Day: November 18, 2022

World’s Oldest Primary School Pupil, Priscilla Sitienei Dies At 99 In Kenya

Ganiyu Amodu

A 99-year-old woman Priscilla Sitienei, believed to be the world’s oldest primary school pupil, has died at her residence in Kenya. According to Sammy Chepsiror, her grandson, Sitienei began to develop health difficulties after attending class on Wednesday and died afterwards. “Gogo has been in good health and attending classes until three days to her demise when she developed chest pains, which forced her out of school,” Chepsiror said. READ ALSO: NLNG Begins Varsity Teaching Hospital Projects’ Commissioning In 12 States Moses Simon, Finidi George ‘Fight’ Over Pepe’s Jersey After…

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NLNG Begins Varsity Teaching Hospital Projects’ Commissioning In 12 States

Efe Wellington

Nigeria LNG (NLNG) Limited Friday,commenced the commissioning of Phase 1 projects in its multi-billion-naira Hospital Support Programme (NLNG HSP) with the opening of a maternity centre at the University of Abuja Teaching Hospital (UATH), Gwagwalada. It will also commission new Intensive Care Units (ICUs) at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH) and the Niger Delta University Teaching Hospital (NDUTH) in 2022 as part of the first phase of its HSP program. Six hospitals were selected in the first phase. The NLNG HSP targets 12 hospitals from the six geographical…

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Qatar Makes U-Turn, Bans Beer At W’Cup Stadia 2 Days To Tournament Starts

Ganiyu Amodu

Qatar is banning all beer sales at and around its World Cup stadiums, in a dramatic U-turn just two days before the massive soccer tournament begins, world soccer governing body FIFA confirmed on Friday. “Following discussions between host country authorities and FIFA, a decision has been made to focus the sale of alcoholic beverages on the FIFA Fan Festival, other fan destinations and licensed venues, removing sales points of beer from Qatar’s FIFA World Cup 2022 stadium perimeters,” a statement from FIFA said. The conservative, gas-rich Muslim nation does not…

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Moses Simon, Finidi George ‘Fight’ Over Pepe’s Jersey After 4-0 Mauling

Ganiyu Amodu

A mild drama played out after Nigeria’s humiliating 4-0 loss to Portugal on Thursday in what was a World Cup warm-up for the European nation. While Nigerians were seething from the team’s failure to ‘fight’ on the field and consecutive friendly losses, assistant coach, Finidi George and forward, Moses Simon took the ‘fight’ to after regulation time. READ ALSO: Alleged $2.8m Fraud: EFCC Arraigns Fake FBI Commander 25 Most Powerful Nigerian Female Journalists Unveiled + FULL LIST Portugal Defeat Nigeria 4-0 In World Cup Friendly As a post-game ritual, players…

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Alleged $2.8m Fraud: EFCC Arraigns Fake FBI Commander

Abibat Babalola

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday, arraigned one Ijeboi Dennis and Obade Monday Christian before Justice Abubakar Baba Shani of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Apo, Abuja. Dennis, (alias Andrew Tran huynh) and Monday, who also claimed to be a Commander with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI, as well as a Diplomat Director, were arraigned on a five count-charge bordering on conspiracy and obtaining the sum of Two Million, Eight Hundred and Twenty Two Thousand, Eight Hundred and Sixty United States Dollars ($2, 822,860.00) by…

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Shell  Bonga FPSO Completes 2022 Turnaround Maintenance

Ganiyu Amodu

Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Limited (SNEPCo), has completed the 2022 Turnaround Maintenance (TAM) of the Bonga floating production storage and offloading vessel (FPSO). The 225,000 capacity FPSO was shut down on October 18, 2022 to carry out statutory inspections, recertifications and other critical asset integrity restoration activities. The 2022 TAM which was originally planned for 30 days was completed in 22 days on November 9, 2022 thanks to excellent front-end planning and flawless execution. Commissioning and start-up activities are in progress and will culminate in ramp up of…

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25 Most Powerful Nigerian Female Journalists Unveiled + FULL LIST

Scott Matthew

Their names, their games and their fame: What to know about “gentle women” of the press and how they made the WiJAfrica list   Women in Journalism Africa (WiJAfrica) has announced the full list of 25 most powerful female journalists in Nigeria. WiJAfrica worked with a team of industry leaders and practitioners to rank the “25 Most Powerful” women in the media – particularly journalism. WiJAfrica measured the most powerful woman journalist in four criteria including the size and effectiveness of influence in national affairs, influence in the media industry,…

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UNILAG Student Slumps, Dies Playing Football

ADEOLA YUSUF

HOW IT HAPPENED: Hostel mates give full account of the sad sudden scenario   Tragedy struck on Sunday at the University of Lagos, after a 100 level student of the Department of Social Work, Faculty of Social Science, Simon Adokwu, slumped and died while playing football on the premises of the school in Akoka, Lagos State. PUNCH Metro gathered that Adokwu, after attending church service, went to play football at a field near the University’s Human Resource Development Centre. READ ALSO BREAKING: Lagos Lawmaker Slumps, Dies in Jos After APC…

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