Komolafe: NUPRC’s Digitalisation of Licensing, Permit Processes Reduced Corruption by 70% Commission partners Argentine firm to end gas flaring
Emmanuel Addeh in Abuja The Chief Executive of the Nigerian
Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), Mr. Gbenga Komolafe, has said that the
commission’s reduction of human interference in its licensing and permit issuance processes reduced
corruption by 70 per cent. This is coming as the NUPRC announced a strategic partnership
with an Argentine tech company, Galileo, for the reduction of gas flaring in the oil and gas industry
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FG: Samoa Agreement Enabled €1.7bn Grants to Nigeria for Projects Debunks claims that $150bn will accrue to Nigeria from the agreement Says fake news will no longer be taken lightly Olawale Ajimotokan in Abuja The federal government yesterday
explained that Nigeria signed the Samoa Agreement with the European Union (EU) to boost food security
and inclusive economic development, stressing that the agreement facilitated the commitment of about €1.7billion
in grants to Nigeria through the 9th, 10th, and 11th European Development Fund (EDF).
This is as it vowed that fake news on the signed agreement would no longer be taken lightly.
Last November, the European Continued on page 5
On Army Day,Tinubu Hails Soldiers, Says Nigerian Army is Pride of the Nation Insists Nigerians must be safe in their homes, markets, highways Seriki Adinoyi in Jos President Bola Tinubu yesterday hailed the officers and men of the Nigerian Army, describing them as the pride of the nation for their resilience and professionalism. Speaking at the grand finale of the 2024 Nigerian Army Day Celebration (NADCEL) held at the 3 Division of the Nigerian Army in Jos, Plateau State, Tinubu declared that the Nigerian Army had never failed the country. Represented at the occasion by the Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru Abubakar, the president told the Army that Nigerians must be safe in their homes, markets, places of work, and on the highways. Tinubu said: “There is no doubt, that you represent the pride of the nation; an institution with history; an institution that has never failed Nigeria. “Your charge now is not only Continu-ed on page 5
STANDING AGAINST FAKE NEWS… Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Senator Abubakar Atiku Bagudu (left), and Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, at a special press briefing to address misinformation on the Samoa Agreement in Abuja…. yesterday