The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has awarded Petroleum Prospecting Licenses (PPLs) to 161 successful 2020 marginal fields awardees. The commission also officially unveiled the Host Communities Development Regulations and model Petroleum Prospecting Licenses (PPLs). Chief Timipre Sylva, the Minister of State Petroleum Resources, at the unveiling and licenses presentation on Tuesday in Abuja said the maiden presentation of the PPL was part of the implementation of Petroleum Industry Act (PIA), 2021. The successful companies include Ardova Plc, Matrix Energy Ltd, Sun Trust Oil Company Limited, Deep Offshore Integrated Service Ltd, Island Energy Ltd. and Sigmund Oil Field Ltd.…
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Suspected bandits have invaded Adiya Farms located close to the Sultan Abubakar III International Airport, in Bodinga local government area of Sokoto state and rustled over three hundred cattle. Speaking to journalists, owner of the farm Abdullahi Adiya said over 135 cows and over 180 rams are missing as at Tuesday morning. He called on the authorities to confront the challenge of insecurity headlong so that citizens can go about their daily business without fear. Adiya said his security staff recovered some of the animals in a nearby bush while lamenting the loss of jobs this incident may trigger. When…
Turkey had previously blocked Finland and Sweden joining NATO over concerns about terrorism. The Nordic states asked to join the organisation after Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine. Turkey, Sweden and Finland have signed a memorandum for the two Nordic states to join NATO, removing a Turkish block to the accession process. It comes after the leaders of the three nations spoke at a NATO summit in Madrid. A statement from the president of Finland, Sauli Niinisto, said: “We had a thorough meeting with president of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan and prime minister of Sweden Magdalena Andersson, facilitated by secretary general of…
By Justina Auta The National Blood Service Commission (NBSC) says all blood receivers, irrespective of age and religious beliefs, are protected by the law, as it is meant to save lives during emergency. The Acting Director-General (D-G) of the commission, Dr. Omale Amedu, made this known in an interview in Abuja on Tuesday. Blood transfusion is the administration of whole blood or its components, to replace large amounts of blood lost through accident, injury, childbirth or disease. Amedu, while, reacting to some religious beliefs that hinder recipients from blood transfusion during emergency, said the commission would follow laid down laws…
A 101-year-old former guard of the Sachsenhausen concentration camp appears in the courtroom, his face covered with a blue folder A German court has sentenced a 101-year-old former Nazi concentration camp guard to five years in prison. The pensioner is the oldest person so far to be charged with being complicit with the war crimes of the Holocaust. A German court in the northeastern state of Brandenburg on Tuesday sentenced a former concentration camp guard to five years in jail. How Holocaust perpetrators are prosecuted in Germany Prosecutors accused the pensioner of involvement in the murders of 3,518 prisoners at…
UK doctors have thrown down the gauntlet to the government by calling for a pay rise of up to 30% over the next five years, in a move that increases the chances of strike action. Delegates at the British Medical Association’s (BMA) annual conference voted to press ministers to agree to the increase to make up for real-terms cuts to their salaries over the last 14 years. Some doctors who supported the motion cited striking rail workers as an inspiration for how groups of workers should pursue pay claims with Boris Johnson’s administration. Last week members of the RMT union…
By Lizzy Carr, Bauchi The Chairman Bauchi State Chapter of the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN), Mahmud Yakubu Mohammad has emphasize the need for professionalism on the part of media practitioners in reporting sport activities. Mohammed reiterated this stand during the opening ceremony of the 2022 Bauchi week, which commenced with a workshop on Sports Coverage and Reporting Skills in the Mass Media for Sports Writers held at the NUJ Press center Bauchi on Monday, He said the SWAN week is to promote cordial relationship among media practitioners through sports, and to use as an avenue for relaxation. “Journalists work…
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Ibadan Branch on Tuesday swore in its first female chairman in 68 years. The new Chairperson, Mrs Folashade Aladeniyi, took her oath of office during the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the branch, held at the Aare Afe Babalola Bar Centre, Ibadan. Aladeniyi received the mantle of leadership from her predecessor, Mr Olayinka Esan, who led the organisation for two years. Esan remarked that his administration, which came into being on June 27, 2020, was the first to hand over to a female in the last 68 years. The erstwhile chairman said his administration did…
The Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) has released a 12-man roster for the third window of the FIBA African World Cup qualifiers in Kigali, Rwanda, holding between June 27 and July 5. This is contained in a statement from Afolabi Oni on behalf of the NBBF Media Committee and made available to newsmen on Tuesday. The team is made up of Ikenna Ndugba (Greensboro Swarm, NBA G League), Uchenna Iroegbu (Free agent), Michael Okiki (Gombe Bulls), Ben Emelogu (Rouen Metropolitan, France), Michael Oriakhi (Rivers Hoopers) and Ibe Agu (Customs, Abuja), Others are Michael Gbinijie (Santa Cruz Warriors, NBA G League), Chimezie…
Senate President Ahmad Lawan has said that efforts will be made by the National Assembly to amend the electoral act to safeguard against weaknesses identified in the law. Lawan made this known on Tuesday at plenary, following a matter of National importance brought by Sen.Yahaya Abdullahi (PDP-Kebbi). The senate president described the judgment by the Supreme Court on Section 84(12) of the Electoral Act as a landmark judgment that vindicates the National Assembly. He said further amendment of the Act would strengthen it ahead of the 2023 general elections. “Let me say that this is one major landmark judgment by the…