September, 2022

• 22 September

  US To Provide Nigeria, Others With $11bn For Green Energy

  

  The United States is proposing $11bn funding annually towards a ‘just’ energy transition as the debate intensify. US President, Joe Biden said this during his address at the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday. Biden said, “So as I announced last year to meet our global responsibility, my administration is …

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• 22 September

  ICRC Urges More States To Invest In Infrastructure Through PPP Projects

  

  The Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission said that it is readily available to assist states including the Federal Capital Territory to take on viable infrastructure projects using Public Private Partnerships. The Director-General of the ICRC, Michael Ohiani disclosed this when he received a delegation of Media Trust Group, owners of Daily …

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• 21 September

  NCC Deploys 84 IT Projects to Support Persons with Disabilities

  

  The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has deployed 84 assistive information technology (IT)projects at different locations in Nigeria to support people with special needs while supporting policies that enable disadvantaged members of the society to live a more qualitative life. “The E-Accessibility project seeks to meet the ICT needs of persons …

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• 21 September

  ASUU to appeal NICN judgment, asks members to remain calm

  

  The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), in a swift reaction to a National Industrial Court of Nigeria (NICN) order, has asked its members to remain calm. The union in a statement signed by the Lagos Zonal Coordinator, Dr Adelaja Odukoya, quotes the National President, Prof Emmanuel Osodeke, as saying, …

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• 21 September

  What Buhari Told World Leaders At UNGA

  

  Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday, addressed the 77th United Nations General Assembly in New York. Below is the full speech of the Nigerian president. Mr. President, On behalf of the Government and people of Nigeria, I congratulate you on your well-deserved election as President of UNGA77. I assure you of …

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• 21 September

  Buhari Bids Farewell To World Leaders At UNGA 77

  

  President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday, told world leaders that his regime is committed to delivering a free and fair electoral process that would usher in a new president next year. He also said a new face will be representing Nigeria at the 78th session of the UN General Assembly come …

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• 21 September

  Why We Pull Out From Atiku Campaign Council–Wike’s Camp

  

  The crisis rocking the nation’s main opposition party, Peoples Democratic Party deepened on Wednesday as Governor Nyesom Wike’s team reportedly pulled out of the campaign Council of the party’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar. This came following a meeting early on Wednesday morning in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital. Our …

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• 20 September

  Senate shuffles committees, hands Adeyemi, Yahaya new appointments

  

  The Senator representing Kogi-West, Smart Adeyemi; the Senator representing Kebbi North, Yahaya Abdullahi, and three other senators have been appointed as committee heads. The Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, during the plenary, announced minor changes to the chairmanship of the Senate standing committees Five out of the 67 standing committees were …

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• 20 September

  Energy Transition Making Petrol Suppliers To Rethink Oil Business

  

  The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has stated that only the sum of N3.4tn is needed subsidise an average of 66.7 million litres of Premium Motor Spirit (petrol) consumed daily, as against the N4tn approved in the 2022 Appropriation Act. The NNPC also put the volume of PMS consumed daily …

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• 20 September

  No Need To Impeach Buhari–Kalu

  

  Orji Uzor Kalu, chief whip of the senate, says there is no talk about the impeachment of President Muhammadu Buhari because security has improved. On July 27, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) senators staged walkout after Senate President Ahmad Lawan prevented Philip Aduda, senator representing federal capital territory (FCT), from discussing the …

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