Category: Oil and Gas

Oil Industry: ‘Appointment of Soneye as NNPCL Chief Corporate Communications Officer apt’ – NUJ

Aminu Imam

The Nigerian Union of Journalists, (NUJ), has described the appointment of Femi Soneye as the Chief Communications Officer of the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited, (NNPCL), as apt, given the transition in the oil industry. This was stated in a statement by the National Secretary of NUJ, Shu’aibu Usman Leman. The Union commended the Group Chief Executive Officer of the NNPCL, Mele Kyari, for the choice of Soneye, saying he has global expertise and experience in journalism, information and communications. According to the statement, “The NUJ National Secretariat lauds the…

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“I was threatened, pressurised to manipulate results” – Abia INEC Returning Officer

Aminu Imam

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Returning Officer in the Abia State governorship election, Prof. Nnenna Oti, has revealed that she was offered financial incentives to manipulate the election results. Oti, who is also the Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University of Technology, Owerri, made the revelation on Tuesday, while being welcomed by the management, staff and students of the university. Recall that before Alex Otti was declared the Governor-elect last Wednesday, collation of the results for Obingwa local government area were briefly suspended by INEC, arousing tension amongst the electorate…

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