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By Solomon Asowata Lagos, May 25, 2021 The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), says it plans to complete eight oil and gas projects within the next two years. Mr Simbi Wabote, the Executive Secretary, NCDMB, made the disclosure on Tuesday at the opening of the virtual 2021 Nigerian Oil and Gas
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Nigerian troops of Sector II located in Damaturu axis of Yobe apprehended the collaborators, including logistic suppliers.
The troops were led by Major Daniel Chiwar, the Acting Commander of 154 Taskforce, according to PRNigeria.
The suspects were found in their hideout at Bulamari area of Ngamdu in Borno State.
Items recovered included huge containers of petroleum products they supply to insurgents.
However, soldiers engaged Boko Haram, with several gun trucks, at Rann in the Kala Balge area of Borno State at the weekend.
The troops, led by Lt. Colonel Samson Olashegbe of 3 Battalion, eliminated some terrorists, destroyed some of the trucks and recovered others.
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President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed his condolences over the death of the former Bauchi State Grand Khadi Alhaji Ahmad Rufai Ibrahim, describing him as “a great religious scholar and jurist who left an untainted record of integrity.”
Buhari’s message was contained in a statement signed by his Spokesman, Garba Shehu and made available to newsmen on Sunday.
In a reaction to the news of the death, President Buhari said: “The late Grand Khadi was a man of sterling virtues who did his job with the fear of God and dispensed justice impartially.”
The President stated that “being a judge is a litmus test of a man’s integrity and I’m proud to say that the late Ahmad Rufai Ibrahim passed this test during his brilliant career in the judiciary.”
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The Senate on Thursday decried the dominance of foreign operators in the employment of personnel in the nation’s diving sector.
The Chairman, Senate Committee on Local Content, Teslim Folarin, made the remark at an investigative hearing on a motion to ensure strict compliance with statutory regulations and provisions of the Nigerian Diving Sector.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the meeting, which was at the instance of the committee, was designed to investigate claims of contravention of relevant statutory provisions in the area of diving in the oil and gas sector.
Mr Folarin said the Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry Content Development Act 2010, provided that 70 per cent of divers in offshore energy projects must be Nigerians.