Day: September 24, 2023

Conoil Grows Earnings To N145.8 bn, Pays N1.73bn Dividends

Efe Wellington

The nation’s total energy provider Conoil Plc, grew its gross earnings by 5.3 per cent to N145.8 billion for the 2022 financial year, from N138.2 billion in the corresponding period of 2021. The major oil marketer in a statement at the weekend on its audited results for the year ending December 31, 2022, said despite the massive developmental challenges in the country and the tough operating environment, its Profit Before Tax grew by 60.1 per cent to N6.13 billion in 2022 from N3.83 billion in 2021, while Profit After Tax…

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TotalEnergies Engages Six Schools In 2023 World Clean-Up Day

Abibat Babalola

TotalEnergies Marketing Nigeria Plc said it had embarked on a series of activities in three states across Nigeria to mitigate the impact of climate change and safeguard the environment in commemoration of the World Clean Up Day. The activities included the planting of 114 trees and collection of 4706 kilograms of waste in three States namely Edo, Lagos, and Kano, as well as awareness creation on the journey towards a circular economy, the sensitization of communities on the need to protect the environment and ultimately, leave behind a sustainable world…

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Missing Intestine: No Doctor Among Them, ANPMP Dowgrades Lagos Assembly Panel

Abibat Babalola

WORD-FOR-WORD: What the World must know about how Adebola’s Intestine disappeared; Association of Nigerian Private Medical Practitioners chronicles heart-rending events in this shocking statement     ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIAN PRIVATE MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS (ANPMP), LAGOS STATE CHAPTER PUBLIC NOTICE RE:THE CASE OF ALLEGED MISSING INTESTINES; SETTING THE RECORDS STRAIGHT We have followed with keen interest the trending case of the alleged missing intestine. We are concerned by the misconceptions, half-truths and outright falsehoods being peddled in the media. We as an association wish to first and foremost express our deep sympathy…

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Gov Elections: Police To Deploy Drones, Others In Kogi, Imo, Bayelsa

Abibat Babalola

The police have said they will deploy adequate personnel, including plain clothes officers, for the governorship elections in Kogi, Imo and Bayelsa states slated for November 11. The Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, disclosed in an interview with one of our correspondents that some anti-riot equipment such as teargas canisters, water cannons, Armoured Personnel Carriers and drones would be used by policemen during the elections. Adejobi disclosed that the leadership of the police had held several meetings with the Independent National Electoral Commission at the level of a committee co-chaired…

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Meet Nwizu Ugochi, University Of Nigeria’s College Of Medicine Best Graduating Student

Abibat Babalola

A brilliant Nigerian lady named Nwizu Ugochi has graduated as a Dentist from the University of Nigeria and was awarded the best graduating student of her graduating set. Nwizu Ugochi bagged her bachelor’s degree in Dental Surgery(BDS ) from the College of Medicine, University of Nigeria (UNN) with 8 distinctions in some of her major courses. She was awarded the best-graduating student in her faculty. READ ALSO: Anikulapo, Gangs Of Lagos, Others Nominated For 2023 AMAA Awards + FULL LIST 35 Killed As Fire Razes Smuggled Petrol Warehouse In Nigeria-Benin…

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Anikulapo, Gangs Of Lagos, Others Nominated For 2023 AMAA Awards + FULL LIST

Ganiyu Amodu

The board of the Africa Film Academy (AFA), the organisers of the Africa Movie Academy Awards, AMAA, have announced the nominees for the 19th edition of the continental awards ceremony. The 2023 AMA Awards will be celebrating outstanding achievements in African cinema across 26 categories. One of the highly anticipated categories is “Award for Best Nigerian Film,” which includes films like “Gangs of Lagos,” “Brotherhood,” “Anikulapo,” “Mami Wata,” “4-4-44 (Four Four Forty-Four),” “L.I.F.E,” and “The Trade.” READ ALSO: Untapped Gas Reserves; Ekpo Pledges Partnership With Akwa Ibom We goofed, Tinubu…

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35 Killed As Fire Razes Smuggled Petrol Warehouse In Nigeria-Benin Border

Aoko Benjamin

At least 35 people have been killed in Nigeria-Benin border as a fuel depot allegedly used for smuggled product caught fire and erupted into flames, blanketing the sky with a thick, black cloud of smoke. Platforms Africa reports that the tragic event unfolded in the town of Seme-Podji, situated near the border with Nigeria, where locals often frequented a warehouse for smuggled fuel. According to Prosecutor Abdoubaki Adam-Bongle, initial assessments indicate that the fire claimed the lives of 35 individuals, including one child. It is suspected that the blaze ignited…

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Untapped Gas Reserves; Ekpo Pledges Partnership With Akwa Ibom

ADEOLA YUSUF

Gas minister felicitates govt, people of Akwa Ibom as state marks 36 years of existence   Minister of State Petroleum Resources (Gas), Ekperikpe Ekpo, has lauded the government and people of Akwa Ibom State for the unity and peaceful co-existence of its various peoples and the socio-economic developments recorded over the past 36 years. Platforms Africa reports that the minister stated this in a statement today to mark the 36th anniversary of the creation of the state. He said the creation of the state has allowed the spread of infrastructural…

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