Yemisi Izuora The leaders and people of Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra State have described the chairman of Air Peace, Chief Allen Onyema, as one of the greatest ambassadors of the LGA ever. In a letter to Chief Onyema signed by the member representing the Ihiala Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Barrister Ifeanyi Momah; the member representing Ihiala 1 in the Anambra State House of Assembly, Barrister Chidi Udemmadu; the Transition Chairman of the LGA, Barrister Greg Okafor; and the Chairman of the Anambra South Senatorial Council of Traditional Rulers, Igwe Emmanuel Nnabuife who is also the…
Author: Orientalnews Staff
Yemisi Izuora Tony O. Elumelu, the Founder of the Tony Elumelu Foundation and Peter Maurer, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), have called for a concerted efforts that will lead to humanitarian development in Africa. They made the call at the just concluded Forum organised by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), where key speakers proffered entrepreneurship as the most sustainable solution to accelerating Africa’s transformation. During a one-on-one conversation at the event, both speakers called for a new private-sector-led approach to humanitarian development in Africa. While speaking at the Forum, Peter Maurer commended…
Yemisi Izuora The Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP) has confirmed the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto, Most Rev Dr. Matthew Hassan Kukah, as the keynote speaker at its third annual conference holding on Friday, October 4, 2019 at Sheraton Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos State. A statement signed by GOCOP Publicity Secretary, Olumide Iyanda, confirmed that the theme of the conference is “Economy, Security and National Development: The Way Forward in Nigeria.” Former Director-General of the West African Institute for Financial and Economic Management (WAIFEM), Professor Akpan Hogan Ekpo, and a former Director with the Department of State Services (DSS), Mr. Mike…
Yemisi Izuora The execution of the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) Train 7 project will generate over 40,000 direct and indirect jobs, the Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), Engr. Simbi Wabote has said. He stated this in Abuja during the signing of the Letter of Intent (LoI) for the Train-7 Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) Contract between NLNG and the preferred consortium- SCD, which is constituted by three entities – Saipem, Chiyoda and Daewoo. The Managing Director of NLNG, Engr. Tony Attah said at the event ”that Train-7 will move from Front End Engineering…
HMOT, Critical Stakeholders in the Ministry of Transportation hold interactive Forum in order to set AGENDA for the next level Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) in the Maritime Sub Sector.
Yemisi Izuora A rtd Army General armed with a pistol and a machete, yesterday threatened employees of Ikeja Electric (IE), who visited his residence on Fatai Animashaun Street, Magodo, in the course of their routine duty. The victims who are members of the Revenue Protection Team of IE were in Magodo Estate to re-certify and seal prepaid meters. The objective of the task is to prevent the tampering of meters and ultimately, energy theft. However, the irate customer who apparently misconstrued the intention of the team from IE, accosted members of the team, with his pistol and machete and in…
Hyacinth Chinweuba The Nigeria Customs Service has acquired two gunboats to strengthen its anti smuggling activities on the nation’s waters. The Comptroller General of Customs, Col. Hameed Ibrahim Ali (Rtd) disclosed this at the commissioning ceremony in Lagos where he also said that Nigeria’s quest for non-oil revenue is a largely dependent on the Service to fight smuggling and bring it to the barest minimum. According to Ali, experience has shown that whenever smugglers face stiff enforcement by Customs anti-smuggling operatives on the land, they turn to the waterways to carry out their illegal trade. “Unfortunately,…
Yemisi Izuora FBNQuest Trustees Limited, an FBN Holdings company, is honoured to celebrate its 40th anniversary as a leading provider of world-class trust and estate planning services in Nigeria. FBNQuest Trustees was incorporated as Standard Trustees Nigeria Limited on August 8, 1979. The company at the time was a wholly owned subsidiary of First Bank of Nigeria Limited, which was known as Standard Bank of Nigeria Limited. The name Standard Trustees Nigeria Limited was changed to First Trustees Nigeria Limited in March 1980; and in April 2014 it was renamed FBN Trustees Limited to align with the FBN Holdings group…
Yemisi Izuora The Minister of Communications Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami has raised serious security concern following report showing that nine million two hundred thousand (9.2M) SIM cards did not comply with the proper procedures of SIM registration. The minister on assumption of office had directed all Agencies and Parastatals under his purview, the Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) to submit its baseline short-term performance targets report. Reacting to the report, the minister expressed concern over the security implication of this discovery and further directed that the Telecomms regulator, should with immediate effect, ensure that all improperly registered numbers are duly reregistered. …
Yemisi Izuora The government of Oyo State, on Thursday, approved the appointment of nine aides for the office of the Deputy Governor, Engineer Rauf Olaniyan. According to a statement signed by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr. Taiwo Adisa, the appointments were conveyed in separate letters signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Mrs. Olubamiwo Adeosun. The appointments took effect on 5 September. Mr Omoetan Omolere was appointed as Senior Special Assistant to the Deputy Governor on Media, while Mr Lateef Adebayo Yusuf and Mr Adesola Yaqub were appointed Senior Special Assistant (Political Matters) and Personal Assistant…