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FIX EXISTING ROADS NOW: PETER OBI BLASTS GOVERNMENT’S MISPLACED INFRASTRUCTURE PRIORITIES

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Obollo Afor - Ejule/Makurdi Road By Ali Elias Labour Party's 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has renewed his call for the government to prioritize repairing existing roads instead of launching new projects. Obi shared his frustrating experience from a road journey on October 15th, where a trip from Onitsha, Anambra State, to Anyigba, Kogi State, which should have taken three and a half hours, dragged on for over seven hours due to poor road conditions. His ordeal highlights the worsening state of Nigeria's road infrastructure. Obi pointed to similar road challenges across the country, from Calabar to Uyo and Abuja to Kaduna, to stress the urgency for action. He emphasized the need for the government to shift focus and resources towards fixing existing road networks to ease...

Oct182024 by RareviewNo Comments

NCDMB INAUGURATES NEW RESEARCH COUNCIL, ADVOCATES FOR MORE INNOVATION IN OIL AND GAS SECTOR

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(4th right) NCDMB Exec Sec. Engr, Felix Omatsola Ogbe By PR The Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), Engr. Felix Omatsola Ogbe on Monday inaugurated new members of the Nigerian Content Research and Development Council (NCRDC). The newly onboarded members are the Executive Secretary, who would serve as Chairman, the Director Research and Development, NCDMB, Mr. Isaac Yalah, who would function as the Alternate Chairman and the General Manager, Research and Development, NCDMB, Mr. Silas Ajimajaye, who would function as the Secretary (2nd right) ES Engr. Felix Omatsola Ogbe Other members include representatives from the Oil Producers Trade Section (OPTS), Petroleum Contractors Trade Section (PCTS), National Universities Commission...

Oct172024 by RareviewNo Comments

NLNG’S NIGERIA PRIZE FOR LITERATURE 2024 GOES TO FAMILONI’S THE ROAD DOES NOT END, CELEBRATING 20 YEARS OF THE PRIZE

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Photo courtesy: Vanguard. Familoni Oluranti Olubunmi By Ali Elias Familoni Oluranti Olubunmi has won the 2024 Nigeria Prize for Literature with his book, "The Road Does Not End". He received a $100,000 prize at the Nigeria LNG Grand Award night. The Chairperson of the Advisory Board, Professor Akachi Adimora-Ezeigbo, announced the winner, selected from 163 entries. Familoni beat out Ndidi Chiazor-Enenmor ("A Father's Pride") and Uchechukwu Peter Umezurike ("Wish Maker"). “A Father’s Pride” by Ndidi Chiazor-Enenmor as a touching story that delves into the complex relationship between a father and his children, highlighting their struggles with love, forgiveness, and understanding. “The Road Does Not End” by Familoni Oluranti Olubunmi, addresses the critical issue of child lab...

Oct172024 by RareviewNo Comments

NIGERIA LNG UNVEILS NEW LOGO, REAFFIRMS COMMITMENT TO SUSTAINABLE FUTURE

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TO mark it’s 35 years of incorporation and 25 years of production, the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas Limited, NLNG has officially unveiled a new logo, underscoring its renewed dedication to Inspiring a Sustainable Future. NLNG new logo Unavailing the new logo at the NLNG Grand Award Night held in Lagos, on Friday, Philip Mshelbila, NLNG’s Group Managing Director/CEO, described the new logo as a key element of the company’s rebranding initiative and a symbol of its forward-looking commitment to sustainability. “The new logo marks a significant step in our journey towards a sustainable future. “Our goal is to ensure that, 35 years from now and beyond, future generations will gather to celebrate achievements even greater than what we commemorate today,” Dr. Mshelbila stated. ...

Oct172024 by Rareview1 Comment

GIVE TINUBU TIME, YES, WE HAVE!

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By Emmanuel Onwubiko THERE is this sycophantic bug that has beaten most people inside of the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The main concern is that this dangerous bug has infested each of these political office holders in the APC led federal administration with the ‘virus’ called “GIVE TINUBU MORE TIME.” The effect of this political ailment that has befallen politicians of the All Progressives Congress’s genre is so worrisome that these “political patients” have continuously inundated the public space with their “GIVE TINUBU MORE TIME SYNDROME.” The latest scenario was in the media in the last 24 hours in which a member of the House of Representatives representing Ibarapa East/Ido Federal Constituency, Mr. Aderemi Oseni, reportedly charged Nigerians...

Oct172024 by RareviewNo Comments

TINUBU, PAUL BIYA AND BIRTHDAY TRIBUTES

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Reuben Abati By Reuben Abati “Bros, na wah for you oh. How person go dey call you, you no go pick call?” “A beg. My head no straight these days.” “Are you okay? You sick?” “I sick. I sick well, well, well.” What is the matter? And your wife could not call family? These women! What is going on?” “I sick oh. Because my salary can no longer take me home. Nobody is increasing salaries. They don’t even pay as at when due anymore. When I buy fuel, the thing evaporates in 24 hours. My heart is perpetually pumping up and down. My body aches. And Madam is putting me under pressure that we have not yet paid the children’s school fees. I am sick. I can feel it in my bones. Have you not noticed that the fuel we buy these days simply evaporates? “My brother. Bros. Na...

Oct162024 by RareviewNo Comments

NCDMB AND TOTAL ENERGIES COLLABORATE TO BOOST LOCAL CONTENT AND DRIVE ECONOMIC GROWTH AND ENERGY SECURITY

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By Ali Elias In a crucial move aimed at boosting Nigeria’s oil, gas, and energy sectors, the Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), Engr. Felix Omatsola Ogbe (FNSE), met with the Managing Director and Country Chair of Total Energies yesterday in Lagos. As released on the company’s X page,”the meeting focused on strengthening partnerships and discussing strategies to enhance Nigeria’s Oil and Gas and energy sector, with an emphasis on sustainable development and increasing local content in the oil and gas industry”. The statement added that “both leaders expressed commitment to collaborating on projects that will drive economic growth and energy security in the country”. This meeting underscores the increasing focus on sustainabl...

Oct162024 by RareviewNo Comments

NNPC LTD COMMITTED TO LASTING PEACE, PROSPERITY IN NIGER DELTA

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By PR The NNPC Ltd has reiterated its commitment to work with host communities in the Niger Delta region towards lasting peace and economic prosperity. Group CEO, Mallam Mele Kyari, disclosed this during a dialogue session with the Niger Delta communities held in partnership with the Office of the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Community Engagement (South-South) Hon. Gift Johnbull, at the Igurubia Square Ultra-Modern Town Hall, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, on Thursday. The session is also part of the citizen assembly engagements, which is a side event of the forthcoming Climate of Parties (COP) 29 Conference taking place in Baku, Azerbaijan in November, this year. Kyari, who was represented at the occasion by the Head Business Services of the NNPC Upstream Invest...

Oct102024 by Rareview6 Comments

HEALTHCARE, CRITICAL FOUNDATION FOR SOCIETAL DEVELOPMENT – OBI

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THE Presidential candidate of Labour Party in the 2023 election, Mr Peter Obi, has described healthcare as a critical foundation for the growth and development of any society. Obi stated this during a visit to the Dame Irene Okwuosa Memorial Hospital, Irefi Oraifite in Ekwusigo Local Government Area of Anambra state, on Saturday. He commended the humanitarian disposition and team spirit of the health personnel towards saving lives, especially the offering of free heart surgeries for hundreds of patients in the hospital. He said: “I’m very impressed with what I saw today. “I have said it severally, this kind of facility is what we need to replicate in other sectors by well meaning individuals. “If we have the kind of doctors I saw here working as a team and saving lives, you ...

Oct102024 by RareviewNo Comments

NESTLÉ OPENS ENTRIES FOR THE 2024 NESTLÉ NIGERIA MEDIA AWARDS

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Nestlé has announced submission of entries for the 2024 Nestlé Nigeria Media Awards. The entries for the fourth edition of the annual event which recognizes and rewards journalistic professionalism and excellence across Nigeria will focus on stories that align with key thematic areas such as, Nutrition and Affordable Food Solutions, Environmental Sustainability, Youth Empowerment and Development, Women Empowerment, Community Development, Finance, Agriculture and Best Photojournalist. The competition is open to all Nigerian journalists and media organizations in print, broadcast, and digital platforms. According to the statement, participants can enter individual or team submissions in any of the categories listed above covering activities of Nestlé Nigeria PLC...