Uche Cecil Izuo Personnel of the Nigeria Customs Service have demonstrated their support for the Comptroller-General of the Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, by the show of excitement while receiving him on return from Brussels, on Monday, June 29, 2026. Officers and men of the NCS showed this expression of loyalty while receiving him at the Headquarters in Maitama, Abuja. His return follows a landmark performance at the 147th and 148th World Customs Organisation Council Sessions, where his tenure as Chairperson of the WCO Council was officially renewed for another year in recognition of his exemplary leadership and commitment to global…
Author: Orientalnews Staff
Yemisi e The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), the Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate (PTAD), as well as Universal Insurance Plc, have confirmed their sponsorship of the 2026 Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Nigerian Association of Insurance and Pension Editors (NAIPE). The 2026 NAIPE AGM is scheduled to hold on Tuesday, July 7, 2026, at the Nigerian Insurers House, Victoria Island, Lagos. NAIPE is the umbrella body for journalists covering Nigeria’s insurance and pension sectors. The Association holds its AGM annually in July to review the performance of its leadership and assess developments within the insurance and…
Tunde Bakare The National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) has reaffirmed its commitment to advancing scientific research and innovation, with a renewed call on its staff to intensify research efforts that will drive technological breakthroughs and contribute to Nigeria’s economic development. The Director, Nano Science Department, NASENI, Dr. Chika Ezeanyanaso, made the call on Tuesday, June 30, 2026, while declaring open a seminar titled “NASENI Hybrid Scientific Engagement Programme: Science Perspective”, organised by the Science Infrastructure Directorate. Addressing the participants, Dr. Ezeanyanaso described the seminar as a strategic knowledge-sharing platform designed to promote collaboration among researchers,…
Joseph Bakare The office of the Chief of Staff to the President has sustained exposure of certain persons parading around as top Government officials with alleged plan to swindle people. In a statement, the presidency said, “We are aware of the public interest in the matter of a man called Adeyemi Adeniyi Matthew, who has been parading himself as the director-general of a fictitious Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council cum Presidential Economic Advisory Council. “The office of the Chief of Staff to the President first blew the whistle on the existence of the illegal agency, following complaints from officials…
Moses Ofodeme The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Joash Ojo Amupitan, has noted the critical role of the National Orientation Agency (NOA) in driving trust as Nigeria struggles to sustain its democratic process. Welcoming the Director General (DG) of the Agency, Mallam Lanre Issa-Onilu, at the INEC office, Amupitan, said, “When we look at the landscape of our nation today as we prepare for the 2027 General Election, it becomes immediately clear that INEC cannot build a robust democracy in isolation. “We can purchase the finest Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) machines, we can optimise…
Uche Cecil Izuora The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Sen. Heineken Lokpobiri, and Ekperikpe Ekpo, Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas), have been confirmed as speakers at the African Energy Week (AEW) 2026 in Cape Town from October 12–16. Their participation highlights Nigeria’s positioning not only as one of Africa’s leading hydrocarbon producers, but also as a central driver of cross-border investment and institutional frameworks shaping the continent’s energy future. That momentum is underpinned by a strengthening upstream sector. Nigeria’s crude oil and condensate production reached approximately 1.7 million barrels per day in May 2026, a…
Ken Okeke Activist investors have pushed global companies more aggressively in the second quarter to make changes and lifted the overall pace of campaigns in the first half of 2026, Barclays data showed, as their biggest demand was for businesses to sell themselves in a rebounding deal market. Compared with the first half of 2025, activists such as Elliott Investment Management, Jana Partners and Starboard Value, launched 136 global campaigns between January and end-June, a 5% year-over-year increase, according to the data. While first-quarter activity was muted following a record number of 256 campaigns in all of 2025, activity…
Yemisi Izuora Further to its announcement on 9 October 2025 of the intended appointments of two Nigerians to its board, Savannah Energy PLC, the British independent energy company focused around the delivery of Projects that Matter, has confirmed the appointment of Uyi Akpata as a Non-Executive Director with immediate effect. Following the publication of the company’s FY 2025 annual accounts, and after period of handover, it is intended that Mr Akpata will be appointed as Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee. Commenting on the appointment, Joseph Pagop Noupoué, Non-Executive Chair of Savannah, said: “We are pleased to welcome…
Uche Cecil Izuora Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has complained of difficulty in evacuation process following torrential rains that submerged its transmission facilities in Lagos. The Company in response has declared force majeure on its Oworonshoki 132/33kV and Lekki 330/132kV transmission substations in Lagos after severe flooding caused by persistent rainfall disrupted operations at the facilities. In a statement, TCN explained that the force majeure declaration followed flooding triggered by continuous rainfall in Lagos, which severely affected operations at its Oworonshoki Transmission Substation. According to the company, although the Lekki 132kV Transmission Substation remained operational because water was being…