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NUPRC has the statutory responsibility of ensuring compliance to petroleum laws, regulations and guidelines in the Oil and Gas Industry. The discharge of these responsibilities involves monitoring of operations at drilling sites, producing wells, production platforms and flow stations, crude oil export terminals, refineries, storage depots, pump stations, retail outlets, any other locations where petroleum is either stored or sold, and all pipelines carrying crude oil, natural gas and petroleum products, while carrying out the following functions, among others:Supervising all Petroleum Industry operations being carried out under licences and leases in the country.Monitoring the Petroleum Industry operations to ensure that…

The Fourth Open Forum Town Hall Meeting, a civic space to highlight religious, social and other issues in Akwa Ibom organized by The AkwaIbom and Nigeria Dream Compass Series is sure to reduce/eliminate the blame game between leaders and citizens through intellectual cross fertilization of ideas for development.The focus of the 4th Edition of the Open Forum Town Hall Meeting was on, “Religious and Traditional Institutions in Partisan Politics and Governance: Defining the Limits and Setting Standards” received super analysis and recommendations made for the way forward. Open Forum, an intellectual platform for dialogue, policy articulation and conflict resolution has dedicated…

Edo State commissioner of Police, CP Philip Ogbadu has directed the Homicide Department and other tactical teams of the state police command to instantly unravel those behind the kidnap and murder of a food vendor , Mrs. Taofik Tawa in Benin city, Edo state. Disclosing the ugly information, the Edo State police public relations officer, SP Bello Kontongs added that the police got a report that a food vendor was abducted from a house at Osaretin Asemota street, Off Uwagboe Street, Ugbowo in Benin City in the evening of January 15, 2022, but the woman was found dead the next day. SP…

The managing director of the GT Plaza Fast Food, Elder Pius Omofuma, has received an award from the newly elected Edo State NUJ for his contribution to Edo State.While receiving the executive, he revealed the secrets to his fast growing food trade, noting that people had doubts when he chose a village setting for start-off.The business magnate said when he took his trade to his village in Epoma, East West Local Government Area of Edo State in 1989, some of his close friends doubted the success possibility of the trade being brought to the rural area.Omofuma added that his friends…

Former President, Goodluck Jonathan and Founder/ President of Belema oil Producing Limited, Mr. Tein Jack-Rich, have called on oil operators in the Niger Delta region to impact on local communities by bringing succour to their lives.They made the call weekend at Idama community in Akuku-Toru council area of Rivers State during the commissioning of a high-capacity potable water facility and 1,250KVA power generator donated by Belemaoil Producing Limited under its NNPC/Belemaoil joint venture project.They stated that if operators worked effectively and in a transparent manner with local communities, the result will be communities and companies benefiting mutually in a peaceful…

The Nigerian economy is on its knees. The people are bleeding and the government is seriously overwhelmed both by debt, lack of vision and ever increasing insecurity. Everywhere you turn the people are in a state of unease-worrying over their safety, state of finance or future of their children. For the first time in Nigeria’s history, schools were shut to stem the ravages of bandits who have seen in school children, an easy well of wealth. Travel has also become a source of worry as bandits reign supreme on the highways mauling lives and raping women and girls without care.…

Former England midfielder Frank Lampard has been appointed Everton manager on a two-and-a-half-year deal.The 43-year-old replaces Rafael Benitez, who was sacked earlier this month after one win in 13 games.It is Lampard’s first job since he was sacked by Chelsea a year ago with Thomas Tuchel taking his role.”It is a huge honour for me to represent and manage a club with the size and tradition of Everton,” said Lampard.“I’m very hungry to get started.”Lampard’s first match in charge will be Saturday’s FA Cup fourth-round tie against Brentford at Goodison Park.His first signing at Everton is expected to be Manchester…

Iduozee Efe Paul, BeninHistory is kind to those who positively impact society. The General Overseer of the Redeem Christian Church of God ( RCCG), Edo State governor, Godwin Obaseki, Pastor  Felix Omobude and president, Sword of the Spirit Ministries, Bishop Francis Wale Oke have extolled the positive impacts and leadership qualities of late Archbishop Andrew Benson Idahosa.They paid tribute to the late scion of Pentecostal movement in Nigeria at the 1st Archbishop Benson Idahosa Memorial Lecture organized by the Benson Idahosa University, Benin city, Edo state.In their individual submissions, they said Archbishop Benson Idahosa still lives on, that he has…

…As Hon. Uduehi Urges Men To Give Women ChanceIduozee Efe Paul, BeninEdo State first Lady, Mrs. Betsy Obaseki, has frowned against women working against their fellow women contesting for political offices, and appealed to them to always vote  for women.Mrs. Betsy Obaseki made the appeal at the 25th anniversary of the Nigeria League of Women Voters of Nigeria (NILOWN), at Uniben, Ugbowu campus, Benin City, Edo State.She said she wants the women’s league to be more involved in developing, training and building the capacity of women.“We must encourage and support women to partake in politics to hold political offices. The…

CSR-in-Action marked her eleventh year of existence this November, CSR-in-Action Advocacy, its non-profit arm, was two days after the anniversary, awarded the Best Performing NGO in Mining and Geosciences – an award conferred on any NGO that has committed its activities to solicit for, educating and creating awareness for and solutions to challenges within the industry – at the inaugural Nigerian Institute of Mining and Geosciences Annual Public Lecture, Investiture and Awards in Abuja.It was a double-win for CSR-in-Action as the Chief Executive, Bekeme Masade-Olowola, on the same day and platform received the award of ‘Women Role Model in Mining and…