Day: June 3, 2020

Nigeria’s oil reserves sink to 36.89bn barrels on one year

Tim Bauer

    Nigeria, Africa’s biggest crude exporter, is left with 36.89 billion barrels in its crude oil reserves, 110 million barrels deficit from the reserves strenght one year ago. The Director, Department of Petroleun Resources (DPR), Auwalu Sarki, who in a virtual meeting of the DPR managment and oil and gas editors on Wednesday, gave this official data of reserves as at first of January, 2020, maintained that this same reserves had 37 billion barrels in them as at the first of January, 2019. What Nigeria lost in crude reserves, Sarki…

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Nigeria’s gas reserves hit 203.16trn scuf – DPR

Efe Wellington

    The natural gas reserves in Nigeria has surged by 3.16 trillion cubic feet (tcf), hitting 203.16 (tcf) as at January 1, 2020. This latest data released by the country’s Director, Department of Petroleum Resources, Auwalu Sarki, during a virtual interactive session with journalist is higher compared to the 210 trillion cubic feet of gas in reserves as at January 1, 2019. Nigeria, Africa’s  biggest crude exporter, Sarki added, is, however left with 36.89 billion barrels in its crude oil reserves, 110 million barrels deficit from the reserves strenght…

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Scandal as Man Accuses D’Banj Of Rape

Efe Wellington

  A model scouts, Otunba Benjamin Ese, has accused a popular Nigerian hip-hop artist, Oladapo Daniel Oyebanjo, generally known as D’Banj, of rape, declaring that the singer lacked all moral standings to preach against rape. Ese, a talent manager, declared that D’Bang alleged raped his friend in 2018. He made the allegation after the singer showed support by calling for justice for rape victims via his Instagram page. The talent manager asked D’Banj to take down the post, tagged him a rapist and took to his Instagram page to narrate…

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Nigerian Varsity, OOU, ‘Produces’ Anti – COVID – 19 Herbal Syrup

Damilola Olonade

  Seeks govt’s probe, approval for product   One of the Universities in Nigeria, Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago – Iwoye, Ogun State, has claimed to have produced a potent Herbal Syrup for the  prevention, treatment and management of COVID-19. Vice – Chancellor of the University, Prof. Ganiyu Olatunde, who unveiled the  Anti – COVID – 19 Herbal Syrup at the institution’s main campus, expressed the confidence that the syrup would successfully pass the scrutiny of the food and drugs administration agency in Nigeria and receive favourable outcome. Olatunde also announced…

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Accra pastors boycott Ghanaian govt’s reopening of Churches over strigent guidelines

Aoko Francis

  Say guidelines to Churches, Mosques shutdown relaxation not workable   Pastors in Accra, capital of Ghana, have boycotted the reopening of Churches in the country over stŕigent guidelines the government gave for the exercise. A popular Evangelist in Ghana, Dr Lawrence Tetteh, who declared this in an intervoew with Accra-based Starr FM, maintained that a “lot of churches in Ghana have even decided not to go back to church because they cannot adhere to the conditions.” Evangelist Dr Lawrence Tetteh also called on government to review its guidelines to…

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Blackout rocks Nigeria as power grid suffers total collapse

Efe Wellington

  Airport, Seaports others in total darkness for 44 minutes   The Nigeria’ National Power Transmission System also known as the national grid on Tuesday suffered another collapse, throwing the entire Lagos (commercial capital) and other parts of the country in total blackout. The total darkeness, according to a report by the Lagos-based New Telegraph newspaper, boyed by the collapse which occured around 11:00 am (West Africa Time) on Tuesday, affected supply to the Airport, Seaports and other mega businesses in the Nigeria’s commercial capital and across the nation. The two…

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