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OPENING REMARK BY SEN. TIJJANY Y. KAURA, MFR, MANAGING DIRECTOR/CEO OF OIL AND GAS FREE ZONES AUTHORITY, NIGERIA (OGFZA) AT THE 7TH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF THE AFRICA ECONOMIC ZONES ORGANIZATION HELD AT THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE CENTRE, ABUJA, NIGERIA ON 1st DECEMBER 2022. Protocols Permit me to stand on the established protocol. Good morning ladies and gentlemen. It is with deep and sincere pleasure that I welcome you to Nigeria, and to our Federal Capital Territory, Abuja for the 7th Annual General Meeting of the Africa Special Economic Zones Organisation. This historic AGM coincides with the 30th anniversary of the…

Opening Remarks by Sen. Tijjani Y. Kaura, MFR, Managing Director/CEO OGFZA, at the 30thanniversary of the Free Zones Scheme in Nigeria, on 30th November, 2022. Protocols His Excellency, the President, Commander-in-Chief of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR; His Excellency, Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, GCON; Honourable Minister of the Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, Otunba Adebayo Adeniyi Honourable Minister for Niger Delta Affairs, my predecessor in office here present Honourable Ministers from fellow African countries Members of the National Assembly here present Members of the Diplomatic Corps Heads of…

Albert Bassey, senator representing Akwa Ibom North East at the National Assembly was today, December 1, 2022 convicted and sentenced to 42 years imprisonment by Justice Agatha Okeke of the Federal High, Uyo, Akwa Ibom state. The court found him guilty of six-count of money laundering preferred against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. Senator Bassey was prosecuted by the anti-graft agency on allegation of receiving vehicle valued at N204 million as bribe from companies linked to one Olajide Omokore, a contractor who executed a N3billion contract for the Government of Akwa Ibom State whilst Senator Bassey…

Chief Whip of the Senate, Orji Uzor Kalu has sued for peaceful coexistence among residents of Abia State, for development to thrive, stressing that nothing tangible can be achieved in an atmosphere of chaos. Kalu appealed to the people of the state to eschew violence and learn to resolve their differences with dialogue. According to a statement signed by the spokesperson of the Orji Uzor Kalu campaign organization, the former Abia State Governor made the remarks in Washington DC while interacting with selected Abians on Thursday, enjoined them to adhere strictly to the lessons and teachings of Jesus Christ and…

A Federal High Court in Abuja has nullified the governorship primary election held on May 29 by the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in Abia State. Justice Binta Nyako, in a judgement on Thursday, ordered that the party conducts a fresh primary election be conducted within 14 days. Justice Nyako made the order in a judgement on a suit by Chief Chikwe Udensi, challenging the outcome of the APGA gubernatorial primary election, purportedly won by Professor Greg Ibe. The judge observed that from the evidence and testimonies of witnesses, the May 29 APGA gubernatorial primary election in Abia state was…

Ohafia Improvement Union (Abuja Branch) says the association is working on the documentation of the cultures, costumes and tradition of the Ohafia people, so that it can passed on from one generation to the other. The association added that the initiative would enable the people to appreciate themselves, their historical journeys and background as it would aid the development of the society at large. The Chairman of the Planning Committee of the 2022 Ohafia Day Celebration, Chief Kalu Idika Okwara stated this on Wednesday evening in a chat with THE WHISPERER. He noted that the essence of the 2022 Ohafia…

The Federal Government has blamed the high poverty rate in the country on the failure of the State Governments to contribute their quota of development responsibilities to the grassroots where the major production activities take place. Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, Clement Agba, stated this to State House Correspondents after the week's Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Agba was responding to a question demanding to know what he and his colleague, the Minister of Financial, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, were doing to ameliorate the…

The Benue South Progressives Forum otherwise known as G9 received the sad news of the passing of Wanteregh Paul Iyorpuu Unongo OFR with deep grief. This is contained in statement by Oche Emmanuel, Esq. National Publicity Secretary, G9 Benue South Progressives Forum on Wednesday In Abuja. They group described him as a Nationalist, Statesman, Community and Spiritual Leader. Elder Paul Unongo's services to Nigeria, Benue and his immediate Community while he lived in this transient world cannot be written in a book. He was simply a good man who believed in genuine reward for hard work. Elder Paul Unongo lived…

DG TANZANIA EXPORT PROCESSING ZONES AUTHORITY PAYS OGFZA BOSS A BUSINESS VISIT The Director General of the Tanzanian Export Processing Zones Authority (EPZA), Mr. Charles Jackson and members of his delegation this afternoon, paid the Managing Director/CEO of the Oil and Gas Free Zones Authority (OGFZA), Sen. Tijjani Yahaya Kaura, a business visit at OGFZA Office, Abuja The EPZA DG expressed interest in understudying the uniqueness and modus operandi of OGFZA in comparison with the Tanzania Export Processing Zones Authority (EPZA). He also expressed interest in fostering a special business arrangement between OGFZA and EPZA, as well as to partner…