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...

NLC TO HOLD A NATION-WIDE STRIKE ON MONDAY IN ABUJA,TO KICK AGAINST THE 45% INCREASE IN ELECTRICITY TARRIFS.

                According to Premium times,the Nigeria Labour Congress,Trade Union Congress,and civil society allies say they will hold a protest on monday against the 45 percent increase in electricity tariffs announced by the Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission.The protest will hold monday,February 8,in Abuja and across the nation,the labour groups announced in a statement today thursday.The statement signed by Ayuba Wabba,the NLC president said ''It is  a nation wide protest,meaning that the 36 states of the Federation including Abuja will be involved in this action.Our members have been sufficiently mobilized and are ready to go.If you are an electricity consumer and you are not happy with the bills electricity companies serve you every month,you are invited to join this protest rally.Indeed,rather than see reason with Nigerians,the Minister of Power,Works and Housing has been advancing spurious argument in justification''.He said the Abuja rally will start at Labour House,Central Business District at 8:00am before moving to the NERC head office at Adamawa Plaza,Plot 10999,First Avenue,off Shuhu Shagari way,Central Business District.From the NERC office,the rally will roll to the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company at zone .The rally will mobilise from there to the National Assembly.The labour groups said the protest rally became necessary after all effort to make NERC shelve the idea of increase failed.One more photo below.                                                                                                                                                      

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