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...

100,000 ATHLETES FROM 27 COUNTRIES TO PARTICIPATE IN LAGOS MARATHON TOMORROW.{PHOTOS}.

Image may contain: 5 people, people sitting           A total of 100,000 athletes from 27 countries including Nigeria will be partivipating in the second edition of Access Bank Lagos Marathon billed to hold from 7am to 2pm on February 11,2017.
64 elite athletes from 26 countries and 102 from Nigeria,as well as 30 special athletes will also be participating in the marathon scheduled to start from National Stadium in terminate at Eko Atlantic City in Victoria Island.
Addressing a world press conference today friday at Eko Hotels and Suites,Lagos State Governor,Mr Akinwunmi Ambode said adequate preparations have been put in place to ensure a successful event,assuring that the marathon had been designed to be bigger and better than the previous edition.
Governor Ambode,who addressed the briefing alongside President of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria {AFN},Mr Solomon Ogba; Acting President of International Association of Ultra runners,Mr Nadeem Khan; representatives of International Association of Athletics Federations {IAAF},and representatives of the sponsors of the event,said all the agencies of government participating in the event have been adequately mobilized,saying that Lagosians should expect the best.
Speaking on the idea behind investing in the marathon,Governor Ambode,who was represented by his Special Adviser on Sports and Chairman of Lagos State Sports Commission,Mr Deji Tinubu,said the event was meant to showcase the excellence of Lagos to the world as well as encourage sporting activities among the people.
He said: ''We want to show the world that Lagos can be and Lagos can do what it is expected of it as a mega city; we want to show to the world the tourism potentials of Lagos; we want to show to the world that Lagos is safe; we want to show to the world that Lagos can be the choice destination for sports,tourism and entertainment and that is why we are doing this''.More photos below.
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