The Joint Ministerial Monitoring Committee (JMMC) of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has commended the progress made by Nigeria to conform with the agreement on Crude oil production cut.
The group gave the commendation at the 26th Meeting of the JMMC held via video conference on Wednesday.
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It urged its members to remain optimistic about decisions that would drive the recovery of the global oil market.
‘Since the April 2020 Ministerial Meeting, OPEC and non-OPEC countries have adjusted oil production down by a cumulative 2.1 billion …
Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom has accused the Buhari government of bias in handling cases of attacks by herdsmen in most parts of the country.
Ortom, who returned to the office today after overcoming a bout of COVID-19, was reacting to recent reports about the atrocities of herdsmen.
Federal Government of failing to secure the country by being bias in handling cases of attacks allegedly carried out by armed herdsmen.
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‘This country belongs to all of us and the Federal Government, the presidency must act fast because time is going. …
Justice Watila of the Abeokuta Division of the court, who passed away after a brief illness.
Amazon CEO, Jeff Bezos will step down in the third quarter of 2021. Top executive Andy Jassy has been confirmed the successor.
Bezos, founder of Amazon in 1994, is transmuting to the board chairman.
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Jassy joined Amazon in 1997. He has led the Web Services cloud team since its inception. AWS drives much of Amazon’s profit.
…‘I’m excited to announce that this Q3 I’ll transition to Executive Chair of the Amazon Board and Andy Jassy will become CEO,’ Bezos said in a letter to employees.
‘Andy is well known
Yoruba activist, Sunday Igboho, has launched a scathing attack on Enitan Ogunwusi, the Ooni of Ife, National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and the Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde, describing them as Fulani slaves.
The activist went further to berate some traditional rulers in Yoruba land, accusing them of not showing enough support for the struggle to liberate the Yoruba from their ‘Fulani oppressors’.
Igboho spoke at a virtual town hall meeting that started at late night on Tuesday and ended at the early …
The National Chairman of a faction of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Engr. Buba Galadima has faulted the Ondo State governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu for issuing eviction order to Fulani herdsmen in Ondo forests.
The controversial politician spoke on AIT Kaakaki, a programme that discusses the State of the nation which was monitored by Africa Daily News, New York on Wednesday in Abuja.
Galadima wondered that the governor who is a lawyer and a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) should know that there was no law that permits him to evict Fulani herders for any reason, arguing that anybody can choose …
The ‘Serving Overseer’ of the Citadel Global Community Church in Lagos, and outspoken preacher, Pastor Tunde Bakare, has said President Muhammadu Buhari has disappointed Nigerians by not meeting their expectations for which they elected him to office in 2015.
Bakare who was the running mate of Buhari in the 2011 presidential election, revealed this in an Instagram Live Chat with the popular journalist, Dele Momodu.
According to the cleric, he did not think his former political ally had changed, but Nigerians are now helpless in fighting for the country they want as they did during the military era.
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Saudi Arabia on Tuesday announced that it has imposed an entry ban on citizens of 20 countries, with the exception of diplomats, Saudi citizens, medical practitioners, and their families.
The move, which was meant to curb the spread of the COVID-19 affected citizens of the United Arab Emirates.
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Surprisingly, Africa’s most populous country – Nigeria was not on the ban list, which takes effect from Wednesday 3 February.
The affected countries are: UAE, Egypt, Lebanon, Turkey, United States, Britain, Germany, France, Italy, and Ireland.
Others are Portugal, Switzerland, Sweden, …
Anthony Joshua appears to have sent a hostile message to Tyson Fury by insisting he will not be ‘civilized’ as he prepares for ‘combat and war’ in their world title fight.
Joshua is expected to face Fury in an undisputed world title fight this year, with the British rivals currently finalizing terms for a blockbuster battle that will decide the sport’s No 1 heavyweight.
Fury ruthlessly stopped Wilder last February to claim the WBC belt, while Joshua inflicted an explosive knockout on Kubrat Pulev in December, and the WBA, IBF, and WBO champion is readying himself for a brutal …
The United States on Tuesday voiced concerns about Iran’s launch of a satellite-carrying rocket, saying the test could boost missile work at a moment when the two nations are inching back to diplomacy with Biden now in charge.
‘The United States remains concerned with Iran’s efforts to develop space launch vehicles (SLVs), given these programs’ ability to advance Iran’s ballistic missile development,’ a State Department spokesperson said.
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‘SLVs poses a significant proliferation concern due to the fact that SLVs incorporate technologies identical to, and interchangeable with, those used …
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), on Tuesday, warned self-acclaimed Yoruba activist, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, to review his strategy by dialoguing with relevant stakeholders in Southwest in order to find lasting solutions to the activities of killer-herdsmen in Yorubaland.
This, the students’ body noted has become important ‘so as not to set the entire Southwest region on fire and cause anarchy.’
Igboho had, on Monday, stormed troubled areas in Yewaland, Ogun State, in continuation of his anti-killer herdsmen battle in Yorubaland.
Addressing newsmen in Abeokuta on Tuesday, the Chairman of NANS/Ogun Joint Campus …
Chairman of Nigerian Governors’ Forum (NGF) and Ekiti State Governor, Kayode Fayemi has revealed that Nigeria was planning to procure about 80 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines in 2021, to cover 40% of the population, while another 60 million doses was being planned for 2022.
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused significant disruptions to the health and economy of nations, including Nigeria.
Speaking on ‘The role of Nigeria’s state governments in recovery: Responses to COVID-19 linked challenges’ at the Chatham House Event, London, United Kingdom, on Tuesday, Fayemi said state governors were working with the federal government to ensure the availability …
