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Ekiti Airport ready for commercial operations – Festus Keyamo. Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr Festus Keyamo (SAN), on Tuesday said that the Ekiti Agro-Allied International Cargo Airport, Ado-Ekiti, is ready for full commercial...
$550m Ubeta upstream gas project kicks off – Presidency
Sep 17, 2024 · The Presidency has announced the take-off of the 550 million US Dollar upstream gas project between the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (NNPCL) and TotalEnergies on development of Ubeta field. Special Adviser (SA) to President Bola Tinubu on Energy, Olu Verheijen disclosed this at an inaugural US-Nigeria Strategic Energy Dialogue, hosted by the US State […]
Climate Change: Nigeria making progress in energy …
Nov 12, 2024 · Climate change activist, and former federal lawmaker, Chief Sam Onuigbo says Nigeria is making progress in meeting its energy transition efforts. Onuigbo, who is participating in the ongoing 29th session of the UN Climate Change Conference, CoP29, said this during a telephone interview with Newsverge on Tuesday. The …
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FG inaugurates 12-member prerogative of mercy advisory committee. The Federal Government on Wednesday inaugurated a 12-member Presidential Advisory Committee on Prerogative of Mercy (PACPM), with the mandate to provide recommendations for granting pardons to...
FG invests over $75m in CNG development – Official
Oct 28, 2024 · The Federal Government says it has committed more than 75 million dollars to the development of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) infrastructure, an initiative in promoting cleaner energy nationwide. Mrs Olu Verheijen, the Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Energy, said this at the ongoing 18th OTl Africa Downstream Energy Week on Monday in Lagos.
Mutfwang promises non-interference in LG polls — NEWSVERGE
Oct 3, 2024 · Gov. Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau has promised that he would not interfere with the electoral process ahead of the Oct. 9 Local Government elections in the state. Mutfwang said this on Wednesday, as the candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the Southern and Central zones of the state held rallies ahead of the […]
Diri calls for concrete flood measures — NEWSVERGE
Sep 13, 2024 · Gov. Douye Diri of Bayelsa has urged the Federal Government to take action against the flooding menace in the country by building dams and dredging rivers. He made this call during a meeting with first-class traditional rulers in Bayelsa, held in Yenagoa, the state capital, on Friday. Diri stated that the major river channels had […]
How Access Holdings GCEO, Wigwe, wife, son die in ... - NEWSVERGE
Feb 10, 2024 · Tragedy hit Nigeria’s banking industry following news of the death of the Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of Access Holdings Plc, Herbert Wigwe, in a helicopter crash. NEWSVERGE reports that the crash came just days after five Marines were killed when their chopper went down in the Golden State. Wigwe was said to have died […]
Starlink faces regulatory heat over unapproved data tariff hike – NCC
Oct 8, 2024 · Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says Starlink, a communication company, is facing regulatory heat over unapproved data tariff hike. The NCC said the satellite internet service provider had unilaterally increased its data tariffs without obtaining the necessary approval from the commission. Its Director of Public Affairs, Dr Reuben Muoka, in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday, […]
US-Africa command head advances US-Nigeria cooperation
Jan 12, 2024 · U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Michael Langley, Commander, U.S. Africa Command, and U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Michael Woods, the command’s Senior Enlisted Leader, visited Nigeria, January 10-11, 2024. In a press statement made available to NEWSVERGE, Langley and Woods engaged with Major General EV Onumajuru, Chief of Defense Training and Operations. The leaders discussed opportunities to ...