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NLNG Calls for Homegrown Technology to Drive Local Content in Oil and Gas

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NLNG’s Deputy Managing Director, Olakunle Osobu, speaking at a Panel Session titled “Technology as a Local Content Imperative: From Adoption to Domestication” at the NOG Energy Week 2025 in Abuja on Monday. The Nigeria Liquified Natural Gas (NLNG) has underscored the urgent need to domesticate technology as a cornerstone for strengthening local content in the nation’s oil and gas sector. Speaking at the NOG Energy Week 2025 in Abuja, NLNG’s Deputy Managing Director, Olakunle Osobu, described technology as the lifeblood of modern energy systems, insisting it must be tailored to Nigeria’s unique context to truly empower its people. “Our industry is among the biggest consumers of technology. But we are not just interested in using it, we want to simplify it, adapt it, and ensure it’s communicated in ways Nigerians can fully grasp,” Osobu said during a panel discussion on “Technology as a Local Content Imperative: From Adoption to Domestication.” He argued that no country has ever attained...
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Vaping in Nigeria: Green Outside, Deadly Within

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By Robert Egbe When, during the 1920s, the American public began to identify smoking as the cause of their persistent cough, throat irritation, and other related diseases, tobacco companies – fearing a threat to their profits – began a devious media blitz. Using mostly models who posed as doctors, they falsely claimed that cigarettes were harmless or that some cigarette brands were less harmful than others. Almost 90 years after, the tobacco and allied industries, especially Big Tobacco – the world’s four largest transnational tobacco companies and their subsidiaries that keep the tobacco epidemic going – are still neck deep in the business of duping people that their products are “less harmful.” Conscious that smoking’s deadly effects have been exposed, but driven by the stupendous profits they make from producing and selling products of death and diseases, Big Tobacco is relentlessly devising new means to remain in their noxious business. Top among the addictive novel products the in...
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CP Giwa Earns Praise For Proactive Policing in Enugu

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  The Commissioner of Police, Enugu State Command, CP Mamman Bitrus Giwa, has received commendations from local government officials and a delegation of retired senior security officers for his proactive and community-focused approach to policing in the state. The accolades came during a courtesy visit by the Chairman of Ezeagu Local Government Area, Dr. Vita Ndu, and members of the Eche Obodo Security Group, a coalition of retired security chiefs from the Enugu North Senatorial Zone. Dr. Ndu praised CP Giwa’s swift response and decisive action in the aftermath of a recent kidnapping and ritual killing incident in Umuojor, Isiagu Umumba Autonomous Community. He described the Police Command’s intervention as timely and effective in restoring calm and reassuring the community. Speaking on behalf of the Eche Obodo group, retired Major General Godwin Ugwuoke highlighted the notable improvements in security under CP Giwa’s leadership. The delegation, which included former Commissioners ...
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Police Recover AK-47 Rifle, Suspected Stolen Motorcycle in Nasarawa

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The Nasarawa State Police Command has recorded a major security success following the recovery of an AK-47 rifle, live ammunition, and a suspected stolen motorcycle in the Giza area of Keana Local Government. According to a statement released by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Ramhan Nansel, the operation was conducted on June 7, 2025, after the Commissioner of Police, CP Shetima Jauro Mohammed, received credible intelligence about the movement of a suspected criminal transporting illegal arms. Acting on the intelligence, police operatives from the Giza Division mounted a strategic stop-and-search operation along the Giza–Kadarko Road. During the exercise, officers attempted to intercept a man riding an unregistered Bajaj motorcycle. The suspect, upon sighting the police, abandoned the motorcycle and fled into the surrounding bush. A search of the abandoned motorcycle led to the recovery of: One AK-47 rifle (Breach No. 0413), two magazines, forty-five rounds of 7.62x39mm liv...
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CAPPA Urges Awujale to Declare Ojude Oba a Smoke-Free Festival

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— Festival Coordinator Says Ijebu Land Does Not Endorse Tobacco Use Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has called on the Awujale of Ijebuland, His Royal Majesty Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona, to declare this year’s Ojude Oba festival a smoke-free event in order to protect public health and cultural values. The appeal was made in a statement issued on Friday ahead of the annual festival scheduled for Sunday, June 8, at the Dipo Dina International Stadium in Ijebu Ode. Themed “Ojude Oba: Celebrating Our Roots, Preserving Our Future,” the 2025 edition is expected to attract hundreds of thousands of participants and tourists from within and outside Nigeria. CAPPA urged the Awujale and the festival’s Organising Committee to prohibit smoking, tobacco advertising, and brand promotions at all festival locations, including parade routes and communal gathering areas. The group also recommended setting up designated health stations to educate attendees about the dangers ...
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Eid-Ul-Adha 2025: Enugu CP Orders Statewide Security Deployment, Greets Muslim Faithful

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. Enugu State Commissioner of Police, Mamman Giwa The Commissioner of Police, Enugu State Command, CP Mamman Giwa, has extended warm greetings to the Muslim community in Enugu State and across Nigeria as they celebrate the 2025 Eid-ul-Adha. In a press release issued on Thursday by the Command’s spokesperson, SP Daniel Ndukwe, CP Giwa urged the Muslim Ummah to celebrate responsibly and to uphold the core values of obedience, sacrifice, and peaceful coexistence that define the sacred festival. As part of measures to ensure a peaceful celebration, the Commissioner has ordered the massive and strategic deployment of police personnel and resources across Enugu State. The deployment will cover Eid prayer grounds, markets, highways, recreational centres, and other public spaces where large gatherings are expected. “The deployment is aimed at guaranteeing the safety and security of residents during and beyond the Sallah celebrations,” the statement read. CP Giwa directed Area Commanders, Divis...
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Police and Ports: Strengthening Security for Nigeria’s Blue Economy

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Nigeria’s push to unlock the full potential of its marine and blue economy just got a boost - thanks to renewed collaboration between the Nigeria Police Force and the Nigerian Shippers’ Council. On Tuesday, June 3rd, 2025, Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Olukayode Egbetokun hosted the CEO of the Nigerian Shippers’ Council, Dr. Akutah Pius Ukeyima, at the Force Headquarters in Abuja. The high-level meeting brought together senior police officers and maritime stakeholders to reinforce a critical message: security is key to economic growth. Why It Matters Ports, waterways, and maritime transport are the lifeblood of Nigeria’s trade and a central pillar of the blue economy agenda. But without proper enforcement, monitoring, and protection, the sector faces threats ranging from cargo theft to regulatory non-compliance. That’s where the Nigeria Police Force comes in. Dr. Akutah praised the Police for their vital support in upholding port standards and enhancing transparency and efficiency ...
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