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President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Dr Thomas John as Acting Alternate Chairman of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Governing Board. According to a statement by the Group Managing Director, Dr Maikanti Baru, Dr…
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The President of the Senate, Dr. Ahmad Lawan, has said that there was nothing like jumbo salary for National Assembly members as being speculated in some quarters. Lawan made the disclosure, when members of the Senators’ Forum paid him…
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The President of the Senate, Dr. Ahmad Lawan, says the National Assembly is planning a separate budget for adequate funding of the 36 commands of Nigeria Police. Lawan said the move was to enable officers and men of the police force…
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The federal government has appointed Mr. Ahmad Rufai Shakur as the acting Director of Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR). The appointment followed the expiration of the four year tenure of Mr. Mordecai Ladan and in line with the…
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AIM-listed Eland Oil & Gas, an oil & gas production and development company operating in West Africa with an initial focus on Nigeria, has provided the following operational update. 2019 Production Average net production for…
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Scores are feared dead following an oil pipeline explosion in Rivers State, officials said Monday, with some putting the toll at more than 70. At least eight people died on Saturday in Kom Kom Town in the oil-producing State, according…
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In an effort to improve access to water among the conflict-affected in the northeast, the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) and Eni, through its Nigerian subsidiary Nigerian Agip Exploration (NAE), commissioned…
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Just as promised, President Muhammadu Buhari joined millions of Nigerians to watch the Super Eagles’ match against Burundi in the ongoing 2019 African Cup of Nations (AFCON). Okay.ng had reported earlier that the president urged…
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A major disaster was averted on Saturday as an Air Peace Plane overshot the runway at the Port Harcourt International Airport, Rivers State. The incident occurred during a heavy downpour. One of the passengers on board said the…
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The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) in conjunction with the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), yesterday, clamped down on illegal Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) otherwise called cooking gas retail outlets and their…
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