Day: November 8, 2022

NLNG Anticipates Improved Gas Supply As Crude Transport Stabilises

ADEOLA YUSUF

The Nigeria Liquified Natural Gas, Limited, NLNG, is hoping to receive more gas supply from its suppliers following successes recorded in renewed effort by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, to combat crude oil theft. The NLNG, said the effort is yielding results with improvement in key crude oil transportation pipelines. The NLNG spokesperson, Andy Odeh confirmed that the success was recorded after NNPC increased surveillance and the fight against oil thieves and vandals. Mourners Weep Over 19 Coffins After Tanzania Plane Crash READ ALSO: 2023: We’ve 600 Pending…

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2023: We’ve 600 Pending Cases In Court –INEC

Abibat Babalola

ABUJA – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), yesterday, raised the alarm that the over 600 pending court cases arising from conduct of party primaries were delaying preparation and procurement of sensitive materials for the conduct of 2023 general elections. It specifically expressed disappointment against a political party which served it about 70 court processes in a day seeking to compel the commission to accept the nomination or substitution of its candidates long after the deadline. The electoral body said most of the pending cases bordered on the conduct of…

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Tanzanian Fisherman Who Broke Crashed Plane to Save 20 Passengers Honoured

Abibat Babalola

President Samia Suluhu appoints plane Crash hero, Jackson Majaliwa, into the firefighting and rescue brigade + VIDEO   Tanzanian fisherman who broke a crashed plane to save 20 passengers is appointed by the President into the firefighting and rescue brigade (video) A Tanzanian fisherman who broke open a crashed plane in Lake Victoria to save 20 people has been appointed by President Samia Suluhu into the country’s Firefighting and Rescue brigade. Jackson Majaliwa was one of the first responders at the site of the plane crash on the morning of…

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Naira Sinks To N860/Dollar, Alters Petrol Depot Dynamics

ADEOLA YUSUF

DAPPMAN seeks official forex access, assures Nigerians of Fuel crisis-free Yuletide   The acute shortage of foreign exchange (forex) in the official market has pushed naira to N860 against a Dollar at the parallel market, altering dynamics for the importation, distribution and marketing of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) also known as petrol. Platforms Africa reports that the Chairman, Depot and Petroleum Products Marketers Association of Nigeria (DAPPMAN), Dame Winifred Akpani, who disclosed this during a press briefing by its Governing Council in Lagos, called on the government to give petroleum…

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Mourners Weep Over 19 Coffins After Tanzania Plane Crash

Abibat Babalola

WEEPING relatives of the 19 people who died when a plane crashed into Lake Victoria in Tanzania filed past a row of coffins in the lakeside town of Bukoba on Monday as religious and political leaders gathered for a ceremony to honour the victims. Flight PW494, operated by Tanzanian airline Precision Air and carrying 43 people, hit the water in stormy weather as it tried to land at Bukoba airport early on Sunday morning, arriving from the capital Dar es Salaam. Transport Minister Makame Mbarawa told mourners gathered in a…

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Fire Razes 35-Storey Apartment Near World’s Tallest Building, Burj Khalifa In Dubai + PHOTOS

Ganiyu Amodu

A fire broke out in a 35-storey building in Dubai near Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest building early Monday morning. The cause of the fire is still unknown. Meanwhile, according to Daily Mail, the blaze started around 2.20am before spreading through the block, which is part of a complex of towers called 8 Boulevard Walk, built by the state-backed developer Emaar. Dramatic footage showed flames engulfing an entire corner of the building from top to bottom. By 3.45am the blaze had been extinguished, and this morning black scorch marks could…

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Liverpool Put Up For Sale As Owners Invite Offers

Ganiyu Amodu

Owners of Liverpool Football Club, Fenway Sports Groups (FSG) have put the club on sale and presentable bids have already started being offered. Investment banking giants Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley have been reportedly hired to help find potent bidders for the club. The Merseyside side was valued at £3.89 billion ($4.45billion) as of May 2022 by Forbes, Chelsea being bought by Tedd Boehly for £4.25 billion. The nineteen times champions of England are looking to sell the club for about the same price Chelsea was sold. FSG said that…

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