Month: July 2024

NLNG: 35 Years of Nigeria’s Gas Success Story

ADEOLA YUSUF

As Nigeria flagged various initiatives for gas commercialisation and utilisation, ADEOLA YUSUF digs deep on the critical role the Nigerian Liquified Natural Gas (NLNG) has played in moving the country forward in the last 35 years of the company’s existence.   So many key interventions initiatives and private sector partnerships in the recent times have given a major boost to Nigeria’s gas commercialisation and utilization efforts. However, according to the Natural Resource Government Institute, NRGI, meeting Nigeria’s domestic energy needs remains one of the most significant barriers to sustainable development…

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Former Liverpool Striker Firmino Becomes Pastor

ADEOLA YUSUF

Former Liverpool striker Roberto Firmino has embraced a new calling, announcing his ordination as an evangelical pastor at the age of 32. The Brazilian footballer shared the news on his social media accounts, revealing a significant transition in his life. Firmino, alongside his wife, was ordained as a pastor at the church they founded three years ago. The dedication ceremony took place last Sunday in his hometown of Maceio. In a heartfelt message, Firmino expressed that becoming a pastor was not an initial goal, but a mission that emerged from…

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Being An Albino Earned Me Popularity From Birth – Adewale Elesho

ADEOLA YUSUF

A veteran Nollywood actor, Adewale Adeoye, popularly known as Elesho, has said he gained popularity from childbirth because he was born an albino. Adeoye, who is known for his humorous roles in Yoruba movies, said this in an interview with media personality, Adedoyin Kukoyi, on Sunday. According to him, it was not popular to give birth to an albino in those days because his parents had a different complexion from him. He said, “I became popular since my birth. The news got everywhere that a white man was born. Some…

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Nollywood Actor, Producer Among 9 Kidnappers Killed In Lagos Police Shootout

ADEOLA YUSUF

Tragedy struck in Lagos as a shootout between the police and a group of kidnappers resulted in the death of nine individuals. Among the nine individuals include a up-and-coming Nollywood actor and a producer. The actor, who was based in Port Harcourt, and the producer, identified as Prince Henry Ode, were reportedly involved in kidnapping activities. READ ALSO Moment Man Climbs Radio Mast In Abuja To Die By Suicide Dangote Refinery Capable Of Solving Nigeria’s Forex Problems, Says S&P Global Britain Is Nigeria’s ‘Bad’ Teacher, By Lasisi Olagunju Nigeria Removes…

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Moment Man Climbs Radio Mast In Abuja To Die By Suicide

ADEOLA YUSUF

An unidentified man in Abuja has reportedly climbed a radio mast Monday morning and attempted suicide. Channels TV reports that the man left a note detailing his intention. It was gathered that Fire Service, NEMA, and FCT officials were present to intervene. In a new development, it was gathered that the man is making some demands on government . His demands include: Restoration of Fuel Subsidy: He calls on the government to reinstate the fuel subsidy to alleviate economic burdens on Nigerians. READ ALSO Dangote Refinery Capable Of Solving Nigeria’s…

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Dangote Refinery Capable Of Solving Nigeria’s Forex Problems, Says S&P Global

ADEOLA YUSUF

International financial analytics corporation, S&P Global, has described the 650,000 barrels per day (bpd) Dangote Oil Refinery and Petrochemicals company as capable of resolving Nigeria’s foreign exchange (forex) issue and its huge pressure on the local Naira currency, while also catalysing the country’s economic development. S&P Global, headquartered in Manhattan, New York City, disclosed this during an onsite visit to the Dangote Refinery at Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos as part of its sovereign credit ratings assessment of Nigeria. The team from the international rating agency were accompanied by officials from the Federal…

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Britain Is Nigeria’s ‘Bad’ Teacher, By Lasisi Olagunju

ADEOLA YUSUF

Number 10, Downing Street has been home to Britain’s prime ministers since 1735 AD. Why would a hugely popular new prime minister move into a 289-year-old mansion without spending good pounds on it to buff it up to today’s taste? Keir Starmer, the new British prime minister, moved into that official residence soon after he was appointed last Friday. There was neither a renovation of the building nor a sanctification of the rooms by clerics and priests. Red candles, white tapers were not lit; neither was turari (incense) assigned a…

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Nigeria Removes Tariff On Rice Importation

ADEOLA YUSUF

. Set To Import Maize, Wheat amidst food inflation   The President Bola Tinubu-led Nigerian government has announced measures to tackle the skyrocketing food prices nationwide. The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Senator Abubakar Kyari, said the measures would be implemented over the next 180 days. “A 150-Day Duty-Free Import Window for food commodities which includes; suspension of duties, tariffs and taxes for the importation of certain food commodities through land and sea borders.” The commodities the government is prioritising to benefit from this include: Maize, Husked Brown Rice,…

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Samoa Agreement: They Gave Our Fathers Mirrors, Now, They Gave Us SUVs, By Sunny Igboanugo

ADEOLA YUSUF

Picture this! Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, was Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy (MoF-CoMoTE) in Nigeria. During this period, her official movement was like that of an Arabian monarch. Pomp and circumstances, pomp and pageantry, pomp and ceremonies, whichever is applicable. It was chaos – blaring sirens, breakneck speeding pilot cars, swerving and dangling along the road with dark-goggled, war-like-well-kitted policemen hanging or perching dangerously on them – a convoy of luxuriant Sports Utility Vehicles (SUVs), looking as if freshly-minted from the factories in Japan, squeezed in the middle…

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UNN First-Year Student Found Dead On Campus Drainage

ADEOLA YUSUF

The management of the University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN) has confirmed the tragic death of a first-year student of the institution whose lifeless body was found in a drainage on Friday, July 5. The deceased, who was identified as Favour Okenyi, from the Department of Medical Laboratory Science, was found dead in a drainage near Akanu Ibiam Stadium, UNN. The university’s Acting Public Relations Officer, Chief Okwun Omeaku, confirmed the incident in a statement issued in Nsukka on Sunday. Omeaku said that the university community was shocked by the unfortunate…

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