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Nigeria’s Oil Output set to rise as Shettima inaugurates $315m FPSO in Dubai
By Kunle Sanni In a significant boost to Nigeria’s oil production, Oriental Energy Resources Limited has unveiled a $315 million Floating Production, Storage, and Offloading (FPSO) vessel, expected to increase the country’s crude oil output by 30,000 barrels per day (bpd). Vice President Kashim Shettima launched the vessel, named ENEM FPSO, at Drydocks World Dubai Shipyard in the United Arab…
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President Tinubu presides over last 2024 FEC meeting
By Kunle Sanni in Abuja. President Bola Tinubu will on Monday preside over the Federal Executive Council, which may be the last for 2024. WESTERN POST learnt that important issues including pending memorandums on policies and projects are expected to come up for deliberations at the meeting. The meeting may also take a final look at the 2025 Appropriation bill…
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Power Commissioners urge FG, private investors, international partners to collaborate in delivering sustainable sector
The Forum of Commissioners of Power and Energy has called on the federal government, private investors, and international partners to join forces in delivering sustainable and resilient power sector. The Power Commissioners raised an alarm over the country’s frequent grid collapses, calling for an urgent action to transform Nigeria’s electricity landscape. Chairman of the Forum, Prince Eka Williams, who is…
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Tinubu appoints acting Controller-General for Nigerian correctional service
President Bola Tinubu has appointed Nwakuche Ndidi as the Acting Controller-General of the Nigerian Correctional Service. In a statement on Friday, the Secretary of the Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire, and Immigration Board, Ja’afaru Ahmed, said Ndidi’s appointment takes effect from December 15, 2024. “The President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, has graciously approved the appointment…
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VP Shettima departs Abuja for Dubai to represent President Tinubu at launch of oil facility
….To undertake key engagements in development financing, agric investments By Kunle Sanni Vice President Kashim Shettima will depart Abuja on Friday, for Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, to represent President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the commissioning and naming of a $315 million oil production and storage facility, the presidency has announced. In a statement by Stanley Nkwocha, Senior Special Assistant…
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It’s an impeachable offence to divert LG funds- Minister of Justice
The Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi SAN, has described the alleged diversion of LG funds by governors as an impeachable offence, saying that the federal government would initiate criminal actions against elected officials that collude with governors to divert allocations meant for the 774 Local Government Areas in the country. Speaking at the 2024 Annual General Conference of the Abuja…
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NEC postpones decision on State Police creation to Jan 2025
By Kunle Sanni The National Economic Council (NEC) has deferred its decision on the establishment of state police to January 2025, citing the need for further stakeholder engagement and refinement of proposals. At its meeting on Thursday, chaired by Vice President Kashim Shettima at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, NEC said it received an update on the submissions made by states…
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NEC charges States to align with Presidential Food Systems Unit
….approves RMAFC funding proposal Kunle Sanni The National Economic Council (NEC) has urged state governments to key into the programmes of the Presidential Food Systems Coordinating Unit (PFSCU) in the bid to address the challenges militating against food security and their underlying causes. This is just as Vice President Kashim Shettima has said the economic seeds sown by the federal…
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Senate orders Wike to stop demolition of buildings in FCT
The Senate has ordered the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, to stop the ongoing demolition of buildings in the FCT. WESTERN POST had reported that the Senator representing FCT, Sen. Ireti Kingibe moved a motion on Thursday during plenary session, expressing concerns about the recent demolitions in the district. After her motion, the Senate set up…
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