Author: Ifetayo Adeniyi

NNPC takes responsibility as main purchaser of Dangote Refinery  products The Vice President of Dangote Industries Limited, Devakumar Edwin, has said that the Nigerian National Petroleum Commission (NNPC) will become the sole purchaser of products from Dangote Refinery as it begins production. According to Edwin, the NNPC is prepared to purchase all refinery outputs to meet the nation’s local demand for petroleum products. “We are currently testing the gasoline, and soon, it will start flowing into the tanks,” Edwin stated. He also noted, “If no one buys it locally, we will export it, just as we’ve been doing with…

African Girls Empowerment Network unveils ‘Belle by Choice’ Challenge 2024 Clarion call is made to reduce unwanted pregnancy and many negative issues that comes with it. AGE Network, in a release signed by its Administrator, Matina Ebri said it has been able to form a movement for collective actions #Bellebychoicemovement# with Advocate for Peace Nature and Gender justice (APNAG), Assist Women and Develop Children Initiative, Association for the Restoration of the Dignity of Womanhood, Women for women empowerment CBO, Empowering Women for Excellence Initiative, Women for Decency International Outreach, Gender Breast Health Foundation, Gangiche Group of Company, Network For Youth…

Oyo received 20 CNG buses from FG CNG bus On Monday, the Federal Government handed over 20 Compressed Natural Gas buses to the Oyo State Government. The Chief Executive Officer and Programme Director of the Presidential Compressed Natural Gas Initiative, Micheal Oluwagbemi, conducted the handover on behalf of the Federal Government at the Pacesetter Transport Service, Eleyele, in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. Dikko stressed that CNG is the best solution to the state’s transportation issues, as Governor Seyi Makinde supports the project to mitigate the effects of subsidy removal. Oluwagbemi stated that the deployment of CNG buses in Nigeria…

Dangote Petroleum Refinery prepare for rollout of PMS • The hope of Nigerians at this time is that Dangote will crash the pump price of PMS. The Dangote Petroleum Refinery is set to roll out the sale of Premium Motor Spirit, otherwise known as petrol. A reliable source confirmed to our correspondent that the product would hit the market soon. This is coming a few days after the 650,000-capacity refinery engaged in a test-run of the product. It was revealed that the government and the Dangote Group were working out modalities for the circulation of the product. A government source…

Dankode receives rewards for honesty as he returned $10,000 while cleaning – NAHCO From left: Adeoye Emiloju, the CFO; Indranil Gupta, GMD/CEO; Auwal Dankode, the staff, Didier Steullet, COO, and Sola Obabori, GED, all of NAHCO Plc, during at the event to appreciate Dankode at the Company’s Head Office in Lagos. Dankode  receives rewards for honesty. This include cash, double promotion and appointment as brand ambassador The Nigerian Aviation Handling Company Plc (nacho Aviance) has rewarded a staff of the Company, Auwal Dankode, who found and returned the sum of ten thousand United States dollars ($10,000) while cleaning an aircraft…

APC wins 21 chairmanships, 225 ward councillors seats in Kebbi Kebbi State The Kebbi State Independent Electoral Commission on Sunday, declared the All Progressives Congress as the winner of Saturday’s local council polls in the state. The Chairman of the commission, Aliyu Muhammad-Mera, who announced this in Birnin Kebbi on Sunday, said the party won all the 21 Chairmanship seats and 225 Ward Councillors. Muhammad-Mera said that 17 political parties participated in the polls, including, APC, NNPP, LP, AAC, Boot party, AP, and SDP among others. He announced that the commission had ratified and adopted the chairmanship results for…

NFF: Our Referees Begin Wearing Communication Gadgets For Matches • Referees will begin to use communication gadgets while matches are ongoing as their will be improvement in roburst relationship in coordination. The President of the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF), Ibrahim Gusau has disclosed that referees will be wearing communication gadgets while officiating in Nigerian Premier League matches this season. Gusau stated this while addressing journalists at the end of the opening game of the Premier League between defending champions, Rangers International and Wkki Tourists. The match, which was played at the Nnamdi Azikiwe stadium, on Saturday in Enugu, ended…

Napoli Hands Shirt To Lukaku, Remove Osimhen From Serie A Squad Napoli hands over no 9 shirt to Lukaku as Osimhen is removed from Serie A Squad Napoli have removed Victor Osimhen from their Serie A squad list and also handed his squad number (nine) to new signing Romelu Lukaku. The Nigeria was unable to secure a move away from the Serie A club on transfer deadline day despite strong efforts by Chelsea and Al-Ahli to secure his services. Osimhen has two years remaining on his contract. Saudi club Al-Ahli offered the striker a mouth-watering offer reportedly worth €40m per…

Actress Ego Nwosu: Imparts of FG loans on  Nollywood Ego Nwosu  • “If the government can make loan facilities available, this will facilitate production and ease the stress of finding funds for many of us,” Nwosu stated. In an interview, Nollywood actress Ego Nwosu has stated why the federal government should support the film industry with loans. Speaking in a recent chat with Potpourri, the Edo State-born movie star stated that Nollywood has no bad stories but suffers from a lack of funding to churn out better and great films. According to her, financial support from the government will ease…

Quickteller Paypoint Empowers Agents With 50% Discount On CAC Registration L-R: Amarachi Mba, Business Development Manager, Interswitch Financial Inclusion Services – North Region; Folashade Lawal, Sales Executive, North Central Interswitch; Adeleye David, Legal Practitioner; Michael Obinyan, Head of Sales, North Central Interswitch, at the Quickteller Paypoint Customer Regional Engagement Forum, recently held in Abuja In a strategic move to empower its agents, promote compliance, and enhance financial inclusion, Quickteller Paypoint, a leading payment platform under the Interswitch Group, recently hosted Regional Engagement Forums across major cities in Nigeria including Lagos, Port Harcourt, Abuja and Anambra, themed Compliance and Beyond, The…