Day: April 12, 2021

NNPC in epoch-making haulage of 96 line pipes for $2.8bn AKK project

Aliyu Aliyu

  Phase one of 1,300km Trans-Nigerian Gas Pipeline (TNGP) project for gas delivery to Europe received a boost   The execution of $2.8 billion Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano, AKK gas pipeline project was boosted at the weekend through the delivery of 96 pipes from Warri Southsouth region to Itakpe in Kogi state, Northcentral Nigeria by rail. The conveyance by rail was made possible through the efforts of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, a major stakeholder in the project. The Corporation, which confirmed this in a message obtained by Platforms Africa from its…

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Eni pushes Angola, Nigeria’s biggest rival, ahead with 250m bbls oil discovery

Aoko Benjamin

  How Nigeria is losing out + why IOCs shrink investment for oil discovery in country, surged funding for Angola oil acreages   Italian firm Eni has made a new light oil discovery off the coast of Angola after exploration activities recommenced following a year of pandemic restrictions. This discovery and advancement in renewables makes Angola to the African Oil giant to watch in the next five years. The discovery, made on Tuesday, is in Angola’s deepwater Block 15/06. Eni believes the exploration well, drilled at 500 metres in the…

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Saudi Arabia declares Tuesday, April 13 First day of Ramadan 2021 – Report

Dawood Rabiu

  The moon-sighting committee of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has said that the crescent moon of Ramadan 2021 had not been sighted on Sunday, making Monday 30th of Sha’ban and Tuesday first of Ramadan The first day of Ramadan will be April 13, Tuesday, the moon sighting committee in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has declared. The committee, a report by Gulf News read, said that the crescent moon had not been sighted. Accordingly, Monday, April 12, will be the last and 30th day of Shaban 1442 Hijri which…

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Nigeria Releases Names, Faces Of Fleeing Inmates from Historic Jailbreak

Precious Ibekwe

  The Nigerian Correctional Service has released the names and faces of 36 of the over 1,800 inmates that escaped from its facility in Owerri, Southern Nigeria. Platform Africa reports that the historic jailbreak happened on Monday, April 5, 2021 during an attack by gunmen who, according to the Police Authority, were suspected members of the proscribed Indigenious Peoples of Biafra(IPOB). The service released the names and faces on his official twitter handle.   It said: “Faces of persons who escaped from Owerri Custodial Centre, Imo State. Please note that…

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Why we approached NCDMB for Collaboration – Nigerian Amnesty Boss

Efe Wellington

  The Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) has declared that it decided to approach the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) based on the board’s industry role, which will be of immense benefit to get the ex-agitators to become entrepreneurs and employers of labour. PAP and the NCDMB, Platforms Africa reports, agreed to work together to build the capacity of beneficiaries of the amnesty programme. Interim Administrator of the PAP,  Milland Dixon Dikio while enumerating the vision and strategic plan of the PAP under him, said everything is being done…

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