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Finally, after 17 years of stalemate, Abubakar Bukola Saraki-led Senate on Thursday breaks the jinx by passing the much awaited Petroleum Industry Governance Bill. Benefits of the PIGB 1. It will create a conducive business environment for petroleum operations 2. Enhance exploitation and exploration of petroleum resources in Nigeria for the benefit of Nigerians 3. Optimize domestic gas supplies, especially for power generation and industrial development 4. Encourage investment in Nigerian petroleum industry 5. Optimize government revenue 6. Establish profit-driven oil entities 7. Deregulate and liberalize the downstream petroleum sector…

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Zitadel Medicals and Diagnostics Limited, Abuja has performed its first brain surgery in partnership with Brain And Spine Surgery (BASS) consortium with an all Nigerians team. The Chairman and CEO, Mr Nik C. Odinuwe, made the disclosure to a select journalists, stating that the hospital has developed the capacity and know-how with its team of surgeons to conduct safe and cost-effective neurosurgery. According to him, “the facility can effectively operate on any kind of neurosurgery; we just had a spinal surgery three weeks ago in Abuja and another at the…

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Ahead of local government council elections in Cross River State, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in Yala Local Government Area, Comrade Peter Odey, has described one of the aspirants, Delcan Ogar, as good omen for the council and entire communities in the local government area. Odey who also is the organising secretary, Declan Ogar-Genesis Chairmanship Campaign Organization, stated this in a press statement on the heels of some political leaders in the party who he alleged wants to scuttle the ambition of Ogar from being the party’s…

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The Coalition of Civil Society for Good Governance, CCSGG, has passed a vote of confidence on the Nigerian military over the recent report by  Transparency International. The group further accused Transparency International, IT, of trying to distract the Nigerian Military from effectively executing the war on terrorism which has recorded success under the current military leadership. CCSGG made the statement while reacting to TI’s claim which prescribed a ban on the sales of weapons and military equipment to Nigeria, citing previous history of corruption. In the report, TI also recommended…

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The Executive Secretary of the Nigeria Christian Pilgrim Commission, Rev. Tor Uja has said that the Commission would build about eight Pilgrimage Heritage Centres in Abuja and other states in the country. He disclosed this recently in Abuja at  a reception in his honour by Management and Staff of the Commission for his one year anniversary in office. Rev. Uja called on the government and well meaning Nigerians to support the Commission in this laudable project. Rev. Uja also tasked the Church to take responsibility of change in the country…

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The Executive Secretary of the Nigeria Christian Pilgrim Commission, Rev. Tor Uja has called on the states in the North without an established Christian Pilgrim Welfare Boards to set up one. He made this disclosure on 19th May, 2017 at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano during the Maiden flag off of intending Christian Pilgrims to Israel from the Kano International Airport. He stressed that having the Christian Pilgrim Welfare Boards in the states in the North would stimulate development and speed up effective coordination of Christian Pilgrimage activities…

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