The apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has described the Presidential candidate of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar as a victim of nemesis and that he is wasting his time.
A statement today, December 2 by the Secretary-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, Mazi Okechukwu Isiguzoro, said that Atiku is set to reap the fruit of what he did to former President Goodluck Jonathan in 2015.
“Nemesis has caught up with Atiku Abubakar after he treacherously rounded hijacked some governors in 2015 to provide an opposition as against the re-election of former President Goodluck Jonathan by forming alliances with then ACN, led by Bola Tinubu, CPC led by Muhammadu Buhari and ANPP led by Ogbonnaya Onu, a faction of APGA led by Rochas Okorocha and the then New PDP, which he led.
“He was able to lead former Governor Chibuike Amaechi of Rivers, former Governor Rabiu Kwankwanso of Kano, former Governor Aliyu Wamakko of Sokoto, former Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara and former Governor Murtala Nyako of Adamawa against their own party, PDP.
“Now nature has finally come up against him and he is reaping the reward; let him stop wasting his time and resources.”
Isiguzoro said that God is using the G-5 governors, led by Nyesom Wike to deal with Atiku “over what he did to Jonathan.”
“Ndigbo commends the G5 Governors led by Governor Wike for their opposition to Atiku Abubakar’s Presidency in the 2023 election.
“Whatever Atiku had sowed in 2015, he is now reaping in 2023. He and the same gang members that destroyed Jonathan’s chances in 2015 have also undermined the PDP zoning formula that favours the South East.”
He told Governor Wike and other members of G-5 to save the nation from imminent danger ahead of 2023 elections.
“These Governors have crafted their names in gold by thwarting the heinous plans to nullify the gentleman’s agreement of rotational Presidency between the North and the South which was the basis for peace and sustainable democracy in Nigeria since 1999.
“As a serial presidential contestant, Atiku should start planning for 2027.”
The Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has warned a former Local Government Area Chairman in the state, Joseph Asawa not to drag him into any case in an attempt to seek favour from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar.
Ortom, who has since distanced himself from Atiku’s presidential campaign, was responding to an allegation from Joseph Asawa that he (the governor) sent thugs after him during a recent political rally to flag off the Benue North West Senatorial campaign rally in Gboko.
Joseph Asawa, a former Chairman of Ushongo local government area had accused the Governor of sending thugs after him to manhandle him and other supporters of Atiku.
But Governor Ortom, in a statement through his Chief Press Secretary, Nathaniel Ikyur denied such moves and warned the ex-chairman against dropping his name in order to secure the favour or sympathy of Atiku.
The Benue Governor denied claims by Asawa that “Atiku Abubakar supporters were targeted for assault and alleged that the Governor sponsored youths who allegedly manhandled him.”
The statement added that Asawa’s claim is “false, misleading, and a calculated attempt by the former Council Chairman to use the name of the Governor and win cheap sympathy from the Atiku Abubakar camp.
“Governor Ortom could not have condescended so low to direct his supporters to molest anyone at the Gboko rally as violence has never been part of his style of politics.
“Governor Ortom has never used thugs either during elections or at any other time and so does not patronise them, contrary to the claims by the former council chairman.
“From the outbursts of Hon Asawa, it is obvious that he wants to take advantage of the call for fairness and equity by the G-5 Governors which Governor Ortom is a member to be recognized by the camp of the presidential candidate of our party.”
Giorgian de Arrascaeta 2 goals for Uruguay against Ghana today, December 2, in the ongoing World Cup competition in Qatar, were not enough to keep the two of them: the victor and the vanquished in the reckoning. This was after South Korea had beaten Uruguay to the Group H runners-up spot with victory over Portugal.
Ghana had attempted to take the lead in the 21st minute of the play when Andre Ayew’s tame penalty was easily saved by Sergio Rochet.
Uruguay made them pay with their first goals of the tournament as De Arrascaeta headed the ball over the line from close-range after a shot from Luis Suarez in the 26th minute.
He doubled their lead with a superb volley after Suarez was again involved in the buildup six minutes later.
The win lifted Uruguay to third place on four points, the same as South Korea, who squeaked through with more goals scored in the tournament after netting a late winner in a 2-1 victory over Portugal.
Ghana finished bottom of the group with three points.
Airtel has gone into partnership with the United Nation Children Education Fund (UNICEF) to connect 620 primary schools in Nigeria to digital learning within the next three months.
The partnership, which comes under the Re-imagine of Education Initiative, according to the statement from Airtel, is expected to benefit 300,000 students across the country with access to the internet and devices.
In a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signing ceremony to flag-off the initiative in Lagos today, December 2, Airtel said that it has completed the process of providing free access to the two digital platforms for the targeted beneficiaries.
Airtel said that it has committed US$1.3 million worth of complimentary data for the two platforms and data provision for learners in the first year alone.
It said that 20 schools in Lagos and Kano will be connected in December 2022, while the connection of the remaining 600 schools will be concluded before the end of February 2023.
Speaking at the event, the Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Airtel in Nigeria, Surendran Chemmenkotil, said: “Education, especially digital learning, forms a significant part of the company’s sustainability agenda for Nigeria and it will stop at nothing to bridge the huge digital gap that currently exists in mostly rural primary schools across the country.
“With this programme and partnership, we are providing both world class education and digital inclusion for thousands of underprivileged children and our goal is to connect, empower and transform as many children and young people as possible. Education is power, and connectivity provides the leverage to become unstoppable. At Airtel, we are confident that this investment will not just transform lives but will create a wonderful future for millions of Nigerian children and young people.”
The UNICEF’s Country Representative in Nigeria, Cristian Munduate said: “This is an important milestone and a step closer in reducing the digital divide in Nigeria. Quality digital learning is the fastest route to improving learning and equipping children and young people with the 21st century skills needed to fulfil their potential and to live their dreams. We are delighted that Airtel Nigeria shares UNICEF’s vision and will help in driving the process to scale-up access to digital learning for children and young people across these schools.”
The Re-imagine education project is a five-year partnership between Airtel and UNICEF to help accelerate the roll-out of digital learning by connecting schools to the internet and ensuring free access to learning platforms across 13 countries. By providing equal access to quality digital learning, particularly for the most vulnerable children, the partnership will help to ensure that every child reaches his/her full potential.
The statement said that in the first year of the five-year partnership, Airtel and UNICEF will provide all the resources for digital learning to the 620 identified schools, including reliable broadband connectivity and free access to a world class curriculum through the Nigeria Learning Passport (NLP).
NLP, developed by the Federal Ministry of Education, UNICEF, and Microsoft, is an e-learning platform with online and offline capability that enables continuous access to quality education.
Airtel’s support will benefit students with uninterrupted access to quality learning materials. Airtel is also providing free access for any Airtel subscriber to Youth Agency Market Place (YOMA), a UNICEF digital platform for skilling, upskilling and encouraging young people’s engagement. Currently YOMA has 115,000 users in Nigeria. This number is expected to grow with Airtel support, especially for young people living in hard-to-reach areas with no to low access to data or connectivity.
Former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara and other Northern Christian leaders have resolved to support the Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the 2023 presidential election.
The leaders, under the aegis of the Northern Leaders Consultative Forum, spoke to newsmen today, December 2 in Abuja, saying that Atiku was adopted after considering the report of the technical criteria committee which was presented by former Kogi State Deputy Governor, Simon Achuba.
The leaders had rejected the decision by the candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu to pick former Borno State Governor, Kashim Shettima as his running mate and promised to reveal another candidate/party to support after due consultations.
They said that after evaluating all the presidential candidates contesting the 2023 polls, they realized that the PDP candidate is the best.
They added that the decision of the APC to field a Muslim-Muslim ticket is a sign that the party is about to become dead and buried.
The report was put to a voice vote by Dogara and was unanimously adopted by the members.
The report read: “It is evident that the All Progressives Congress (APC) is heading for implosion and extinction; hence, it cannot be the party for now and in the future, because of its rejection to embrace inclusiveness in a diverse country like Nigeria. After the 2023 elections, APC may be dead and buried as a political party.
“While the duo (NNPP and LP) may emerge as strong contenders in the political arena in the future, from all indications, PDP appears to be the best option to adopt and support.
“All it takes is to sustain and tackle some of the problems and challenges this country is facing.
“Certainly, with proper consultations and inclusive appointments, which is mindful of the federal character principle with a sincere consideration of diverse issues such as religious affiliation, geographical location, and ethnic identity, which many believe will enhance justice, fairness and equity, after a careful evaluation of all the issues highlighted above, we hereby recommend the adoption of the PDP to all lovers of democracy in Nigeria for the 2023 presidential election.”
The Presidency has given the details on how much each of the nine oil producing states in the South-South received from the N625.43 billion 13 percent oil derivation, subsidy and SURE-P refunds from the Federation Account in the last two years.
A statement by the senior special assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on media and publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, said that the nine states are Abia, Akwa-Ibom, Bayelsa, Cross River, Delta, Edo, Imo, Ondo and Rivers.
According to the statement, under the 13 per cent derivation fund on withdrawal from ECA without deducting derivation from 2004 to 2019:
Abia State received N4.8 billion with outstanding sum of N2.8 billion
Akwa-Ibom received N128 billion with outstanding sum of N77 billion
Bayelsa with N92.2bn, leaving an outstanding of N55 billion
Cross River got a refund N1.3 billion with a balance N792 million
Delta State received N110 billion, leaving a balance of N66.2 billion
Edo State received N11.3billion, with a balance of N6.8billion
Imo State, N5.5 billion with an outstanding sum of N3.3 billion
Ondo State, N19.4 billion with an outstanding sum of N11.7bn
Rivers State was paid 103.6 billion, with an outstanding balance of N62.3 billion.
The statement said that the States also got N64.8 billion as refund of the 13 per cent derivation fund on deductions made by NNPC without payment of derivation to Oil Producing States from 1999 to December.
The statement said that the states were paid in eight instalments between October 2, 2021 and January 11, 2022, while the ninth to twelfth installments are still outstanding.
It said that on the 13 per cent derivation fund on deductions made by NNPC without payment of derivation, the nine oil producing States were paid in three instalments this year, with the remaining 17 instalments outstanding.
Under this category:
Abia State received N1.1 billion
Akwa-Ibom, N15 billion
Bayelsa, N11.6 billion
Cross River, N432 million
Delta State, N14.8 billion
Edo State, N2.2 billion
Imo State, N2.9, billion
Ondo State, N3.7 billion
Rivers State, N12.8 billion.
Meanwhile, the benefitting states shared N9.2billion in three instalments in April, August and November 2022 as refunds on the 13 per cent derivation exchange rate differential on withdrawal from the ECA.
The three largest benefitting states were Akwa Ibom (N1.6billion), Delta State (N1.4billion) and Rivers State (N1.32billion).
Similarly, all the nine states received N4.7 billion each, totalling N42.34 billion as refunds on withdrawals for subsidy and SURE-P from 2009 to 2015. The refund, which is for all the states and local government councils, was paid on 10th November, 2022.
The Federation Account also paid N3.52billion each as refund to local government councils on withdrawals for subsidy and SURE-P from 2009 to 2015 on the same date in November.
“President Buhari considers it a matter of honour and decency that debts owed to states or anyone for that matter be repaid, and in time without regards to their partisan political affiliations.
“The President will continue to render equal service to all the states of the federation and an acknowledgment of this by Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State and the others is not out of place,” the statement said, promising that refunds to the oil-producing states will continue.
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has struck a $1.4 billion external project finance agreement with Chevron Nigeria limited for the Kolmani oil field site, the first oil drilling in Northern part of the country. The signing ceremony was done on Tuesday in London.
President Muhammadu Buhari had performed the ground-breaking ceremony of the Kolmani Oil Prospecting Lease (OPL) 809 and 810 at the Kolmani field site located between Bauchi and Gombe States on November 22.
Speaking at the signing event, the Group Chief Executive Officer of NNPCL, Mele Kyari, expressed happiness over what he called “swift response of each of the 16 lenders participating in the financing programme,” saying that it was a demonstration of the confidence in NNPCL by the market.
“I am glad to welcome you to the signing ceremony of Project Panther, the $1.4 billion external project finance jointly arranged by Standard Chartered Bank UK and United Bank for Africa for Northern Hydrocarbon Funding Limited on behalf of the NNPC Limited/Chevron Nigeria Limited Joint Venture.
“We are delighted at the overwhelming response of each of the sixteen lenders participating in this financing programme, a clear demonstration of the great confidence reposed in us by the market.”
Kyari, who was represented by the Executive Vice-President, NNPCL, Adokiye Tombomieye said: “while this level of interest is not new to offerings by the NNPCL/CNL Joint Venture, the fact that is sustained at this time of very high uncertainties is indeed remarkable.
“It is obvious that our diligence in meeting debt service obligations, especially during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic has not gone unnoticed by the market.
“I will, therefore, like to affirm our commitment to delivering true value to our esteemed lenders in this regard.”
The hydrocarbon project, code-named “Project Panther,” will spread across 10 fields in OMLs, 49, 90, and 95. Project panther is expected to increase production covering 37 development wells which are made up of 31 oil producers, one gas well and five water injectors spread across ten NNPCL/CNL JV fields from 2022 to 2026,
Musikilu Mojeed, the author of “The Letterman,” a book detailing the letters which the former Nigerian President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo wrote at different times in his life, has said that the idea of writing the book came to him ‘out-of-blue.’
Speaking in a short conversation with a television host, Kadaria Ahmed, shortly after the book was publicly presented in Abuja yesterday, December 1, Mojeed admitted that he didn’t have the permission of the former president to write the book.
Rather, he said, what initially occurred to him during his visit to the Obasanjo Library in Abeokuta, capital of Ogun state, was to get Obasanjo’s letters for exclusive stories, but later changed his mind to compile them into a book.
This was even as Obasanjo said also that he was not consulted by the author before putting his letters together as a book.
Obasanjo said: “I did not intend to come. He (Mojeed) did not take my permission. Until last week when he brought me two copies, I did not know that he was writing the book. When I read the book, I was flabbergasted. I was torn between him not telling me and the amount of work he put in.
“I read a part and rang him. I told him, you have unearthed this part? This is good. I did not reply to his letter because I did not want him to quote me.”
Obasanjo however said at a book presentation in Abuja that he would not stop writing letters to powers that be and authorities, describing Mojeed’s work as amazingly good, adding: “you have done an excellent job.”
He commended the author, saying: “I believe in letter writing because you have to communicate. I don’t see any substitute for it. I believe very much in letter writing and I don’t think it is outdated. It is an art and has done great things in the history of great countries.
“I read it and was completely flabbergasted by the amount of work that he has done in writing the book.
“I started reading the book and I was liking what I was reading until I finished reading it. Although, there are many things that I had forgotten that he dug up and I was marveled at it.
“There are many things that I have forgotten, and he (Mojeed) presented them well. The reason why I don’t grant interviews is because journalists are like a nagging wife that has children for you. You just have to tolerate them. They will annoy you. Musikiliu has one unique advantage, he tolerates me and I tolerate him.
He further stunned the audience when he said that he won’t stop writing letters.
The former president also said the appropriate title of the book would have been the ‘Audacity of an Optimist.’
Speaking further on the country and interaction with other world leaders, Obasanjo said Nigeria got away with a lot of “stupid things” because ‘God is a Nigerian.’
“I believe that God is a Nigerian. Bishop Kukah may not agree with me. Because God loves us so much that we have done so many stupid things and He allowed us to get away with these stupid things.
“I sincerely hope that God’s patience has no limit of elasticity because if He does, there will soon be a day that God will say: ‘No, I have had enough.’ And if God says He has had enough it doesn’t matter, Musikilu can write 20 books on Lettermen and Letterwomen, it won’t help us.
“I believe the right lessons must be learnt. We have all that we need to have. God has given us all that we need to have; that we are not doing what we should do. It is not God, we should blame ourselves,” said the former president.
Obasanjo, who recalled some instances where global leaders were always consulting with Nigerians before taking some critical decisions, lamented that the country appeared to be losing it.
He said the country was not appreciating what it had in terms of resources.
Obasanjo said: “We probably don’t appreciate what we have as a country and I believe if we do appreciate it, make good use of it, we will do better than we are now.
“I have sent for an interview with the only remaining member of what they call the 12 disciples in the foreign service; that’s the 12 Nigerians who first joined the Foreign Service before our independence, Amb Adefuye is the only remaining one.
“In that interview, he said that when Nigeria became independent it was a giant in the sun. That was the expectation; not a giant even in Africa. A giant in the sun. That was the expectation of the world about Nigeria.
“Have we lived up to it? No. If we have not, why haven’t we? And it is not so far to seek.
“Somebody talked about Jimmy Carter visiting Nigeria. Of course, he did visit Nigeria but before he visited Nigeria we were struggling with America, something they call constructive engagement with South Africa. What can be constructive with apartheid?
‘’We said no, we don’t accept that Kessinger said he was coming to Nigeria three times and three times I said I would not receive him. You may say that’s madness. Yes, there is a touch of madness but you have to do what is right.
“There was this election coming. It was Ford and Jimmy Carter. If Ford won the election, I would have to do acrobatics. I would not be able to say America cannot come to Nigeria for four years. Before the election, we started looking for who was in the camp of Jimmy Carter and we found Andy Young before the election and when the election took place, Cater won.
“Within two weeks of him being sworn in, Andy Young came to us. We became very close with Andy Young to the extent that the Carter administration will not do anything in Africa without informing us. People ask me, how did we lose that? How did we lose it?”
The book from the stable of PREMIUM TIMES Books stable, had its foreword written by former Secretary-General of the Commonwealth Chief Emeka Anyaoku.
The historical letters chronicled in the book dwells on the former president’s exploit and courage to speak fearlessly, superiors, associates and foreign personalities via letters without minding whose ox is gored.
In the course of exemplifying patriotism, Obasanjo had written letters to Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe, Margaret Thatcher of the Great Britain,, Jimmy Carter of the United States of America, his then Commander-in-Chief and Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon, his superior officers in the army, Presidents Umaru Musa Yar ‘Adua, Goodluck Jonathan, Ibrahim Babangida and Muhammadu Buhari among others.
The highpoints of the occasion was when the 85-year-old ‘Ebora Owu’ as Obasanjo is fondly called, breezed into the hall unannounced and the unveiling of the book by some invited dignitaries.
Jonathan lauds ex-leader
In a message to the gathering, former President Goodluck Jonathan said more than anything, Obasanjo would be remembered for debt forgiveness he championed for the country, the creation of anti-corruption agencies and his several international interventions across Africa.
Represented by a former minister of aviation, Osita Chidoka, the former president said “history will remember the former president for the great things he did, not the quarrels and the fights.”
Kukah reviews
Reviewing the book, Bishop Matthew ssan Kukah said: “In trying to review this enigma, where, when and how does one start? Is it his life as a soldier, a farmer, a former military head of state and then a president, an internationally much-sought after negotiator, a squash player of repute or where does one really start?”
He thereafter dwelled comprehensively on the book, describing it as nothing short of an inspiration and a masterful piece of ingenuity.
Obasanjo in the book, according to him, “is portrayed as the most controversial, provocative, argumentative, insightful, enigmatic and inspiring individuals beyond the shores of Nigeria and Africa.
“It is rather curious that no one has yet written a biography of General Obasanjo. The man has made such a project redundant because, not trusting anyone to tell his story. He developed almost an obsession with getting his word on his own terms.”
“His state of mental discipline and alertness is incredible and almost impossible to decipher. His mind is incisive, distrusting, suspecting, sharp, rapier like as he writes and ensures that he is the main deal in his own scripted drama,” Kukah added.
In a welcome address, Publisher/CEO Premium Times Mr. Dapo Olorunyomi said the launching of The Letterman was weaving the past with the present via a decent execution of history and journalism.
In his own remarks, chairman of the occasion, Yusuf Ola-Olu Ali, SAN expressed optimism that the book would help revive the dying culture of reading in the country, saying successive leaders in the country should be properly lettered.
“Again, I believe that God is in Nigeria, because God loves us so much that we got away with so many stupid things.
“I sincerely hope that God’s patience have no limit of elasticity. Because if it does, there will be a day that God will say look, I have had enough.
“And if God says he has had enough, it doesn’t matter; Musikilu can write 20 books on letter men and letter women, it won’t help us.”
These the words of the former President of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo at the public presentation of a book entitled: “The LetterMan: Inside the ‘Secret’ Letters of former Nigerian President, Olusegun Obasanjo,” written by the Editor-in-Chief of PREMIUM TIMES, Musikilu Mojeed.
Obasanjo believed that the right lessons must be learned, saying: “we have all that we need to have. God gave us all that we need to have. That we are not doing what we need to do, God is not to blame. We should blame ourselves.”
The former President said that he was not aware of the book, but only got to know about it last week Monday when two copies were brought to him with a letter inviting him for the event.
He said that he was highly flabbergasted when he read it and that after reading it, he found out that the book is really amazingly good and a must-read.
The book was presented by the former Chairman, Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS, Mrs Ifueko Omoigui-Okauru.
The LetterMan is a 465-page book on 25 selected letters with different subject matters.
Roll call
Dignitaries at the launch were former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, represented by former Aviation Minister, Osita Chidoka; former Governor of Bayelsa State, Henry Dickson; the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Ahmed Bola Asiwaju Tinubu, represented by former Minister of Culture and Tourism, Femi Fani Kayode.
Other were former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory Administration, Dr. Modibbo Umar; former Transportation Minister, Rotimi Amaechi; immediate past Governor of Ekiti State, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, represented by the Director-General of the Nigeria Governors Forum, NGF; Minister of State, former Minister Bolaji Abdullahi; former Managing Director of Nigeria Ports Authority, NPA, Hadiza Bala Usman, among others.
Also represented were the Governors of Kaduna, Kogi, Sokoto, Minister of Information and Culture; Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Abdulrasheed Bawa, among others.
The Labour Party (LP), the Ogu State chapter, has announced the expulsion of the Director-General of the party’s Presidential Campaign Council, Doyin Okupe for alleged refusal to pay his membership fee for the past six months since he joined the party.
Ten others were also sacked over alleged non-financial membership status, high-handedness and financial recklessness.
The State Chairman of the party, Michael Ashade who announced this in Abeokuta today, December 1, said that the offences allegedly committed breached the LP’s constitution.
Ashade, flanked by the National Publicity Secretary of LP, Abayomi, and the State Secretary, Feyisola Michael, said that Okupe ceased to be the party member after his failure to meet the mandatory constitutional requirements to fulfill membership status.
He said that Okupe and 10 others have run afoul of the article 9 (3) sub(iii) and Article 9(3) xi of the LP constitution and thereby ceased to be party members.
“Therefore in line with article 19(3) of the Labour Party constitutional provision, we declare that Dr. Doyin Okupe, having failed in the payment of his membership dues for the last six months of joining the Party, has forfeited his membership of the Party and no longer fit and competent to continue to act as the DG of the Presidential Campaign Council (PCC).”
“We hereby notify our National Chairman Bar Julius ABURE and Labour Party Presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, that it’s expedient to obey the constitution of Labour party by immediately appointing another DG for the PCC and that should come from the North to reflect Federal Characters and political Balance.”
“We challenge Dr. Doyin Okupe to provide evidence of any payment in respect of membership dues prior to today into any bank account of the Party.”
The party’s Presidential Candidate, Peter Obi, was also advised to desist from communicating and interacting with Okupe.
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The apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has described the Presidential candidate of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar as a victim of nemesis and that he is wasting his time.
Giorgian de Arrascaeta 2 goals for Uruguay against Ghana today, December 2, in the ongoing World Cup competition in Qatar, were not enough to keep the two of them: the victor and the vanquished in the reckoning. This was after South Korea had beaten Uruguay to the Group H runners-up spot with victory over Portugal.
Airtel has gone into partnership with the United Nation Children Education Fund (UNICEF) to connect 620 primary schools in Nigeria to digital learning within the next three months.
The Presidency has given the details on how much each of the nine oil producing states in the South-South received from the N625.43 billion 13 percent oil derivation, subsidy and SURE-P refunds from the Federation Account in the last two years.
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has struck a $1.4 billion external project finance agreement with Chevron Nigeria limited for the Kolmani oil field site, the first oil drilling in Northern part of the country. The signing ceremony was done on Tuesday in London.
