Shell will pay 15 million euros ($15.9 million) to communities in Nigeria that were affected by multiple oil pipeline leaks in the Niger Delta, the oil company on Friday said in a joint statement with the Dutch division of Friends of the Earth. The compensation is the result of a Dutch court case brought by Friends of the Earth, in which Shell’s Nigerian subsidiary SPDC last year was found to be responsible for the oil spills and was ordered to pay for damages to farmers. The money will benefit the communities of Oruma, Goi and Ikot Ada Udo in Nigeria that…
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The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has urged the National Assembly to support its implementation of transformational payments and financial industry initiatives in line with the mandate of the apex bank. The CBN Governor, Mr Godwin Emefiele made the call in his briefing to the House of Representatives plenary on the apex bank’s Naira redesign and cashless policies. According to a statement by the apex bank, Emefiele was represented by the Deputy Governor, Financial Systems Stability, Mrs Aisha Ahmad. He said that the cashless policy would boost economic opportunities for small businesses and rural communities to facilitate trade and improve…
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved three Public Private Partnership (PPP) Projects to be executed in the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA. A statement by the acting Head, Media and Publicity, Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC), Mrs Manji Yarling on Wednesday said the projects, under the regulatory guidance of the ICRC, were projected to generate over $1.1 billion to the federal government during the concession period. She said the projects included the Eastern Offshore Waste Reception Facility, Central/Western Offshore Waste Reception Facility and a Floating Dry Dock. Yarling said the projects were approved by FEC following the issuance…
FIFA is investigating how celebrity chef, Salt Bae gained “undue access” to Argentina’s on-pitch celebrations after the World Cup final. Salt Bae, the Turkish chef and social media presence whose real name is Nusret Gokce, posted several photos of himself with the World Cup trophy on social media after the finals. The chef was also seen attempting to pose for a photo with Lionel Messi and several Argentina team-mates. His presence in the immediate aftermath of the trophy presentation is now the subject of a FIFA investigation after attracting widespread criticism. A widely reported statement from world football’s governing body…
The Kaduna State Coordinator of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Aisha Muhammad has pledged to continue pushing for timely release of N100 million donated to People With Disabilities (PWDs) by the state government. She made the commitment while speaking on the sideline of the closing of a four-day maiden Voluntary Local Review (VLR) workshop to secure stakeholders commitment and output on the delivery of SGDs in Kaduna. The VLR is a process through which sub national governments assess and document progress made in achieving the global goals. It is an analysis of the SDGs at sub national level for a specific local…
A Forensic expert, Mr Samuel Oduntan on Thursday, appeared before the Osun Election Petitions Tribunal in defense of the forensic report conducted on some election materials/BVAS machines in the July 16 governorship elections. The forensic report was also admitted as exhibit by the tribunal, after Oduntan was crossed-examined by the petitioners’ counsel, Mr Akin Olujimi (SAN). Oduntan told the court that the report was arrived at after forensic audit on some election materials in the governorship election. He said Adeleke had also instructed him to carry out physical inspection as well as digital forensic examination on the BVAS machines used…
A Federal High Court sitting in Kano on Thursday, sacked Sadiq Aminu Wali as the Kano State governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The Judgment delivered by Justice A. M Liman via zoom declared Mohammed Abacha as the party’s governorship flag bearer ahead of the 2023 election. Justice Liman ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to remove Wali’s name and substitute it with Abacha’s. The court further ordered that Wali desists from parading himself as the party’s gubernatorial candidate. Recall that the duo of Mohammed Abacha and Sadiq Aminu Wali have been enmeshed in a bitter struggle…
The bank was recently recognized as the Best SME Bank Nigeria 2022 by the Global Banking & Finance Awards Nigeria’s Fidelity Bank has been recognised with the Bilateral Trade Ambassador award by the Nigerian – American Chamber of Commerce (NACC) at its 2022 end-of-year dinner. Fidelity Bank is a full-fledged commercial bank operating in Nigeria with over 7.2 million customers serviced across its 250 business offices and digital banking channels. At an event that held at the Oriental Hotel, Lekki, Lagos on Tuesday, the guest speaker and Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Otunba Adeniyi Adebayo delivered keynote address. The…
ASHENEWS reports that the Sokoto state commissioner of Police, CP Mohammed Usaini Gumel on Thursday, presented N8 million as donation from the state government to families of four policemen killed by bandits in an ambush on December 5. This online platform recalls that the four policemen were killed by bandits in Sabon Birni local government area of the state on December 5. Gumel, during the 2022 CP Conference gave N2 million to each of the families in an event that was attended by Divisional Police Officers, Heads of Units, Area Commanders and other key operatives. According to the CP, the…
Benue state governor, Samuel Ortom on Thursday in Makurdi, inaugurated 25 security vehicles and 769 motorcycles for both Community Volunteer Guards as well as the Livestock Guards. The governor said that 279 motorcycles would be given to the districts across the 23 local government areas of the state. “The community guards will be given 460 motorcycles. That is 20 per local government and 23 security vehicles will be given to the community guards. That is one per local government. “Also, 30 motorcycles will be given to the livestock guards with two security vehicles,” he said. He said that the vehicles…