NAPE Lauds $5Bn Bonga North FID, Proactive Policies

The evolving dynamics in the energy sector, coupled with proactive government policies aimed at attracting investment into the oil and gas industry for national economic growth, are beginning to yield tangible results. This is evidenced by the recent Final Investment Decision (FID) announcement by Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Limited (SNEPCo) to invest $5 billion in the Bonga North Deepwater Project. The Bonga North Project, a subsea tie-back to the Shell-operated Bonga Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) facility, will involve the drilling, completion, and start-up of 8 production…

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‘200 Gunmen, 2 Weeks’ Deadly Siege,’ Tale of 1979 Attack On Mecca’s Grand Mosque

‘For the first time and then…,’ How Saudi King was rendered helpless in an attack that shook the Muslim world as the Islamic holiest mosque was under siege for two weeks   On November 20, 1979, Juhayman al-Otaybi, a Saudi religious dissident and a former-soldier, led over 200 armed gunmen, as they took over and besieged the Grand Mosque of Mecca and held it under siege for two weeks. Mecca Grand Mosque Siege: The holy cities of Mecca and Medina in Saudi Arabia are revered by Muslims across all sects…

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Saudi Hits JACKPOT, Discovers ‘White Gold’ in Its Oil Fields

Saudi Arabia, whose economy is based around its vast reserves of oil and natural gas, has found another source to diversify its oil-rich economy as the kingdom recently found lithium reserves in its oil fields near the sea. According to reports, Saudi Aramco aka Aramco, Saudi Arabia’s state-owned petroleum and natural gas company, extracted lithium under a pilot project from one of its oil fields. Khalid bin Saleh Al-Mudaifer, Saudi Arabi’s Deputy Minister of Mining Affairs, announced that the kingdom will soon launch a commercial pilot program to promote the…

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How We Made N3 Trillion Profit In One Year – NNPCL

. Oil giant speaks on template used for refinery revamp, overcoming turbulence   With a volatile global oil market in 2024 tied to geopolitical tensions and other local challenges such as oil theft and pipeline vandalism amid the pressure to up oil production levels, the NNPC Ltd. under the leadership of Mallam Mele Kyari has effectively navigated the challenges with many milestone achievements to show. The state-owned oil firm revitalised 60,000-barrel-per-day, Port Harcourt Refinery, which had been moribund for over 30 years and through stringent financial management strategies, declared N3.297…

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Mosquitoes Know No Borders, Also Should The Malaria Response

“Today it’s me, tomorrow someone else It’s me and you, we’ve got to stand up and fight,” Ugandan musician Philly Bongoley Lutaya sang in 1998, his soulful voice defying the tribulations that came his way as one of the first public figures in the East African country to publicly disclose he was HIV positive. This was at a time when HIV was spoken about in hushed tones and stigma thrived in the face of fear and lack of information. Take the message, cross the frontiers Break the barriers, we’ll fight…

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‘Not Muslim Cause, But Human Cause,’ MPAC Demands Justice For Palestine

‘Failure of international justice,’ Group’s Executive Chairman Disu Kamor gives four areas of demand, seeks Global Action on Gaza Genocide   The Muslim Public Affairs Centre (MPAC) and allied organizations have condemned the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Gaza, describing it as “heinous genocide” and a glaring failure of international justice. Platforms Africa reports that the Executive Chairman Muslim Public Affairs Centre, Disu Kamor, who said this during a press conference in Lagos, maintained that the international community’s inaction has emboldened Israel’s brutal occupation, resulting in unimaginable suffering for the Palestinian…

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CBN Limits POS Daily Withdrawal To N100,000 Per Customer

The Central Bank of Nigeria has introduced a daily cash-out transaction limit of N100,000 per individual customer for Point-of-Sale agents as part of new measures to advance the cashless policy in Nigeria. The directive, contained in a circular dated December 17, 2024, and addressed to Deposit Money Banks, Microfinance Banks, Mobile Money Operators, and Super-Agents, mandates immediate compliance by all stakeholders. The circular, which was signed by Oladimeji Taiwo on behalf of the Director of the Payments System Management Department at the CBN, outlined key measures to ensure uniform operational…

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Shake Up: Tinubu Redeploys 11 Permanent Secretaries + Names

The Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, OHCSF, has announced the redeployment of permanent secretaries. The redeployment was approved by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, according to a statement signed by the Head of Civil Service of the Federation, Mrs Didi Esther Walson-Jack. The federal permanent secretaries have been reassigned as follows: -Mr Gabriel Aduda: From the Ministry of Women Affairs to the Ministry of Defence -Mr Olumuyiwa Enitan Abel: From the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction to the Ministry of Education (to understudy…

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Ibadan Stampede: School Pupils Affected As Death Toll Surpasses 40

. Agidigbo FM official, principal who took pupils to Christmas gift party land in trouble, Tinubu orders probe       President Bola Tinubu has expressed sorrow over the loss of lives in the stampede during a children funfair in Ibadan, Oyo State. This came as the Chief of staff to Oyo State Governor, Mr. Segun Ogunwuyi, said the dead toll had reached 40. “More than 40 children have been confirmed dead while other are still in critical condition,” Ogunwuyi said in Ebonyi on Thursday, during Governor Seyi Makinde’s birthday…

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