By Miriam Humbe President Muhammadu Buhari has said that with the commissioning of the Dangote Refinery and Petrochemical Company, he was happy to leave Nigeria’s economy in very competent hands. With less than a week to hand over to a new government, Buhari said this while inaugurating the Dangote Refinery in Lagos on Monday, May 22. The epoch making event was attended by Presidents of Ghana, Togo, Niger, Senegal, and a representative of the President of Chad. He described the Dangote Petroleum Refinery in Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos State as a significant milestone for Nigeria’s economy and a game changer for the…
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After years of anticipation, the Dangote Petroleum Refinery company would finally be commissioned by President Muhammadu Buhari today Monday, May 22, 2023. Many Nigerians and indeed, the entire sub-Saharan region anxiously longed to see this day. Here are facts to know about the Dangote Refinery: 1. World Class Projects 2. Commissioned by President Muhammadu Buhari and five other African Presidents from Ghana, Senegal, Togo, Niger and Chad. 3. The Dangote Petroleum Refinery is located in the in Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos, covering a land area of approximately 2,635 hectares (seven times the size of Victoria Island). 4. World’s Largest Single-Train 650,000 barrels…
President of Police Officers Wives Association (POWA), Hajiya Hajara Usman Alkali Baba arrived Anambra State on a working visit Friday, 19th May, 2023. The POWA President commissioned the newly built POWA Skills Acquisition Centre in Ukpo, Dunkofia, on May 20, 2023, being one of the welfare projects embarked upon by the present leadership of POWA. Photos source: @PoliceNG on Twitter.
By Miriam Humbe The Nigerian Army College of Logistics and Management (NACOLM) is embarking on Africa Study Tour (AST) 2023 to Malawi, Kenya, and Cote D’Ivoire respectively with the students of Senior Leadership and Staff Officers Course (SLSOC) 1/2023. College Public Relations Officer, Major George Okupe said this in a statement posted on the Twitter handle of@HQNigerianArmy on Sunday. The tour which is expected to be from 22 -28 May 2023 is part of an important component for students to get first-hand knowledge of the socio-economic, cultural, and political issues in the host countries and also constitutes a vital part…
The Force Commander (FC) Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) Maj Gen GU Chibuisi and the Theatre Commander (TC) Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK) Maj Gen IS Ali on Thursday 18 May 2023 jointly paid operational visits to troops of MNJTF sectors 3 and 4 taking part in operation HARBIN ZUMA. The Theatre Commander urged them to be more focused, resilient and ruthless as the operation progresses in order to defeat the remnants of the BH/ISWAP terrorists in the Lake Chad Basin region. @HQNigerianArmy said this on its Twitter handle on Sunday. In his remarks, the FC said that the visit to…
By Miriam Humbe Director General of National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Mustapha Habib Ahmed has said his Agency had developed a partnership with Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) and Nigerian Hydrological Service (NIHSA) to downscale early warning alerts to communities in the 36 States and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). A statement signed by NEMA’s Head, Press Unit, Manzo Ezekiel said the Director General said this at the Mid-term review of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (SFDRR) 2015-2030 held at the United Nations Headquarters in New York at the weekend. The Director General said the partnership was developed among…
By Miriam Humbe In an epoch-making event that will positively transform Nigeria’s oil and gas sectoral landscape, President Muhammadu Buhari will on Monday commission Dangote Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemicals, alongside his counterparts from Ghana, Togo, Senegal, Niger, and Chad. The Dangote Refinery undoubtedly, the world’s largest single train refinery will provide employment to over 100,000 persons. Promoted by Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, the petroleum refinery with a capacity to process 650,000 barrels per day (bpd) is sitting on 2,635 hectares of land located in Dangote Industries Free Zone in Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos. The coming onstream of the gigantic project is…
By Miriam Humbe There’s excitement in the air as the Monday, May 22, 2023 date of the Dangote Refinery and Petrochemical Company’s commissioning by President Muhammadu Buhari approaches. The country had been without an operational refinery for more than a decade, with the attendant pains suffered by Nigerians from shortages of the Premium Motor Spirit, (PMS) and similar products. Consumers of petroleum products in the country knew too well, the agonizing experience of spending long hours and entire nights at fuel stations with the probability of getting same equal to nil. The establishment of the Dangote Refinery, by Africa’s richest…
President of Nigerian Army Officers’ Wives Association (NAOWA), Mrs Salamatu Yahaya hosted the Chairperson, NAOWA 1 Division Chapter Mrs Judith Akinjobi who paid her a courtesy visit at the NAOWA National Secretariat in Abuja. Mrs Salamatu Yahaya congratulated Mrs Akinjobi on her appointment, and maintained that she had no doubt that Mrs Akinjobi would further add value to NAOWA activities in 1 Division Chapter. The NAOWA President further said that, “What you do is the reflection of who your spouse is and your number one role is to protect the image of your spouse.” Mrs. Akinjobi appreciated the President NAOWA…
By Miriam Humbe The Corporate Affairs Commission, (CAC) has said that it was supporting the anti corruption initiative of government via fight against terrorism-financing, money-laundering, ilicit-financial flows perpetuated through registered companies. CAC’s Registrar-General, Alhaji Garba Abubakar, said this in an interactive session with Journalists in Abuja on Friday. Abubakar said that the move was to conform to best international transparency practices as regards corporate good governance. He said: “The whole essence of it is to support the anti corruption initiative of the government. We cannot talk of terrorism-financing, money-laundering, ilicit-financial flows without talking about companies”. The CAC boss said the…
By Miriam Humbe The federal government has directed that areas around the Eagle Square which include the Federal Secretariat phases I, II and III and Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Abuja would be cordoned off from Friday, May 26, 2023 afternoon at 2pm to Tuesday, May 30, 2023, when work would fully resume. Permanent Secretary, Service Welfare Office, Dr. Ngozi Onwudiwe said this on Friday in a circular signed on behalf of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, (HoCSF), Folasade Yemi-Esan. The federal government said the action was meant to secure the Eagle Square, venue of…
By Miriam Humbe The Corps Commander Education (CCE), Major General Bello Tsoho declared open the Nigerian Army Education Corps (NAEC) Combined First and Second Quarter Conference 2023. The Conference which took place at the Major General SA Adebayo Hall, Nigerian Army Institute of Science Education and Technology in Illorin lasted from May 16 – 19 2023. The CCE tasked officers of the Nigerian Army Education Corps to continue to cultivate a culture of positive attitude towards work and to always thrive at doing the right things to be productive to the Corps and the Nigerian Army (NA). General Tsoho described…