NCDMB Achieves 83% Success Rate in Advancing Nigerian Content Initiatives By Prosper Okoye The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) says that 83% of the 96 initiatives aimed at increasing Nigerian content in the oil and gas industry to 70% by the year 2027 have been achieved. The NCDMB…

Tragedy of the Tudun Biri 126 By Tahir I Tahir Talban Bauchi It is indeed a tragedy, the bombing of maulud celebrators in the village of Tudun Biri, in Igabi Local government area of Kaduna, as is the deliberate bombing of innocent Palestinians in Gaza; babies roasted in hospitals, with innocent civilians…

Hon. Abba Issa Applauds Amina Dikwa Foundation at 5 Jerry Adesewo In a recent address at the 5th anniversary celebration of the Amina Dikwa Foundation, Hon. Mohammed Abba Isa, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Disability Matters, expressed joy and appreciation for the foundation’s significant impact on vulnerable…

CDMB Secretary Calls for Harnessing Oil and Gas Opportunities By Prosper Okoye The Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board, Engineer Simi Wabote, has called for more efforts to harness the opportunities in the oil and gas sector. Wabote made the call during the dinner organised by…

Peter Obi Criticizes Nigeria’s Massive Delegation to UN Climate Summit In a recent statement from Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s flagbearer in the 2023 presidential elections, he expressed criticism regarding Nigeria’s extensive 1411-member delegation participating in the ongoing UN climate summit in Dubai. Speaking through his official X account on Sunday, Obi…

UPDATED: Bisola Bamidele becomes Erelu Borokini of Owu-Kuta By Richard Akintade, Osogbo The ancient town of Owu-Kuta in the Aiyedire local government area of Osun State, was agog on Friday when it played host to topmost Yoruba traditional rulers, Military Officers and other high-profile personalities from both within and outside the country…

Amina Dikwa Foundation is filling intervention gap to downtrodden — Dr. Abubakar The Chairman, Board of Trustee (BOT) of Amina Dikwa Foundation (ADF), Dr Muhammed Abubakar, said the foundation had increasingly contributed to filling gaps in terms of intervention to the needy especially in North East Nigeria. Abubakar said this at…

Tinubu: Exposing the Sense in Mele Kyari’s Reappointment Kabir Usman Kabo, PhD In July 2019, when President Buhari appointed Mele Kyari to take over from Maikanti Baru as CEO of the defunct Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, the erstwhile president was looking for the right hand to transition the national oil…

Anaesthetists meet in Gombe to brainstorm on improving healthcare delivery Members of the Nigerian Society of Anaesthetists (NSA) are currently holding its 31st Annual Scientific Conference and General Meeting in Gombe State with the aim of enhancing the capacities of its members towards improving healthcare delivery across the country. The…