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Death has been announced of one of the finest and respected engineers in Nigeria in person of Engr. Ibrahim Khalil Inuwa, OFR, FNSE. A former President of NSE and COREN today, Monday, 11/05 /2020. Until his death he was one of the past presidents of COREN and past National President of NSE. He has since been buried according to Islamic rite. May God Almighty accept his soul with mercy and grant him Jannatil Firdaus. Profile of ENGR. I. K. INUWA, OFR Born on 15th April, 1949 in Gwale L.G.A, Kano City, Kano State. He had is primary education at Kofar Kudu Junior Primary School, Emir’s Palace, Kano1956-1959, and at the Gwale Senior Primary School, Kano 1960-1962. He received his secondary education at Government College Kaduna 1963-1967 where he obtained West Africa School Certificate with Division One and Rumbas College Kano, 1968-1969 for his Cambridge Higher School Certificate. He attended Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria 1970-1973 where he graduated with B.Eng degree in Mechanical Engin

The Chairman, NSE Awka Branch of NSE and also the Anambra state Chief Fire Office has been appointed the Regional Coordinator of International Firefighters Day (IFFD) for African Continent. The appointment was made known by FOUNDER of IFFD, JJ EDMONDSON. In one of her statements, she thanked Agbili Martin and urged him to continued to promote and advocate International Firefighters’ Day amongst the fire services of the African continent. “We are honored to have someone of your passion and dedication on board.” She said. Responding, Engr Agbili thank the founded ssying: “Thank you diligent and great founder, JJ Edmondson. I am humbled by this appointment as a Regional Cordinator of IFFD. Thank you for finding me worthy. I will continue to do my best to promote Firefighters in Africa and all over the world.” Brief history of International Firefighters Day On December 2 1998, a tragic event shook the Linton community, Australia and the world: Firefighters in Linton, approximately 150km we

The Sokoto Zonal Office of the EFCC, has arrested two Chinese: Mr. Meng Wei Kun and Mr. Xu Koi for offering a sum of N50,000,000 as bribe to its Zonal Head, Mr. Abdullahi Lawal. The suspects were arrested on Monday, May 11, 2020 in Sokoto. The bribe was allegedly offered in a desperate bid to compromise ongoing investigations of a construction company, China Zhonghao Nig. Ltd, handling contracts awarded by the Zamfara State Government in the sum of N50,000,000,000.00 (Fifty Billion Naira) between 2012 to 2019. The zonal office of the Commission is investigating the construction company, in connection with the execution of contracts for the construction of township roads in Gummi, Bukkuyun, Anka and Nassarawa towns of Zamfara state; and also the construction of one hundred and sixty eight (168) solar- powered boreholes in the 14 local government areas of the state.   Alarmed by the consistency and professionalism of investigation being conducted, the company reached out to  Lawal wi

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation on Tuesday announced that its downstream subsidiary company in charge of bulk sales and distribution of petroleum products, Petroleum Products Marketing Company, recorded ₦211.62bn sale of white products in February 2020. NNPC’s Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division, Kennie Obateru, explained that the figure contained in the corporation’s February 2020 Monthly Financial and Operations Report was significantly higher compared to the previous month’s record which stood at ₦151.79bn. The report showed an increased trading surplus of ₦3.95bn garnered by the corporation in February 2020, when compared to the ₦1.87bn surplus that was posted in January 2020. The 111 per cent growth in the month, the report stated, was largely attributable to improved performance of the Nigerian Gas Company as a result of its low expenses. Other reasons cited for the increased trading surplus were the reduced deficits post by the downstream units, refi

PRESS RELEASE LASG VISITS MAGODO WETLAND, RESTATES ZERO-TOLERANCE ON ILLEGAL PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT The Lagos State Government has restated its policy of Zero-tolerance on illegal physical development as the Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Dr. Idris Salako carried out an assessment visit of the Magodo wetland on Tuesday. During the visit, the Commissioner observed the state of development within the wetland, where some buildings were either tilting or showing cracks and other signs raising questions about their integrity. Commissioner Salako reiterated that the Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development, being responsible for the maintenance of orderly, livable and sustainable environment in the State, would continue to implement the State's Policy of "ZeroTolerance" on all illegal physical developments, including the regrettable encroachment of the Sensitive/Ecological Zones. He explained that this move became imperative in order to prese

APPLICATION FOR ACCREDITATION OF CENTRES FOR MINIMUM INDUSTRY SAFETY TRAINING FOR DOWNSTREAM OPERATIONS (MISTDO) (A) INTRODUCTION The Minimum Industry Safety Training for Downstream Operations (MISTDO) program is designed to enhance safety training and competence of personnel engaged in the Downstream sector (including petroleum haulage drivers and assistants) possess the basic knowledge of the risk associated with their respective roles. It is also a platform to effectively monitor and coordinate basic safety training activities in the downstream sector. Based on the above, the Department of Petroleum Resources, the Petroleum Regulatory Agency of Nigeria, invites applications for accreditation from interested, competent and reputable companies who wish to establish MISTDO Safety Training Centres. All applications should be made on the Department's Oil and Gas Industry Service Permit (OGISP) portal by selecting MISTDO Permit under the Specialized Category. (B) MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS