Day: July 2, 2024

‘Economic Hardship, 5 Others,’ Why More Marriages’ll Break Up In Nigeria

ADEOLA YUSUF

Some Nigerians have expressed worries at the rampant cases of broken homes and the effects on the society. They are concerned that the current economic hardship may increase divorce and separation in the country. The citizens spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos. Dr Jumoke Aina, a mother and an educator, told NAN that broken homes often resulted from divorce, separation and abandonment. According to her, these situations can be triggered by marital conflicts, infidelity, financial difficulties, substance abuse, domestic violence and incompatibility between partners. Aina said that…

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Let Kenyans Enjoy Their Kenya, By Lasisi Olagunju

ADEOLA YUSUF

Hugh Gaitskell became Britain’s Minister of Fuel and Power on October 7, 1947. Soon after taking that office, because there was an energy crisis, the minister told his countrymen and women to save fuel by reducing the number of baths they took. Gaitskell said: “personally, I have never had a great many baths myself, and I can assure those who are in the habit of having a great many that it does not make a great difference to their health if they have less.” Winston Churchill, who had by then…

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Many Injured As Explosion Rocks Zungeru Hydro Electric Dam

ADEOLA YUSUF

An explosion in the early hours of Monday has reportedly injured many workers at the Zungeru Hydro Electric Dam in Niger State. The explosion also affected some critical installations in the dam, resulting in a power outage in Minna, Niger State. An expatriate engineer was among the scores of persons injured by the blast, according to a report by ThisDay. The injured workers were rushed to Minna General Hospital. The engineer, believed to be a Chinese national, was admitted to the emergency ward of the hospital for treatment for burns…

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Nigeria To Achieve 70% Local Content by 2027 – NCDMB

ADEOLA YUSUF

The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has deepened its commitment to 70 per cent local content target by the year 2027. Platforms Africa reports that the Executive Secretary, NCDMB, Mr Felix Ogbe, said this on Monday at the Nigerian Content Seminar, a flagship programme of the 2024 Nigerian Oil and Gas Energy Conference (NOG), in Abuja, which was dedlared open by Malam Mele Kyari, Group Chief Executive Officer, Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.). Kyari, represented by Mrs Oritsemeyiwa Eyesan, Executive Vice President, Upstream, NNPC Ltd. toured…

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