(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation has commiserated with the Government and people of Lagos State, and particularly the residents of Baruwa area, on the gas plant fire incident that ravaged the community in the early hours of Thursday. A press release by the Corporation’s Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division, Dr. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has recorded an encouraging 43 per cent drop in cases of willful damage of its oil pipeline infrastructure by suspected oil thieves in May, 2020. The corporation, in a release by its Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division, Dr. Kennie Obateru, explained that details of […]
PRESS RELEASE FAILED ATTEMPT BY AN INTERNATIONAL CRIME SYNDICATE TO INTIMIDATE, EXTORT AND DEFRAUD THE NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION AND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA We act as Counsel to the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation. The attention of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has been drawn to several online publications, particularly the Sahara Reporters’ […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Google on Tuesday said it had launched its Sub-Saharan African website- `thinkwithgoogle.com/ssa’- to help marketers on the continent get the locally-relevant insights they need. Asha Patel, Head, Google SMB Marketing, Sub-Saharan Africa made this known in a statement. According to her, Think with Google Sub-Saharan Africa walks alongside marketers and business leaders […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mallam Mele Kyari, has charged the newly reconstituted Board of the Petroleum Products Marketing Company (PPMC) to sustained all-season availability of products across the country. Mallam Kyari who made the call Thursday while inaugurating the new Board of the corporation’s […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A leading Atlanta based cultural center, African Heritage Foundation, has been nominated for the prestigious 2019/2020 Energy Globe Award. African Heritage Center was recognized for its sustainable projects which include: CELEBRATE AFRICA JOURNEY THROUGH THE AGES; BRIDGING THE GAP AND BUILDING THE BRIDGE; AFRICA MATTERS, AFRICA IS THE FUTURE; AND BRAIN DRAIN TO BRAIN GAIN. African Heritage Foundation is founded by Africa’s foremost cultural Ambassador, […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – What many people may not know is that there are certain persons who ganged up to see the ouster of Emeka Mba as DG of the NBC. The original scheme hatched by this group intent on the removal of Mr Mba ostensibly due to disagreements over his handling of the […]
By Garba Shehu Twelve months ago, President Muhammadu Buhari was sworn in as the President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. He came to power following the decisive victory of his party, the All Progressives Congress, APC over the ruling People’s Democratic Party, PDP and its candidate, Dr. Goodluck […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has said the Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal, Danladi Umar, was implicated in a N10 million bribery allegation leveled against him by a retired Comptroller of the Nigeria Customs Service, Rasheed Taiwo Owolabi. Owolabi is standing trial before the tribunal over alleged […]
We have just finished a meeting of various stakeholders presided over by His Excellency, the Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The meeting had in attendance the Leadership of the Senate, House of Representatives, Governors Forum, and Labour Unions (NLC, TUC, NUPENG, and PENGASSAN). The meeting reviewed: 1. The current fuel scarcity and […]
Bauchi State is one of the states that is to benefit from the United States of America reconstruction and rehabilitation programme in the northeast region of Nigeria following the seven year insurgency that ravaged and crippled the socioeconomic activities of the northeast region and other parts of the country as well as other countries neighbouring […]
By Eric Ojo, Abuja As preparations for the Southern Africa Energy and Infrastructure Summit (SAEIS) holding in Maputo, Mozambique, gather momentum, there are strong indications that the Summit will break new grounds in consolidating regional co-operation. This year’s SAEIS which is slated for 4th to 6th of May, will among other things, celebrate regional co-operation […]
By Ayo Balogun, Abuja BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Transition Monitoring Group (TMG) has slammed Nigeria’s supreme court over its controversial judgements on some governorship elections in which it upheld all the cases brought before it. TMG, Nigeria’s foremost independent citizen election observers group with over 400 members noted that the verdicts of the […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Deputy Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on the Army, Hon. Funke Adedoyin, has described the Jebba-Mokwa Road as a national disaster. Adedoyin said the road needing urgent reconstruction. Adedoyin said this in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, on Wednesday when she led a delegation of the Committee […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Rivers state chapter of All Progressives Congress (APC) said the prediction by its governorship candidate, Dr. Dakuku Adol Peterside is coming to pass. According to the party, the prediction that the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will become history in the state by the end of January, 2015 has […]
We, the entire board and members of Online Publishers Association condemn in the strongest terms the motivation, process and purpose of the “Bill for an Act to Prohibit Frivolous Petitions and Other Matters Connected Therewith” which passed its 2nd reading at the Senate in a record eight (8) days; and is now set for a […]
Mrs Gbemisola Grace Soneye, the mother of the publisher of Per second news, a global online news organisation has passed away. She died on Tuesday at St Nicholas Hospital in Lagos at the age of 63 due to complications from Colon Cancer following a procedure to alleviate the problem. Announcing the death, a heartbroken Femi […]
Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose has described the last six months of President Mohammadu Buhari’s administration as that of “deceitful change,” lamenting that the President was destroying the image of Nigeria and its people for cheap international recognition. The governor, who also described the claim by the Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun that […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Bayelsa Restoration Campaign Organisation has denied any complicity in the alleged attack on members of the AllProgresives Congress (APC) members in Oweigbenecommunity in Ekeremor Local Government Area of the state which the party said led to death. In a statement by the Director of Publicity of the organization, Jonathan […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Public Relations Manager of Transcorp Hilton Abuja, Mr. Shola Adeyemo has been honoured with an Outstanding Performance Award by the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations, Capital Chapter. The award came in recognition of his service and contributions to the development of public relations practice in Nigeria and the hospitality […]
