Month: January 2024

LPG Vessel: Ekpo Lauds Nigerian Firm’s Seal In Harnessing Local Content Law

Ganiyu Amodu

Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas), Rt. Hon. Ekperikpe Ekpo, has lauded the courage, vision and hard work exhibited by Nigerian firms in breaking new frontiers in gas businesses in line with the local content law. Ekpo stated this at the commissioning of Temile Development Company Limited’s 23,000 cubic meters ultramodern Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) Carrier, Alfred Temile 10, at the Hyundai Mipo Dockyard in Ulsan, South Korea, yesterday. This was contained in a statement signed by his spokesman, Louis Ibah, and made available to the media. The Minister…

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Al Nassr vs Inter Miami: Cristiano Ronaldo Set To Miss Reunion With Messi

Ganiyu Amodu

Cristiano Ronaldo has been ruled out of Thursday’s Al-Nassr vs Inter Miami clash to deny fans a meeting with Lionel Messi. The Saudi side will face the Major League Soccer outfit on Thursday in the Riyadh Season Cup, but there will not be a reunion between Ronaldo and Messi. Ronaldo has been struggling with a muscle injury in the days leading up to the game and has been ruled out. The Al-Nassr manager Luis Casto said on: “We will not see [Messi vs Ronaldo], Ronaldo is in the final part…

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Subsidy Removal: Residents Resort To using Ox-Drawn Carts In Katsina

Abibat Babalola

Following the removal of the fuel subsidy by President Bola Tinubu, some residents of Daura in Katsina State have resorted to using Ox-drawn carts in conveying their goods. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that during a visit to their park, some residents were seen using the Ox-drawn carts in conveying their goods. Some of those using such ancient means of transportation, said they were forced to do that due to the high cost of the conventional means, occasioned by  subsidy removal. READ ALSO: AFCON 2023: Quarter-final Matches Confirmed…

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AFCON 2023: Quarter-final Matches Confirmed + FULL LIST

Ganiyu Amodu

Eight teams have so far booked their places in the ongoing 2023 Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finals as of Tuesday. Angola were the first to qualify after the Parancas Negras (Black Sable Antelopes) thrashed Namibia on Saturday evening. The attacking-sided team will now face the Super Eagles of Nigeria, believed to be one of the favourites of the competition, after beating the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon. The surprise of the tournament was the Round 16 match between the hosts, Côte d’Ivoire, and the defending champions, Senegal, as the hosts advanced…

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UK Suspends British-Nigerian Minister Kate Osamor For Condemning Israel’s Actions In Gaza As ‘Genocide’

Abibat Babalola

A British-Nigerian minister, MP Kate Osamor, has been suspended by the United Kingdom’s Labour Party after she accused Israel of genocide on the eve of Holocaust Memorial Day. Osamor, however, has apologised for “any offence caused” over the message distributed to local party members on Friday. Platforms Africa that the chief whip suspended her from the parliamentary party while an investigation was instituted into the matter, as Jewish groups have criticised the remarks. Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD) marks the six million Jews and other groups murdered during the Holocaust, alongside…

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Kidnappers Abduct Primary School Pupils In Ekiti State As Govt Reacts

Abibat Babalola

An unspecified number of school children have been reportedly kidnapped in Emure Local Government Area of Ekiti State, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. The incident came about same time when gunmen suspected to be kidnappers, attempted to kidnap three Ekiti traditional rulers but later killed two of them. One of the traditional rulers was said to have escaped the scene mysteriously. Gov. Biodun Oyebanji, while confirming the abduction of the children on Tuesday, promised to deploy all apparatus possible, to unearth the criminals responsible and bring them to…

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Man Commits Suicide Over Ex-Wife’s Remarriage

Abibat Babalola

Nuradeen Shehu, a 37-year-old security guard at Prestige International College, Danmusa Steet, Gadon Kaya, Gwale Local Government Area of Kano State has committed suicide.   It was gathered that the deceased hanged himself after learning that his ex-wife had remarried. The State Commissioner of Police, CP Hussaini Gumel, told the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, on Tuesday, January 30, 2024, that the incident occurred inside one of the classrooms of the college. He said on January 28, at about 10:30 a.m., Abdullahi Abdulsalam of Rijiyar Zaki, brought a report that…

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How Banker Faked Abduction Over N1.7m Debt – Police

Abibat Babalola

The Ogun State Police Command on Tuesday confirmed that one Olumide Openaike, a staff member of a Microfinance Bank, Kemta Oloko, reported to have been missing and found in Mokwa, Niger State staged his abduction over N1.7m debt. The spokesperson of the state police command, SP Omolola Odutola, confirmed this to our correspondent on Tuesday. The wife of the banker, Temitope, had told journalists how her husband, Olumide went missing on January 17 on his way to work. READ ALSO: NNPC Ltd Woos South Korean Investors For Gas Projects NYSC Opens Portal…

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NNPC Ltd Woos South Korean Investors For Gas Projects

Ganiyu Amodu

…felicitates Temile Devt. Company on acquisition of LPG carrier   The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) has held talks with a South Korean consortium led by Daewoo E & C on the development of gas projects in Nigeria. The Group Chief Executive Officer of NNPC Ltd, Mr Mele Kyari, led the company’s team to the discussions which held in Seoul, South Korea, yesterday. The talks were aimed at deepening NNPC Ltd.’s drive to tap into the nation’s vast gas resources to be a supplier of clean and affordable…

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NYSC Opens Portal For 2024 Batch ‘A’ Registration

Ganiyu Amodu

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has opened its portal for 2024 Batch ‘A’ Stream 1 registration. The scheme made this known via a post on its social media accounts on Monday, January 29, 2024. “Portal is open now. Visit http://nysc.org.ng to register,” it stated. A check on the NYSC’s website revealed that the registration will run from January 29, 2024, to February 4, 2024. READ ALSO Kidnappers Kill Two Traditional Rulers, One Escapes In Ekiti AFCON 2023: CAF Picks Osimhen For Random Drug Test CBN: Authorised Dealers Reporting False…

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