Day: August 6, 2022

Shell To Resume 300m scuf/d Assa North/Ohaji South Gas Project Construction

Abibat Babalola

The project, one of the largest domestic gas assets in Nigeria, located in Imo state, southeast Nigeria, has capacity for 300 million standard cubic feet of gas per day when completed Oil giant, Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC), is set to resume operations in Imo State, after years of exiting the state as a result of insecurity. Shell had temporarily halted the construction of a multi- billion naira Assa North/ Ohaji South Gas Development Project sited in Imo State, which was started in 2019, due to the growing incidents of…

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What Customers Must Know About Polaris Bank Purported Sale – Mgt

Abibat Babalola

The management of Polaris Bank has reacted to report on its purported sale, describing it as “speculative, deliberately intended to create panic and should be disregarded by the banking public.” The bank said this in a statement sent to Platforms Africa. Here below is the statement; RE: ONLINE PUBLICATION ON PURPORTED SALE OF POLARIS BANK Our attention has been drawn to an online report on the purported sale of Polaris Bank Limited. READ ALSO: RT $200bn: Polaris Bank sensitises non-oil exporters, urge them to key into programme Polaris Bank, CIG…

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Arsenal Defeat Crystal Palace 2-0 In EPL Opener

Ganiyu Amodu

Arsenal opened the Premier League season with a 2-0 win at Crystal Palace on Friday, thanks to Gabriel Martinelli’s first-half header and Marc Guehi own goal at Selhurst Park. The Gunners avoided a repeat of their 2-0 defeat at Brentford on the opening night of last year’s season for a perfect start. New signings Gabriel Jesus and Oleksandr Zinchenko both played their part with the Brazil striker a constant threat through the middle and Zinchenko providing the assist for Martinelli’s headed first-half goal. READ ALSO: Commonwealth Games: Amusan Qualifies For…

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Commonwealth Games: Amusan Qualifies For 100m Hurdles Final

Ganiyu Amodu

New world record holder of the women’s 100m hurdles, Tobi Amusan, on Friday qualified for the final of the women’s 100m hurdles at the ongoing Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games. Amusan raced to a massive 12.40s to dominate Round 1 Heat 3 to qualify for Sunday’s final. The world champion has the chance to defend her Commonwealth Games title, which she won in 2018 in Gold Coast, Australia. READ ALSO: AMAZON AMUSAN: TALE OF TOBI, A RECORD-TRASHER IN TEARS, BY ADEOLA YUSUF JUST IN: Nigeria’s Tobi Amusan Breaks Women 100m Hurdles’…

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Symbolic Violence Against Muslim Pupils by Lagos State Gov’t, By Farooq Kperogi

Farooq Kperogi

At least 3 questions in a GENERAL KNOWLEDGE exam that public primary school students in Lagos State took for the common entrance this year asked questions that only Christians—or people who’re familiar with Christianity—can correctly answer, putting Muslim and other non-Christian students at a disadvantage. That’s objectionable symbolic violence, and it must redressed forthwith in the interest of fairness and justice. READ ALSO: Abia Poly Loses Accreditation Over Unpaid Salaries Kadaria Ahmed’s Anti-BBC Article a Disservice to Journalism -Farooq Kperogi Ogun Fixes Sept 19 For Schools’ Resumption, Releases 2022/23 Calendar…

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