Morgan State University (MSA) in the U.S. has appointed a Nigerian, Prof. Hakeem Tijani, Executive Director in-charge of Global Partnerships for Africa. The appointment was announced by the President of the university, Dr David Wilson, and published on the university’s website. MSU is the State of Maryland’s Pre-eminent Urban Public Research University and a leading institution in the number of applications received from African-American high school graduates. Tijani is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and a Member of the Nigeria Academy of Letters, who had worked in Nigeria as a Director of National Open University of Nigeria’s Special…
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC ) has announced that natural gas production in the country increased by 6.19 per cent at 222.23 billion cubic feet in May 2021. The corporation disclosed this in its Monthly Financial and Operation Report (MFOR) for the month of May 2021 released in Abuja, on Monday. “In the gas sector, natural gas production in the month under review increased by 6.19 per cent to 222.23billion cubic feet (bcf) compared with output in the previous month, translating to an average production of 7,177.53million standard cubic feet (mmscf) of gas per day. “For the period May…
Chairman, Dangote Sugar Refinery Plc, Aliko Dangote has said that the National Sugar Master Plan (NSMP), when executed as designed, can save the nation foreign exchange in excess of $700 million yearly from the backward integration component. Dangote, according to a statement by the company, made the disclosure during a facility tour by some businessmen on Monday in Lagos. He, however, warned that the scheme must be protected to insulate the Nigerian economy to be able to achieve the twin objectives of local manufacturing and job creation. “If the national sugar master plan is followed strictly and the players all…
Veteran journalist and founding Editor of TELL Magazine, Dare Babarinsa, will deliver the 11th Annual Lecture of the Registry of the Federal University of Technology, Akure. The lecture with the title Information Management and Effective Governance of Tertiary Institutions holds on Thursday September 23, 2021 by 10am at the University Auditorium, a statement by the Chairman of Local Organising Committee, Adegbenro Adebanjo on Monday said. Expected at the FUTA Registry Lecture series, which has become a key event in the Nigerian Higher Education System, are Academic and Administrative heads of Universities, Polytechnics, Colleges of Education and similar Institutions, Professional University…
Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Amb. Tijjani Muhammad-Bande says Nigeria is a strong voice on the global stage and has been a pre-eminent regional voice for Africa. Muhammad-Bande said in New York that the world had also been listening to Nigeria’s voice on the global stage. He cited the likes of the Director-General of World Trade Organisation, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and the President of African Development Bank, Dr Akinwumi Adesina among others. “We have a voice that is listened to. We have seen Dr Okonjo-Iweala; it is an attestation of what Nigeria can do. We have also seen how…
The Coalition of Northern Groups, (CNG) has thrown its weight behind the remarks by Northern Elders Forum spokesman, Hakeem Baba-Ahmed hinting that the northern region would use its voter superiority to retain political power at the centre beyond 2023. Baba-Ahmed made the remarks at the Ahmadu Bello University Zaria on Saturday during the inaugural of the Maitama Sule Leadership Lecture Series by the CNG students wing while referring to the Southern governors recent position that power must shift to the South. The CNG in apparent reaction to the responses of Ohanaeze, Afenifere and the Middle Belt Forum MBF to Baba-Ahmed,…
The Nigerian troops, comprising military and mobile police forces, have eliminated 42 armed bandits at Allawa Community in Shiroro axis of Niger State. The joint security operatives laid an ambush for the bandits, who were fleeing the ongoing military operations in neighbouring Zamfara state. According to a source involved in the operation, soldier was killed while another sustained injury during the gun duel. “The troops got credible intelligence on the movement of the bandits toward Alawa. “They were escaping from military onslaught in forests of neighbouring Zamfara and we engaged them at Maganda Junction. At least 42 bandits were killed,…
The Ministry of Education has assured that candidates who missed the 2021 West Africa Senior School Certificate Examinations (WASSCE) in the South East, will be given another opportunity to write the examination. Mr Sonny Echono, the Permanent Secretary of the ministry, made this known while monitoring some examination centres in Abuja on Monday. Echono frowned at the September 13 disruption of examination centres in the South East. He, however, expressed satisfaction with the conduct of the examination across the country which was written by over 1.57 million candidates. According to Echono, the ministry will put modalities in place to ensure…
…Posts ₦295.72bn from sale of petroleum products The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) says it recorded a total crude oil and gas export sales of $219.75m in May 2021, representing 180.29% increase on sales from the previous month of April 2021. This is contained in the May 2021 edition of the NNPC Monthly Financial and Operations Report (MFOR), according to a press release by the Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division of the Corporation, Mr. Garba Deen Muhammad. According to the report, crude oil export sales contributed $181.19 million (82.45%) of the dollar transactions compared with $4.22 million contribution…
The Permanent Representative of Nigeria to the UN, Prof. Tijjani Muhammad-Bande, says Nigeria will join other world leaders to push for global COVID-19 vaccine equity at the ongoing UN General Assembly high-level meetings. Muhammad-Bande said in New York that President Muhammadu Buhari would join other global leaders to push for global vaccine access. The Nigerian envoy said that the issue of equal access to vaccines was paramount at the 76th session of the General Assembly, based on its theme. The theme for the 2021 General Assembly is, “Building Resilience through Hope – To Recover from COVID-19, Rebuild Sustainably, Respond to…