Yemisi Izuora The Federal Government is taking action towards expanding lithium extraction in Nigeria which is currently attracting both artisanal miners and foreign investors. Following the latest developments Nasarawa State, has become a key hub for this activity due to its significant reserves. The booming global market, driven mainly by the production of batteries for electric vehicles, positions Nigeria as an emerging player in this industry. In the Gidan Kwano region, many workers extract lithium from open-pit mines, often without official permits. Although artisanal mining is sometimes illegal, it provides a significant source of income for the local population.…
Author: Orientalnews Staff
Yemisi Izuora The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) on Thursday in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, played host to a visiting team of ranking military officers from the Nigerian Army Resource Centre (NARC), Abuja, who are in the state on a local study tour. At an interactive session the Executive Secretary of the Board, Engr. Felix Omatsola Ogbe, presented a portrait of Nigeria’s oil and gas industry in its first 50 years of operation and the highpoints in implementation of the Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry Content Development (NOGICD) Act, 2010. According to him, the earlier phase was…
Yemisi Izuora The West African Gas Pipeline Company Limited (WAPCo), owner and operator of the West African Gas Pipeline (WAGP), said necessary actions have been taken to ensure its pipeline repairs won’t cause any damage to environment in Nigeria and other host West African Countries. During the exercise WAPCo anticipates only a minimal disruption to the activities of host communities within the vicinity of its facilities in Badagry Nigeria and Aboadze, Ghana as most of the activities will be offshore and confined within the premises of our facilities. Giving further details while speaking in Lagos on Friday, General Manager (GM) Corporate…
Tunde Bakare The Lagos Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday, February 6, 2025, arraigned nine Chinese and a company, Genting International Co. Ltd., before Justice C.J. Aneke of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos. The defendants are Su Dong Fu, Zheng Xian Tao, Wang Shi Long, Pan Cai Qi, Ting Liao, Fan Jia, Feng Li Cani, Lu Yong Yao and Yang Chen Cheng They are members of the syndicate of 792 alleged crypto currency investment and romance fraud suspects arrested on December 10, 2024 in Lagos during a surprise…
Tunde Bakare The National Christian Youth Professionals, NCYP, has called on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC to strictly monitor the management of funds accruing to local government areas across the country owing to the financial autonomy granted them by the government. This call was made in Abuja on Thursday, February 6, 2025 when the Chairman of NCYP, Isaac Abrak led a delegation on a courtesy visit to the Executive Chairman of the EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede at the corporate headquarters of the Commission. Abrak explained that development at the grassroots level was low and that…
Tunde Bakare The Initiative for Leadership and Economic Watch in Nigeria has expressed willingness and determination to team up with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on monitoring of budget to ensure its optimal performance. The group, comprising scores of civil society organizations made this disclosure in Abuja on Thursday, February 6, 2025, when Ambassador Splendor Agbonkpolor led leaders of different CSOs on a courtesy visit to the Executive Chairman of EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede at the Commission’s corporate headquarters. The CSO leaders disclosed that they came together to operate as a committee, basically to focus on budget monitoring…
Tunde Bakare Kogi State House of Assembly has called on the State Government put in place formidable regulatory mechanisms to protect economic trees in the state and strengthen the cashew nuts value chain through strict enforcement. The House made the the call in a resolution following the adoption of a Motion by Hon. Oluwaseyi Bello (APC-Kabba-Bunu) Calling on the State Ministry of Agriculture to check activities of exploitative foreign business men through regulation. The House frowned at a situation where foreign exporters broke the Cashew Value Chain, bypassing the Licensed Buying Agents to buy directly from the farmers and…
Yemisi Izuora The National Insurance Commission and the Federal Road Safety Corps have agreed to enforce compliance with compulsory third-party vehicle insurance in Nigeria. Speaking at a joint press conference on Thursday at the FRSC Headquarters in Abuja, the Commissioner for Insurance, Mr Olusegun Omosehin, stated that both agencies had engaged in discussions to enhance road safety and ensure the enforcement of third-party motor insurance. He said, “The National Insurance Commission has met and discussed with the Corps Marshal and his team. “We have explored various areas of collaboration and working together for the two agencies. I am happy to…
Valentine Okafor The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has reviewed port tariff upward by 15%, after 32 years of operating stiff charges. The tariff was last reviewed in 1993. The Authority said the 15% upward increase which was to cut across all NPA rates and dues is premised on the urgent need to address the undesirable reality of aged and weak Infrastructure, obsolete equipment and slow Port capacity expansion which has continued to diminish the performance and indeed competitiveness of Nigerian Ports. Speaking at the stakeholders meeting in Lagos, the Managing Director of NPA, Abubakar Dantsoho, said although long overdue,…
Joseph Bakare Special Adviser on Media to the Kogi State Governor, Ismaila Isah has said the state government is committed to building capacity of the government’s media team for effective public policy communication. Hon. Isah stated this at a specialized training for members of the government house media team on innovation in public policy communication held at the Government House Media Centre in Lokoja. He noted that the training is part of efforts to enhance public policy communication and foster transparency and accountability in governance in commemoration of the first anniversary of Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo in office as…