Author: Kenneth Jukpor
Hon. Gboluga Dele Ikengboju appreciates members of People’s Democratic Party (PDP) for electing him again as the party’s candidate in the just concluded primary election for the Okitipupa/Irele Federal Constituency . The dynamic lawmaker acknowledged the special sacrifices of his teeming supporters and political allies even as he reiterated his resolve to consolidate on the good works he began while engineering new ones. He thanked other aspirants that took part in the process for their peaceful conduct and spirit of sportsmanship while stating clearly that the primary election has come and gone and there is no looser in the race.…
The governorship primaries of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) held in most states on Wednesday and new gubernatorial candidates have emerged for Lagos, Delta, Abia, Jigawa, among other states. Olajide Adediran, lead visioner of the Lagos4Lagos Movement, has clinched the governorship ticket of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos state. Declaring the result of the Lagos primary, Emmanuel Ogidi, chairman of the Lagos PDP electoral committee/returning officer, said Adediran — better known as Jandor — scored 679 votes to defeat David Vaughan, who polled 20 votes. Ogidi said 775 ad hoc delegates were scheduled to participate in the…
The Federal Government has frowned at the decision by International Oil Companies, IOCs, in the country, to reduce or outrightly stop long-term investments in the upstream projects in the country. With Nigeria struggling to raise oil production level with growing cases of oil theft, the Minister of State Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, warned that such decisions by the IOCs threaten the country’s growth plan. Sylva, who spoke in Abuja at the 2022 Oloibiri Lecture Series and Energy Forum, OLEF, organized by the Society of Petroleum Engineers, with the theme: ‘Global Energy Transition: Implications on Future Investments in the Nigerian…
The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has revitalized its Dockyard Training School in Lagos today with Mr. Mohammed Bello-Koko also clocking 100 days as substantive Managing Director of the Authority. At the commissioning of the Dockyard Training School, the NPA Managing Director expressed optimism that the training facility Nigeria will be able to train pilots and other staff of the Authority, sister agencies’ employees, as well as terminal operators staff. Bello-Koko also noted that plans have been initiated to partner the World Maritime University (WMU), Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Navy Hydrography Department, the Nigerian Institute of Marine and…
Maritime sector is short supply of human capital with over 600,000 skills gap globally and this deepens the need for more training institutions in Nigeria that meet global best standards. The Director General of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Bashir Jamoh revealed this today while receiving the management of Greg Ogbeifun Institute of Maritime Technology together with their partners from the Training Center for Blue Collar Port Workers in the Port of Antwerp Belgium, and Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation members. “Studies have established over 600,000 human capacity skill gap in the maritime sector. The need for more…
Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company (SNEPCo), Chevron Nigeria Limited, and other International Oil Companies (IOCs) have been accused of sharp practices violating diving regulations in Nigeria. Nigeria’s Chief Diving Inspector, Mr Julius Ugwala made this claim during an exclusive chat with our correspondent recently. Ugwala, who is also a member of the National Association of Professional Divers (NAPROD), lamented that foreigners are being engaged for diving services by IOCs in the nation. “There are various diving regulations around the world but Nigeria has the 2018 Diving At Work regulation. It would be prudent if all activities involving diving are…
Despite the efforts by the federal government to get all Nigerians captured under the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), over 51.3 million unique telecommunication devices do not have National Identification Numbers (NIN) According to the Nigeria Communications Commission’s document, titled, ‘Deployment of a Device Management System: Project Information Memorandum,’ Nigeria had about 132 million unique devices connected to telecommunication networks in 2020. It said, “With more than 200 million active lines on the Nigerian telecommunication network (as of December 2021), there is great potential for the development of a DMS in the Nigerian market. “It is estimated that there…
The confusion within the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) was palpable, yesterday, when the National Working Committee (NWC) released yet another revised timetable and schedule of activities for the governorship, state House of Assembly, Senate and House of Representatives primary elections. The new schedule, which comes a day after the party adjusted the old timetable, had a slight alteration in the dates. Unlike in the previous schedule of activities, the primary for the 340 Senatorial aspirants that were slated for Friday, May 27, will now hold on Saturday, May 28. On the other hand, the primary for the House of…
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested Rochas Okorocha, former Imo governor. He was whisked away at 6:48pm on Tuesday. The senator representing Imo West had earlier declined to be taken away by the operatives, insisting that he will not submit himself to the anti-graft agency without a warrant. According to reports available to TheNewsDiet, security operatives had broken the entrance doors to get into the home of the former governor. In a statement on Tuesday, Wilson Uwujaren, EFCC’s spokesperson, said they were at the house in order to bring the former governor to stand…
Popular singer, Kizz Daniel, has said that his new song titled, Buga, is meant to celebrate hard work and success. Recall that the song is undoubtedly one of the most popular songs in the country at the moment. It is currently the lead song on Apple Music’s Top 100 Chart in Nigeria, while it is also one of the world’s top five afrobeats songs. In an interview with Sunday Scoop, the singer said, “Buga means to ‘show off’. In this context, it means that after one has put in the work, one should let one’s results speak loudly. Enjoy your…