ENGINEERS FAROUK AHMED, GBENGA KOMOLAFE RESIGN, PRESIDENT TINUBU NOMINATES SUCCESSORS TO THE SENATE FOR APPROVAL. (PHOTO). #PRESS RELEASE.

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 STATEHOUSE PRESS RELEASE   ENGINEERS FAROUK AHMED, GBENGA KOMOLAFE RESIGN, PRESIDENT TINUBU NOMINATES SUCCESSORS TO THE SENATE FOR APPROVAL President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has asked the Senate to approve the nominations of two new chief executives for the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) and the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC).   The requests followed the resignation of Engineer Farouk Ahmed of the NMDPRA and Gbenga Komolafe of the NUPRC. Both officials were appointed in 2021 by former President Buhari to lead the two regulatory agencies created by the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA).   To fill these positions, President Tinubu has written to the Senate, requesting expedited confirmation of Oritsemeyiwa Amanorisewo Eyesan as CEO of NUPRC and Engineer Saidu Aliyu Mohammed as CEO of NMDPRA.   The two nominees are seasoned professionals in the oil and gas industry.   Eyesan, a graduate of Economics f...

PERSONAL COLLECTION OF ELSA SCHIAPARELLI TO BE AUCTIONED BY CHRISTIES.

Elsa Schiaparelli's personal collection is being auctioned                                                                Madame Elsa Schiaparelli,the legendary Italian fashion designer and a deadly rival of Coco Chanel,was at the heart of avant-garde ideas in 1930's Paris.Known for her friendship and collaborations with artistic icons including Salvador Dali,Man Ray,Christian Berard,Jean Cocteau Alberto,Diego Giacornett and Marce Vertes,Schiaparelli was a key trendsetter within the contemporary scene and now Christie's Parisian auction house is hosting a sale of some 180 items from her personal collection January 2014,a landmark sale for the international world of fashion,style and design,and one expected to fetch in the region of 710,000 pounds.The collections comes to the market in the new year having passed by descent to Elsa Schiaparelli's grand daughter,the actress Marisa Schiaparelli Berenson.More pictures below.                                                 The sale includes two elegant 20th century Hammamet robes which directly influenced her designs, £900 - 1,800A violet silk blouse, 1939, from Schiaparelli's Astrologie Collection, £23,000-27,000An unusual yellow linen blouse, with beadwork and black and white floral trim, from 1940, points to Elsa Schiaparelli's interest in porcelain, £9,000-13,000A further highlight is an intricately beaded waistcoat with 'Bucking Bronco' beadwork, inspired by Elsa Schiaparelli¿s influential 1940's trip to Texas, £9,000-11,000The collection includes portraits of the designer and her familyOne of the lots from Elsa Schiaparelli's personal collectionThe sale features a bolero jacket in ice blue crêpe, estimate: £14,000-18,000A pink wool bolero, with jet bead trim, also from 1940, estimate: £11,000-14,000Elsa SchiaparelliA chic, lilac-upholstered 'love-seat' is estimated to go for £540-710

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