Author: Alade Adisa

The federal government has disclosed plans by a consortium of investors from South Korea to build four 100,000-barrel capacity refineries in various locations in Nigeria. Making the announcement at the maiden edition of a summit organized by the Crude Oil Refineries Owners Association of Nigeria (CORAN) in Lagos on Tuesday, the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Heineken Lokpobiri, said the Federal Government is encouraging investors to build refineries by providing an open environment for all. The minister noted that approval was recently granted to invite the consortium, the name of which he did not mention, saying, “We encourage…

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seemed to confirm on Tuesday evening that Israel had successfully assassinated projected new Hezbollah leader, Hashem Safieddine, who was targeted in an airstrike in Beirut last Thursday, and claimed Israel has also killed the next in line for the job. In a video message addressed to the Lebanese public, Netanyahu said that Israel has “degraded Hezbollah’s capabilities; we took out thousands of terrorists, including (longtime Hezbollah leader Hassan) Nasrallah himself, and Nasrallah’s replacement, and his replacement’s replacement.” The premier stressed, “Today, Hezbollah is weaker than it has been in many, many years.” Netanyahu did not identify…

Nigeria must enhance its crude oil production capacity and effectively manage its crude supply to ensure adequate feedstock for domestic refineries, in order to transit from a net importer to a net exporter of petroleum products. Chairman of Dangote Refinery and Petrochemicals Company Limited, Aliko Dangote, made this assertion during his keynote address at a summit held in Lagos by the Crude Oil Refinery Owners Association of Nigeria (CORAN). The event attracted top government officials and key stakeholders from the midstream and downstream sectors. Addressing Nigeria’s potential as a refining hub, Dangote expressed concern that, despite producing over 3.4 million…

About 21 passengers are feared dead in a boat accident that occurred at Imore town in the Amuwo-Odofin area of Lagos State. The state police spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed this on Tuesday in Lagos. Hundeyin said the police received a distress call about the accident on Monday. He said, “A distress call was received at Ilashe Division that two unregistered passenger boats, both having 16 passengers onboard, collided at the middle of the lagoon at Imore Town. In the process, the boats capsized and passengers got drowned with the goods.’’ The spokesperson said that emergency responders consequently stormed the…

Less than a week after assuming office, the mayor of Chilpancingo, a city in southern Mexico, Alejandro Arcosa has been assassinated. According to officials on Sunday, Arcos won an election on behalf of an opposition coalition that included the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) in June. Expectedly, a barrage of condemnations has trailed the killing. Guerrero State governor, Evelyn Salgado, wrote on social media, ”The killing of Chilpancingo mayor, Alejandro Arcos fills us with indignation,” but did not provide further details of the circumstances. Also, Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), referred to his murder as a “cowardly crime” and demanded accountability. The…

The Borno State government has launched an e-staff Web App in government institutions to safeguard sensitive information and documents from leakages and unauthorized access. The App is a secured online platform that stores and manages sensitive information, as well as reduces the risk of unauthorized access. The WebApp was unveiled on Tuesday in Maiduguri during a five-day capacity-building workshop organized for information custodians across the state. The theme of the workshop is, “Misinformation and Information Leakages as Challenges to Human Resources Administration in the New Media Era.” The workshop was organized by the Borno State government, AMSAM Konsult Ltd, with…

Local government unions in the country have appealed to the Federal Government to make workers’ salaries a first-line charge on the Federation Account and pay directly to statutory bodies, including the Local Government Service Commission. In a memorandum to the Federal Government, the unions, under the aegis of the Joint Action Committee (JAC) of Local Government-based Unions, made up of the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE), the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), and the Nigeria Union of Pensioners (NUP), said this was necessary for the industrial stability of the local government system. The memorandum was signed by Titus…

A federal high court in Abuja has declared Julius Abure as the substantive chair of the Labour Party (LP). Presiding judge, Emeka Nwite, in a judgment delivered on Tuesday, affirmed the Abure-led leadership and the March 2024 Nnewi convention that produced the party executives. Subsequently, the judge ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to recognize Abure as the legitimate chair of the party. The judge held, “I am of the view and so hold that the basis of these cogent verifiable documents, the defendant’s attempt to impeach the validity of the leadership of the plaintiff fails. “The plaintiff has…

The police on Monday said five people have been confirmed missing after two boats collided and capsized in the Imore area of Lagos State on Monday night. Lagos State Police Command spokesperson, Benjamin Hundeyin, who confirmed the incidents on his X page said eleven other passengers, who sustained injuries during the mishap, were rescued by police officers and local divers who were mobilized to the scene. He added that efforts are ongoing to recover the missing occupants of the boats. According to reports, the two boats, which were loaded with goods, collided on the water, causing them to capsize. Hundeyin…

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has announced that 84 of its members died between May and August 2024, attributing their demise to economic hardship and unpaid salaries. Disclosing the sad development on Channels Television on Sunday, ASUU President, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke said, “In the past three months, from May to August 2024, Nigerian universities lost 84 academics to death because of what our people are going through.” The university don highlighted the dire situation faced by university staff, noting that the government continues to withhold salaries, implementing policies such as fuel and electricity price hikes amid ongoing financial…