Day: October 31, 2021

OML 40: Seplat Announces Sibiri Well Drilling, Raises 2021 CapEx to $167m

ADEOLA YUSUF

Seplat Energy Plc has announced prospect drilling on its Sibiri oil well located at the Oil Mining Lease (OML) 40. Platforms Africa reports that the Nigerian independent energy company listed on both the Nigerian Exchange Limited and the London Stock Exchange, which announced this at the weekend, added that it had raised the 2021 Capital Expenditure to $167 million. The company, according to a statement, also reported a nine month (Q3) 2021 revenue of N182.7bn, representing a rise of 18.7 per cent year-on-year. In its unaudited results for the nine…

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I insist, No COVID-19 in Kogi, Gov Bello Declares, says Nigeria Lockdown Unnecessary

ADEOLA YUSUF

At Lokoja venue of 29th NMMA, Governor Yahaya Bello Demands Award for “Fakest News Reporter, Newspaper of the Year”   Governor of Kogi state, Northcentral Nigeria, Yahaya Bello, has insisted that about two years after the outbreak of COVID-19, the state still has no single case of the deadly disease. This is contrary to the data from Nigeria Centre for Disease Control that, which has record of five cases for the state. Platforms Africa reports that Bello who reiterated his no-COVID-19-case narrative when his state hosted the 29th edition of…

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Nigeria Embargoes Sanctions for NIN-SIM Verification Deadline Violators

Aliyu Aliyu

Minister opens up on real reason government extended verification deadline “for the eighth time in a row”   Contrary to earlier announcement, Nigerians who are yet to link their Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) to their National Identification Numbers as at end of October won’t be sanctioned. The Nigerian Government has again extended the deadline for the NIN-SIM data verification. Platforms Africa reports that this is the eighth time the deadline has been extended. Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Pantami, who announced the extension, urged Nigerians and legal…

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