Eko Hot Blog reports that the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL) and Indorama Eleme Petrochemicals Limited have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to explore and develop suitable opportunities within the remits of both parties’ interests across the hydrocarbon value chain in Nigeria. According to a statement issued by the NNPC spokesperson, Garba Deen … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has denied a social media report that he met with President Bola Tinubu at the 80th birthday reception of the Alake of Egbaland, Oba Adedotun Gbadebo on Thursday. A video clip on a TikTok with the handle @asiwajuwoldwidef had claimed that Tinubu and Obasanjo met on … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that a United Arab Emirates (UAE) official has contradicted the claim by the Nigerian government that it has lifted the visa ban imposed on Nigerian travellers. According to CNN, the official from the Gulf state disclosed this in a chat. EDITOR’S PICKS Group Demands Investigation Into Alleged Corrupt Verdicts By … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is to leave Abuja for New York on Sunday, to attend the United Nations General Assembly. This online media platform gathered that reports that this was made known by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, while briefing State House correspondents … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the nomination of Dr. Olayemi Michael Cardoso to serve as the new Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, disclosed this in a statement on Friday. Editors Pick DSS Arrests CBN … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that President Bola Tinubu has approved the establishment of a Presidential Committee dedicated to the reform of the livestock industry and the provision of long-term solutions to recurring clashes between herders and farmers in the country. According to a press statement issued on by the presidential spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, the President … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that President Bola Tinubu, on Thursday, appointed Zaccheus Adedeji as the acting chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service. The appointment was announced by the President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale. EDITOR’S PICKS Group Demands Investigation Into Alleged Corrupt Verdicts By Election Petition Tribunals Police Declare Killer Of … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that President Bola Tinubu on Thursday said Nyesom Wike, is not just the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) but his adviser. This online media platform understands that the President stated this when received the high-powered 62-man delegation from Rivers state, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. EDITOR’S PICKS Group … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Thursday met with a delegation led by the Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Ganduje, at the council chamber of the State House, Abuja. It was gathered that the delegation is expected to present a document containing key recommendations on quelling farmer-herder clashes … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Garba Shehu, media aide to former President, Muhammadu Buhari has said that despite the removal of fuel subsidy which crippled transportation due to the high cost of fuel, his principal still receives a lot of visitors from across the country. Shehu stated this via a statement issued on Thursday to … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that President Bola Tinubu yesterday, directed the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, to create a platform for quarterly reconciliatory meetings with foreign airlines to address the backlog of trapped funds in excess of $600 million. This came as leading aircraft manufacturer, Airbus Industrie, on the sidelines of the summit, predicted that … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that a former Minister of External Affairs, Bolaji Akinyemi on Tuesday said President Bola Tinubu is paying the price of the past bad government. Akinyemi stated this while speaking on Tinubu’s recent trip to New Delhi in India for the G20 summit in an interview with Arise TV. EDITOR’S PICKS PDP: … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has arrived in Abuja, the nation’s capital, after a week away from the country. This online media platform gathered that the president had embarked on a working visit to New Delhi in India for the G20 Summit and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for a … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed the immediate payment of insurance entitlements owed to families of officers and soldiers who died while fighting for the nation. This was made known by the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, at the opening of the Combined Second and Third Quarters … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Nigerian government has inaugurated the first cargo movement from the Lagos-Ibadan rail corridor. The Minister of Transportation, Saidu Alkali, inaugurated the cargo movement during his first official tour of the rail corridor on Tuesday. EDITOR’S PICKS PDP: Atiku’s Camp Calls For Wike’s Expulsion Amid Party Infighting ECOWAS Set To … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that President Bola Tinubu-led government on Tuesday confirmed that Nigerian government officials and those of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are finalising agreements on visa ban lift. This is coming after President Tinubu met with Sheik Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, his UAE counterpart. EDITOR’S PICKS PDP: Atiku’s Camp Calls For … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike has revealed why is working under President Bola Tinubu’s administration. Wike noted that if Tinubu’s Renewed Hope is not working, he would not join his cabinet. EDITOR’S PICKS Obi Supporters In Diaspora Reject Judgement, Back Supreme Court Move Ondo Governor … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Coordinating Minister for Health and Social Welfare, Dr. Ali Pate, and the Minister of State Health and Social Welfare, Dr. Tunji Alausa, on Monday, met with the coordinators of three of the world’s largest health financing ogranisations. They are Ambassador Dr. John Nkengasong, the United States (U.S.) Global AIDS … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Federal Government is set to roll out a national electronic medical record to ensure primary health care centres and hospitals have access to vital patient data on the same platform. The Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Dr Tunji Alausa, made the disclosure at the weekend during … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the German Chancellor Olaf Scholz will visit Nigeria in October as part of moves to further strengthen economic ties between both nations. Presidential aide Ajuri Ngelale said this in a statement he issued on Sunday evening. According to him, the decision was reached on the sidelines of the G-20 meeting … Read more