NEW ROUND OF OIL BLOCS BID FOR INVESTORS NOT POLITICIANS- MINISTER. (PHOTO).

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 New Round Of Oil Blocs Bid For Investors Not Politicians — Minister The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, has said that the 17 oil blocs put forward for sale under the 2024 licensing bid round are not for politicians, but investors with financial capacity and technical competence. The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Heineken Lokpobiri, revealed this during a conference organised by the Petroleum Technology Association of Nigeria (PETAN), at the ongoing 2024 Offshore Technology Conference (OTC), in Houston, Texas U.S. According to him, the move forms part of the effort to drive investment and boost the nation’s economic fortunes. With the theme “Sustainable Energy Solutions for Africa’s Future (Nigerian Perspective), the Minister explained that in the past, the award of oil blocs culminated in the non-development of over 90 per cent of marginal fields. This, he said, denied the government of reaping the intended benefits becau

BORNO ASSEMBLY PASSES CONFIDENCE VOTE ON ZULUM,SENDS SECURITY AFTER IMPEACHMENT MISCHIEF.{PHOTO}.

 

Borno State House of Assembly on Friday passed a vote of confidence on Governor of the state, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, putting to bed, a mischievous online publication which falsely claimed rift between the assembly and the governor.
Speaker of the Assembly, AbdulKarim Lawan announced the resolution on Friday at a special meeting held at the assembly complex in Maiduguri, during which members of the assembly, took turns to speak highly of Governor Zulum outstanding performance with series of government projects sited in their constituencies.
The Speaker implied that the lawmakers were surprised when they saw a online medium reporting the house had contemplated impeaching Zulum that is today considered a role model of leadership all over Nigeria.
“The house has passed a vote of confidence a in the leadership style of Professor Babagana Umara Zulum. Ordinarily, the house would not have responded to that malicious report but we felt we should speak in order to avoid innocent members of the general pubic being misled to believing that totally false story especially considering the fragile security of our state and also the giant strides
recorded by Professor Babagana Umara Zulum’s administration in all sectors of the economy. Fact is that we have very cordial and harmonious working relationship between all arms of the Borno State Government. There was never any problem let alone so called attempt motive to remove our hardworking Governor who built and accelerated people's confidence in governance. The house totally dismiss that news publication, we commend the mainstream media and reputable online media organizations for ignoring that mischief and we strongly call on relevant security agencies to bring to book, the perpetrators of that malicious news report” Speaker Lawan said.
Our correspondent reports that a largely unknown online medium reported on social media that the assembly had attempted impeaching Zulum weeks back, in what many considered a political to stir controversy in Borno and heat up the polity, especially since the cordiality between Zulum and the state assembly members is public knowledge.
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