HISTORIC APPOINTMENT: Bala Wunti has been appointed as the inaugural Chief Executive Officer of the World Energy Council (WEC) Nigeria, establishing a dedicated executive leadership structure for the organization, which Nigeria first joined in 1960.....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶

• DEEP INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE: With over 30 years across Nigeria’s petroleum sector, Wunti previously served as Chief Upstream Investment Officer at NUIMS, where he managed joint ventures, negotiated deep offshore PSCs, and spearheaded cost-optimization initiatives that drove production costs below $10 per barrel in key operations.

• STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP AT NNPC: In his past leadership roles at NNPC, Wunti led transparency initiatives like ‘Operation White’ while heading PPMC, guided corporate strategy and sustainability through NNPC’s commercial transition, and helped establish a Command and Control Centre to combat crude oil theft and pipeline vandalism.

• GLOBAL ENGAGEMENT: Nationally and internationally, Wunti has advocated for natural gas utilization, represented Nigeria on the OPEC Economic Commission Board, and participated in the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF).

• VISION FOR WEC NIGERIA: Holding executive credentials from Harvard Business School and Oxford’s Blavatnik School of Government, Wunti emphasized that Nigeria’s energy future must focus on security, affordability, and sustainability, pledging that WEC Nigeria will serve as an impartial platform connecting government, industry, and academia to drive actionable solutions.

OFFICERS REMOVED: Following a security breach where a death row inmate allegedly hosted TikTok live sessions from custody, the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) removed the Officer-in-Charge of the Ibara Medium Custodial Centre in Abeokuta, Ogun State, along with two other senior officers.....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶

• INMATE DETAILS: The prisoner, Elijah Oyebode, received a death sentence by hanging in 2019 after an Osun State High Court found him guilty of murdering Rofiat Adebisi, a final-year student at Osun State University, based on medical evidence and trial materials despite his conflicting accounts and final denial.

• SOCIAL MEDIA ACTIVITY: Despite being on death row, Oyebode allegedly kept an active TikTok presence—including an account that reached Level 20 gifting status to collect monetary gifts during livestreams—and was linked to another account impersonating a popular content creator and activist.

• NCOS STATEMENT: In a Thursday statement, NCoS Public Relations Officer JN Osuji condemned the incident as a severe security and regulatory breach, confirming that the prohibited mobile phone used for social media access has been seized as evidence.

• CURRENT STATUS: Oyebode has been moved to a different custodial facility under heightened security, while the ousted prison officials remain suspended pending the conclusion of the ongoing investigation.

DEATH TOLL AND INFECTIONS: Diphtheria has claimed 17 lives and resulted in 124 recorded cases across Bida, Suleja, and Shiroro local government areas in Niger State over a seven-month period.....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶