it approved the new appointments

Lawmakers and traditional rulers among other stakeholders in Delta North senatorial district have endorsed the creation of Anioma State, being championed by Senator Ned Nwoko. The stakeholders gave their endorsement at an enlarged Anioma Summit held in Asaba, the Delta State capital. Convener of at the summit and the senator representing Delta North at the

Gas production in Nigeria is growing from 7.5 billion cubic feet per day and is inching to 12 bcf per day, the Federal Government has said. The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas), Ekperikpe Ekpo, disclosed this to journalists at a recent event in Lagos. Ekpo said his major focus during his second year

The Benue State House of Assembly, on Wednesday, approved Governor Hyacinth Alia’s request for a sum of N6,644,778,900 to conduct the local government election in the state slated for October 5, 2024. But the opposition Peoples Democratic Party questioned the justification for such a huge budget, wondering whether the LG poll would even hold. The

Thirty years ago, Nigeria was in severe crisis. In the wake of the previous year’s elections that was annulled and the attendant protests, 1994 was an unpleasant time. General Sani Abacha had rigged his way into power through a coup and was setting the country on edge. Media houses had been shut, and journalists serially

The opposition All Progressives Congress in Osun State has told Governor Ademola Adeleke to prepare for an electoral defeat that will take him out of the government house in 2026. The Osun APC’s Director of Media, Mr Kola Olabisi, sounded the warning on Wednesday, while reacting to the boast by the Osun PDP Chairman, Sunday

The family of Ojo Ajisafe, a 32-year-old bricklayer in Ondo State, has cried out following his arrest and detention by louts and police officers alleged to be sponsored by a politician in the state. PUNCH Metro gathered on Wednesday that land grabbers were after the 6,000 acres of land belonging to Ajisafe’s father. However, the

As the September 15 deadline for linking National Identification Number to Subscriber Identification Module cards approaches, subscribers have expressed frustration over the challenges they face in uploading their details on the National Identity Management Commission portal. The President of the National Association of Telecommunications Subscribers, Adeolu Ogungbanjo, described the situation as “terrible” after visiting some

The Minister of Sports Development, Senator John Enoh, has praised Esther Nworgu for securing Nigeria’s second medal, a silver in the women’s 41kg para-powerlifting category at the ongoing Paralympic Games in Paris, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. Nworgu also set two new Paralympic records in the process as she lifted 118 kg in her final attempt,

Super Eagles midfielder Fisayo Dele–Bashiru has stated that the three-time Africa champions will be fully ready to face Benin Republic in their first 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying fixture on Saturday, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. Augustine Eguavoen’s team will host the BeninoiNigeria host Benin Republic at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium on Saturday, September

The Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company has added 23 more Band A feeders, raising the total to 179. This was as the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission approved the Multi-Year Tariff Order feeder upgrade for the 23 feeders. In a statement made available to our correspondent, the IKEDC Head of Corporate Communication, Kingsley Okotie, said the approval

The Nigeria Customs Service has commenced the implementation of the Authorised Economic Operators benefits programme for the first set of approved importers, exporters, small and medium enterprises, customs-licensed brokers, and logistics operators. It stated that as part of the programme, consignments belonging to the selected operators would receive preferential treatment, including automatic pre-arrival assessment report

The latest Purchasing Manager’s Index released by the Central Bank of Nigeria has indicated that economic activities expanded in August for the first time in 13 months. The PMI published by the CBN on Wednesday showed that the composite PMI for August 2024 stood at 50.2 index points, indicating an expansion in economic activities after

The Bank of Industry has pledged support for local companies that have continued to invest in the country despite the global economic downturn. The development finance institution stated that despite the exit of some companies, others had remained dogged and resilient in expanding their frontiers in the country. In a statement on Wednesday, it was