Tag: sylva
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Sylva apologises to Buhari over Bayelsa loss
Minister of State for Petroleum Resources Timipre Sylva has apologised to President Muhammadu Buhari for “disruption to his busy schedule” by the Thursday Supreme Court judgment that truncated the inauguration of David Lyon of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as Bayelsa State governor. He said the apology was necessary because he was aware that the…
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$9.6bn Judgement: Reps summon Malami, Sylva, others
The House of Representatives on Wednesday set up a 17-man ad hoc committee to as a matter of urgency, invite the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the federation, Abubakar Malami and his counterpart in the Ministry of Petroleum Resources, Timpriye Sylva. They are to give situational report on the matter and explain the…
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Nigeria to cut oil production by 100% compliance with OPEC deal in October – Sylva
The Minister of State for Petroleum, Timipre Sylva on Thursday said that Nigeria has agreed to cut oil production by complying with OPEC deal 50% this month and 100 percent in October this year. A statement of the Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division, Mr. Ndu Ughamadu disclosed that. It quoted the minister as…
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Senate confirms Sylva, Magashi, Aliyu, Shehuri for ministerial positions
The Nigerian Senate continued the screening of ministerial nominees presented to the upper chamber by President Muhammadu Buhari for approval on Thursday, with the confirmation of some nominees. Those screened as aT 1.40pm on Thursday and confirmed were former Governor of Bayelsa State, Timipre Sylva; Major General Bashir Salihi Magashi from Kano State; Mustafa Baba…
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2019: Former Bayelsa Gov, Sylva speaks on alleged plans to dump APC
Former Bayelsa State Governor, Chief Timipre Sylva has debunked insinuations that he was on his way out of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Sylva in a statement signed by his Media Assistant, Julius Bokoru, also described as inconsequential, the recent defection of his former Campaign Director, Media and Publicity, Chief Nathan Egba, to the…
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Ex-Bayelsa governor Sylva denies dumping APC for PDP
Former Governor of Bayelsa and a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state, Chief Timipre Sylva, has denied defecting from the party to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Sylva governed Bayelsa between 2008 and 2012 under the platform of the PDP, but joined the…
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Politicians defecting to other parties are mentally unstable – former Governor
A former Governor of Bayelsa State, Timipre Sylva, on Wednesday said he believed politicians defecting ‘impulsively’ from one party to another are mentally unstable and should be subjected to psychiatric test. “Chief Timipre Sylva finds a correlation between impulsive defections and mental instability, and so, considers those flirting from party to party as people needing…