NNPC Begins Search for Private Firms to Operate, Maintain Warri, Kaduna Refineries Sets $2bn minimum average annual turnover for interested bidders
Emmanuel Addeh in Abuja The Nigerian National Petroleum
Company Limited (NNPC) yesterday, said it was seeking Operations and Maintenance (O&M) companies to bid
for the Warri and Kaduna refineries. In a public notice on its official X handle, the national oil company
which outlined the qualifications of companies interested in bidding for the contracts, stated that the move
will help ensure reliability and energy security for the country. In August 2021, the Federal
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‘One Love’ No More as Music Icon, Onyeka Onwenu is Laid to Rest Otti, Obi, Alakija pay last respects Sunday Ehigiator The city of Lagos was overwhelmed with grief and tributes as the remains
of the legendary musician, Onyeka Onwenu were laid to rest yesterday. A large crowd of mourners gathered at the Fountain of Life Church in Ilupeju
for the funeral service, paying their respects to a woman whose impact spanned multiple fields, including music, broadcasting, acting, and activism.
Onwenu, who passed away on July 30, 2024, at the age of 72, was honored with a heartfelt service attended by notable figures such as former
presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 election, Peter Obi and Abia State Governor, Alex Otti. Following the service, a private burial
was held at a vault in Ikoyi, where family and close friends gathered for Continued on page 5
AFTER KILLING OF 37 BANDITS IN ZAMFARA
Security Experts See Window of Stemming Insecurity Through Community Resistance Counsel locals to stop being informants, providing logistics for bandits Warn bandits may launch reprisal attack over their losses See story on page 5
PAYING LAST RESPECTS TO ONYEKA ONWENU… Labour Party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Mr. Peter Obi (left); Abia State Governor, Alex Otti (3rd from Left), children, friends and sympathisers of the late music icon, Onyeka Onwenu, during a private burial at Ikoyi, Lagos…yesterday SUNDAY ADIGUN