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Bonny Terminal: Shell Suspends Crude Lifting
The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Ltd (SPDC) last Friday suspended crude lifting on outstanding cargoes of Bonny Light. A statement signed by Shell’s Corporate Media Relations Manager, Tony Okonedo, indicated that the action was due to production deferment caused by incessant crude theft and illegal bunkering on Nembe Creek Trunkline (NCTL). According to…
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Politics Of Incitement …That Bakare’s Call For Public Protest
Barely a week after the House of Representatives’ Ad-hoc committee, assigned to probe the Petroleum Subsidy Regime submitted its report for consideration by a committee of the whole, the self-styled leader of the Save Nigeria Group, Pastor Tunde Bakare and his ilk are calling for a public protest against perceived complacency on the part of…
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N32.8bn Scam: EFCC To Seize 108 Properties
An Abuja High Court has granted leave to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to seize 108 properties belonging to the six accused persons involved in the alleged diversion of N32.8 billion police pension fund. A permanent secretary, Atiku Kigo, is being charged alongside Esai Dangabar, Ahmed Wada, John Yusufu, Veronica Onyegbula and Sani…
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RSG Orders Works On State Secretariat …As Amaechi Bags Anti-Malaria Award
Rising from its 10th State Executive meeting, the Rivers State government has set up a committee to oversee fresh renovation works at the State Secretariat complex in Port Harcourt. The Commissioner for Information and Communications, Mrs.Ibim Semenitari made this known while briefing Government House reporters after their meeting Wednesday in Port Harcourt. She stated that…
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FG Saves N14bn In Four Months
The Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, said yesterday that N14.2 billion has been saved on personnel cost through the Integrated Payroll and Personal Information System (IPPIS). Dr Okonjo-Iweala made this known in Abuja at the ministerial platform to commemorate the 2012 Democracy Day and the one-year anniversary of President Goodluck Jonathan administration. She listed…
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Rivers To Employ 10,000 New Teachers …As Amaechi Tasks Labour On Job Creation
About 10,000 new teachers are expected to be employed by the Rivers State Government, Governor Chibuike Amaechi has said. Addressing workers at the May Day rally in Port Harcourt yesterday, Rt. Hon. Amaechi said the plan is geared at boosting the manpower in the educational sector. Amaechi said, “the council has just approved the employment…
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‘Power Supply ’ll Improve By July’
The Minister of Power, Prof. Barth Nnaji, has said there would be improved power supply in the next two months. He gave the promise at a meeting with members of the Organised Private Sector (OPS) and other stakeholders in Lagos. Nnaji said that the nation’s epileptic power supply was caused by inadequate gas, ageing equipment,…
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NFA To Establish Futsal League In Nigeria
The Nigeria Football Association is to establish a Futsal League in Nigeria to enable the sport gain more recognition, National Futsal Referee Instructor, Zakowi Abraham has said. Futsal, is derived from Spanish, “futbol sala,” meaning indoor soccer. The game is played by five players on each side on a pitch smaller than the usual football…
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‘Boko Haram’ Attacks Worshippers In Kano …Over 15 People Dead
No fewer than 15 people have been reportedly killed in an explosion and gun shots early yesterday at a Catholic Church inside the campus of Bayero University, Kano. An eyewitness said the bombers had first thrown in explosives and fired shots, “causing a stampede among worshippers”. “They now pursued them, shooting them with guns. They…
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‘Amaechi, Role Model For Public Office Holders’
Speaker of House of Representatives, Alhaji Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, says the Governor of Rivers State, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Amaechi is a role model for other public officers in the country. Alhaji Tambuwal made the declaration after a project tour in Rivers State shortly after attending the burial of Eze C.C. Nwuche, father of former Deputy…