The outgoing Secretary General of the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), Muhammad Sanusi Barkindo is dead. The Group Managing Director of the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited, Mele Kyari announced this in a tweet on his Twitter handle @MMkyari on Wednesday. According to the tweet, Barkindo died on Tuesday at about 11pm. “We lost our esteemed Dr Muhammad Sanusi Barkindo. He died at about 11pm yesterday 5th July 2022. “Certainly a great loss to his immediate family, the NNPC, our country Nigeria, the OPEC and the global energy community. “Burial arrangements will be announced shortly,” the tweet reads.
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Terrorists on Tuesday attacked President Muhammadu Buhari’s advance team near Dutsinma in Dutsinma local government area of Katsina state. A statement by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu said the advance team comprised of security guards, protocol and media officers, who were going to Daura, Buhari’s home town, ahead of his trip for Sallah. According to the statement, two persons were injured. “The Presidency has described as sad and unwelcome, the shooting incident near Dutsinma, Katsina State, at the convoy of cars carrying the Advance Team of security guards, protocol and media officers…
Citi warns crude could slump to $65 if recession hurts demandWTI futures posted its biggest drop in nearly three monthsOil to Remain Above $80 Even With a Recession: Analyst Oil posted its worst trading day in almost three months as recession fears gripped markets, outweighing a fundamentally tight supply market. West Texas Intermediate crude futures settled below $100 on Tuesday after falling more than 8%, the most since March 9. Risk-off sentiment spread throughout markets on escalating concerns that a global economic slowdown will ultimately hobble demand. Oil prices have been prone to violent swings as traders fled to the…
Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ) and The Albino Foundation (TAF), signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to promote inclusion of Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) and other marginalised groups in the society. The National President of NAWOJ, Mrs Ladi Bala said during the signing of the legal documents on Tuesday in Abuja, that the MoU would give more visibility to issues affecting PWDs and other vulnerable groups in the country. Bala says journalists are critical stakeholders in advancing the cause of governance, hence will use their platforms to create space that will highlight and bring necessary changes on issues affecting…
The National Industrial Court (NIC) in Abuja on Tuesday, directed the National Examinations Council (NECO) to reinstate its two dismissed senior staff. The dismissed senior staff of NECO, Mr. Charles Berje and Dr. Anthonia Utoh through their counsel, Job Okebe in motion had prayed the court for an order of reinstatement of his clients. Their counsel had also prayed the court for an order of mandatory injunction, restraining the defendant from taking any further action in the matter pending the determination of the substantive suit. Specifically, the claimants had asked the court to restrain the defendants (NECO) from dismissing them…
The Katsina Emirate Council has suspended the royal Eid-el-Kabir festivity, popularly known as ‘Durbar’, which is billed to hold on Saturday. The durbar festival dates back to hundreds of years and involves the display of horse riding skills by districts and nobility households, who pay homage to the Emir on Eid day, known in Katsina as `Hawan Daushe’. The emir on his part leads a contingent of members of the Emirate Council, district and village heads in a procession of horses, known as `Hawan Bariki’, to pay homage to the state governor, a day after the Eid. The Emir, Abdulmumini…
The Kaduna state governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Uba Sani has picked governor Nasir El-Rufai’s deputy, Dr. Hadiza Balarabe as his running mate for the 2023 elections in the state. The candidate in a statement on Monday night, said he made the decision after consultations with critical stakeholders. ”I am happy to announce that I have picked Her Excellency, Dr. Hadiza Sabuwa Balarabe as my running mate in the 2023 governorship election in Kaduna state,” he stated. According to him, Dr. Balarabe has contributed immensely to the giant strides recorded by El-Rufai’s administration in infrastructure and human…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has said it is ready to call off its nationwide industrial action immediately if the Federal Government signs the negotiated agreement. ASUU on February 14 embarked on a strike to press home its demand, including the government’s investment in the nation’s university infrastructure, and payment of members’ salaries through the recommended University Transparency and Accountability Solution (UTAS), among several others. Speaking in an interview on ChannelsTV’s Politics Today on Tuesday, the ASUU President, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke said the union is waiting for a positive response from President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration. “As far as…
The European single currency sank Tuesday to its lowest level against the dollar since 2002 as data pointed to a growing recession risk in the eurozone. The euro also dived as investors eyed aggressive interest rate hikes by the US Federal Reserve in its fight against inflation, in contrast with the European Central Bank which plans more modest increases. Just before 0900 GMT, the shared eurozone unit tumbled to $1.0306, threatening a push towards dollar parity for the first time since the euro’s creation in 1999. Economic growth in the eurozone floundered in June, a key survey showed Tuesday, hit…
A global streaming platform, Spotify, says Nigerian singer and songwriter, Simi Ogunleye, popularly known as “Simi”, has been selected as Spotify EQUAL Africa music programme ambassador for July. Phiona Okumu, Spotify’s head of music for sub-Saharan Africa, dusclosed this in a statement on Tuesday in Lagos. This announcement followed the release of her latest album, “TBH (To Be Honest)”, which came out in June. Okumu said that Simi joined other Nigerian artistes like Tiwa Savage, Ayra Starr, Asa, and FAVE to be part of EQUAL Africa, which aims to spotlight and amplify the voices of talented African female artists making…