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President Muhammadu Buhari has signed the bill seeking to amend the deep offshore and inland basin production sharing contract (DOIBPSC) act into law. A bill that was sponsored and advocated for by Senator Dr Ifeanyi Ubah, the Senator Representing Anambra South Senatorial Zone, who is also a major player in the oil and gas industry in Nigeria. The bill seeks to amend the act by reviewing the sharing formula to accrue more benefits to the federal government. Nigeria is projected to earn an additional income of $1.4 billion annually from international oil companies operating in the country if the bill seeking to amend a particular section of the act is passed into law. Buhari signed the much anticipated law from his residence in the UK where he is on a private visit. Writing via his Twitter handle, he described the new law as “a landmark moment for Nigeria”. Although Nigeria signed the first set of PSCs in 1993, while the DOIBPSC was enacted in 1999, failure to review the PS

The National Executive Council (NEC) of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has suspended the immediate past National President of the Union Waheed Odusile and National Vice president of zone C South East Comrade Petrus Obi. Others suspended along side are NAWOJ National Vice President Zone C South East Comrade Chibota Edozie and Ngozi Agbo of Enugu state Council over alleged anti-union activities. The decision was taken at the quarterly National Executive Council Meeting of the Union which was presided over by the National President of the Union Chief Chris Isiguzo with the State Council Chairmen and Secretaries including Imo State Council Chairman Chief Christopher Akaraonye and Secretary Comrade Juliet Dim as well as Zonal and National Executive Members including South East National Trustee Sir Innocent Igwe in attendance. It was also gathered that the decision of the Union to the suspension of the affected members also followed the flouting of the Union's constitut

The Court of Appeal, Enugu division, on Friday, at about 2.30pm, delivered judgment on the Appeal filed by Chief Victor Umeh and the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), seeking to set aside the judgment of the Tribunal, which earlier affirmed Senator Uche Ekwunife's election. Justice Ignatius Igwe Agube, while reading the judgment signed by two other justices, dismissed the appeal filed by Chief Victor Umeh and his party, APGA, for lack of merit. While agreeing with the judgment of the tribunal delivered on the 9th of September, 2019, Justice Agube stated that the appellant, while challenging the nomination of Senator Uche Ekwunife as the candidate of PDP, wrongly relied on Section 285 (13) of the 1999 Constitution as amended. Justice Agube also stated that the nomination of candidates is a pre-election matter, which is outside the mandate of the Election Petition Tribunal, hence, the appellant has no business bringing the matter to the tribunal in the first place.

Anambra police command On the Tuesday this week at about 10:45am,following intelligence report by Police detectives attached to CMU Anambra State Command arrested three female suspects at Nkpor market/Tarzan junction in Idemili North LGA of Anambra State. The Suspects were arrested with two kids all males whose age ranges between 2 and 4 years respectively. The suspects could not give satisfactory explanation about the children nor where they got them. The PPRO SP Haruna Mohammed said the Case is under investigation after which suspects would be charged to court for prosecution. Consequently, it was gathered that the Commissioner of Police CP John B.Abang,fdc urged Parents whose children got missing and fall within the above age bracket to report at the PPRO office State Command headquarters Awka for proper identification and collect their children.

Governor Emeka Ihedioha CON, has approved the appointment of Dr. Chibuzor Iwuagwu as the Head of Service for the State Civil Service, this was made known in a press release signed by the chief press secretary to the governor, Chibuike Onyeukwu. Dr. Iwuagwu replaces Barr. Alma Eluwa who has successfully completed her service and retired. The governor thanked Barr. Eluwa for her industry and patriotism, expressing hope that she will be recommended as the need arises for more tasks at the state and federal level. Dr Chibuzo Carmelius Iwuagwu, was appointed permanent secretary in 2013, he holds a First Class Honours degree in Mathematics from the University of Nigeria. He also holds M. Sc and Ph.D in Project Management from the Federal University of Technology, Owerri. He was until his appointment, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Works. He has also served in various Ministries, including, Education, Planning and Budget, Commerce and Industry, Civic Service Commission,Transp

In their bid to avert death in Marine Modern market, Onitsha, Anambra state, sequel to the dilapidated state of some portions of marine road in the market, the traders, have commenced rehabilitation of the said portions. The chairman of the market, Chief Uzomili Onyeabo made this disclosure to newsmen in Onitsha,recalling how traders and their customers had on several ocassions escaped death by the whiskers because of the bad portions of the road. He said, "each time a vehicle passes through this marine road, on getting to the bad portion it will almost fall and that has been disturbing us. That is why we resolved to work on the road starting from the junction with Onitsha Main market. You can see we have spread the stones for other materials to follow. Although it is palliative work we are doing on the road, our Governor has promised us that he will fix the road and others for us." "we just want it to be accessible pending when Governor Willie Obiano will fi