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...

RIVERS BURST IN EASTERN INDIA,FLOODING MANY VILLAGES AND KILLING 50 PEOPLE.{PHOTOS}.

               According to ABC,floods triggered by days of torrential monsoon rains have claimed more than 50 lives in eastern India this week,with millions of people affected by surging waters.Rivers burst their banks,flooding villages in the northeastern tea-growing state of Assam where 26 people died,Home Minister Rajnath Singh said.''The flood situation is really grim.Twenty-six people have died over seven days and some 3.6 million people are affected,Mr Singh said,following an aerial survey of the worst-affected districts.''No effect are being spared to help the people.The NDRF {National Disaster Response Force} and army are doing their best.Some 60 boats have been pressed into service to rescue people''.Thousands of people were sheltering in makeshift camps set up along highways and no higher ground in the flood-ravaged state.Severe floods have also hit the state of Bihar where 26 people have also died and several thousands have been displaced,the Press Trust India news agency reported.More photos below.                                                                                          

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