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Former Minister of Aviation, Mr Osita Chidoka, has commended the Galaxy Backbone Limited (GBB) and Interra Networks, on STORM.ng, an Internet Service Provider (ISP) project in the country. Speaking at the project launch in Enugu on Tuesday Chidoka, described STORM as a well-thought out project that would rave-up digital skills and innovation in the South East and South South Regions. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that STORM.ng ISP project under the Nigeria National Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Infrastructure Backbone (NICTIB) Phase I, would cover Enugu, Ebonyi, Owerri, Port Harcourt, Awka, Onitsha and Asaba under its National Fibre Roll Out programme. According to the Former Minister, the STORM project is in the right direction and State Governments need to take it up. “They need to borrow a leaf from it; they need to push the narrative; they need to come out from the infrastructure of the yesteryears and from discussing events of yesterday. “Nigeria’s futu

Anambra State government has said that it will set up a proper and adequate mechanism to address the issue of touting in markets within the state, owned by Goverment.   The Commissioner for Trade, Commerce, Industry and wealth creation,  Hon. Uchenna Okafor, stated this while conducting the election of executive members of  Anambra State Market Amalgamated, Traders Association (ASMATA) in the state, which was held lady week. He assured that touts are no longer accepted in markets owned by the state government and that they will soon be flushed out of the markets to ensure sanity.   Chief Ikechukwu Ekwegbalu, who was returned as the President General of ASMATA for a second term in office through a voice vote, however expressed happiness at the peaceful conduct of the election, assuring of government’s support to make the markets conducive for commercial activities in the state.

The Imo State Government led by Governor Hope Uzodimma, has recovered 43 Oil Wells formerly owned by Imo State but was ceded Rivers State. Recall that in the twilight of the Shared Prosperity Administration of Governor Hope Uzodimma, it was uncovered that Oil Wells belonging to Imo State were ceded to Rivers State Government. Inline with the 3R mantra, the State Government through the Deputy Governor, Professor Placid Njoku, who by virtue of the constitution is in charge of boundary dispute in synergy with the coordinator of Petroleum and Gas matters to Governor Hope Uzodimma, swung into action in making efforts to return the 43 Oil Wells back to Imo State. According to the Coordinator for Petroleum and Gas Matters to the Governor, Mr. Goodluck Opiah, the Oil Wells were recovered from Mgbede field in Ohaji Egbema Local Government and Akri field in Oguta Local Government, respectively. The recovered 43 Oil Wells signifies the readiness of Governor Hope Uzodimma in correcting the anomali

..... reject 30% profit share for oil exploration in Northern Nigeria   Southern governors, on Monday, supported the 5% share of the oil revenue to the host community, while  rejecting the proposed allocation of at least 30 per cent of the profit generated by the proposed Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited for the exploration of oil in ‘frontier basins’ as identified by Section 9 of the recently passed Petroleum Industry Bill. The bill will regulate the oil sector if signed by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.). Although the proposed law doesn’t identify the frontier basins, a statement by the President in 2019 identified the frontier basins as Chad Basin, Gongola Basin, Sokoto Basin, Dahomey Basin, Bida Basin, Benue Trough, amongst others. Currently, crude oil is obtained from eight states in the Niger Delta region which include: Abia, Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Delta, Edo, Imo, Ondo and Rivers States. In a communiqué issued yesterday at the end of their meeting i

…Intercepts drugs going to US, Australia.  Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have arrested a Nigerian woman based in Brazil, Mrs. Anita Ugochinyere Ogbonna, at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, NAIA, Abuja, with 100 pellets of cocaine concealed in her private part and handbag. The mother of three was arrested on Friday night on arrival in Abuja via Qatar Air from Sao Paulo, Brazil through Doha. Upon a proper search, 12 wraps of cocaine inserted in her private part were extracted while another 88 pellets stuffed in socks were discovered hidden in her handbag. During interrogation, Mrs. Ogbonna who is a mother of three children, all resident in Brazil, claimed she lost her husband three years ago. She confessed she decided to traffick the illicit drug to raise money for the burial of her father scheduled for 22nd July in Imo state. She said one Emeka, alias KC also based in Brazil gave her the drug to deliver in Nigeria for a fee of $3,000. She said s

Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC, an anti graft agency, has arrested a former director at Nigeria Intelligence Agency for land certificate forgeries and swindling a client to the tone of Two hundred and fifty million Naira. Discreet investigations has so far showed that Mr. Vincent who resides in Abuja the nation’s capital was arrested three days ago after  information was received that Mr. Vincent was involved in fraudulent land sales. Information has it that Mr. Ifeanyi Vincent Omeokachie forged land documents and defrauded an unsuspecting buyer to a tone of #250,000,000 (Two hundred and fifty MillionNaira). As the time of filling this report the EFCC are still grilling him to resolve the matter.