In a significant boost for Nigeria’s oil industry, Vice President Kashim Shettima has joined the Oriental Energy Resources Limited to unveil The $315 million Floating Production, Storage, and Offloading (FPSO) vessel, which aligns with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s oil sector reforms policy. The FPSO vessel, with a storage capacity of one million barrels, which will…
….Says No Meaningful Development Without Addressing Power Sector Crisis The Vice President, Kashim Shettima, has emphasized that addressing Nigeria’s power sector crisis and ensuring access to affordable energy are crucial for meaningful economic development. According to a statement issued by Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Communications, Office of the Vice President,…
Vice President Kashim Shettima, on Thursday, presided over a close door meeting of the National Economic Council (NEC) at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. The meeting, which is the 146th meeting and last one for the year 2024, started at 11:30 am with a reasonable number of governors, including those of Cross River, Imo, and…
The Enugu State governor, Peter Mbah, has expressed optimism that the South East will henceforth enjoy an improved electricity power supply following the launch of the Light-Up Nigeria project on Monday. Mbah, who spoke on the crucial role of the power sector in revitalizing the Nigerian economy, said the Light-Up Nigeria project offers a new…
Vice President Kashim Shettima is currently presiding over the National Economic Council (NEC) meeting at the State House, Abuja. The ongoing NEC meeting, which is the fourth since the Bola Tinubu administration took off, has virtually all members in attendance. The council, which comprised the governors of the 36 states of the federation, also has…
The Federal Government has announced plans to launch a $617.7 million Investment in Digital and Creative Enterprises programme in November 2023. The i-DICE program which aims to promote innovation and generate job opportunities within the technology sector was launched in March this year under the immediate past administration of President Muhammadu Buhari. In a statement…
The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed the suit by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, seeking the disqualification of 2023 presidential and vice-presidential candidates of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu and Kashim Shettima. A five-member panel of the Supreme Court held that the PDP lacked the locus standi to institute the suit. The panel…
