NUPRC Gives Update On 2024 Licensing Round

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. ‘A Game-Changer for Nigeria’s Oil and Gas Sector,’ what Engineer Gbemga Komolafe said about over 31 oil blocks to delegates at Africa Oil Week Conference   As Nigeria embarks on its 2024 Licensing Round, the combination of robust natural resources, competitive regulatory framework and strategic incentives has created a favorable environment for investors. The country’s commitment to ensuring transparency, social inclusion, and sustainable development further signals a new era of certainty in the Oil and Gas industry. The 2024 Licensing Round therefore offers investors a significant opportunity to contribute…

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Tears, Tributes As Nahimah Ajikanle-Nurudeen Is Buried In Lagos

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‘Please don’t tell our parents until …” Chido Nwakanma, Okwy Onyia, Balogun Hameedah Sade, Kunle Azeez, list of mourners and emotional words they wrote about the “Sun that set at noon”   Tears flowed freely on Saturday as the corpse of the Daily Trust former journalist, late Nahimah Ajikanle-Nurudeen was buried in Lagos. Platforms Africa reports that the event witnessed by many Islamic clerics, old and new friends and colleagues of the deceased, was also highlighted by glowing tributes penned for the “Sun that set at noon.” Daily Trust Ex-Journalist,…

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Why Are Grandmas Having Affairs?, By Funke Egbemode

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What has God not blessed her with? Her husband is well- to-do, healthy and the children are doing well. But Madam B did it and it’s done. She’s 52 and is cheating on her husband. It’s hard to understand…What is worse? The numbers of older couples cheating on their spouses are on the rise.”     Nobody understands. How could she do it? Why did she do it after all these years? An affair after 25 years of marriage and three grown-up children? What is she still looking for? What…

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T-Pain: Tinubu, Remi, And Akpabio Mocking Nigerians’ Hardship, By Farooq Kperogi

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“Now, Tinubu’s neoliberal policies are eradicating the middle class and plunging the poor into deeper, more excruciating poverty” The torment of incessantly escalating petrol prices and the consequent surge in the cost of everything have plunged Nigerians into a precipitous decline in quality of life. This dire situation is exacerbated by insensitive, almost mocking remarks from those responsible for inflicting this pain. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, aptly nicknamed “T-Pain,” recently stated from London that Nigerians would, in the future, appreciate the wisdom of his “reforms.” Such a statement is both…

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THISDAY Editor, Obinna Chima, Bags PhD + PHOTOS

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  ‘Hard-earned feat,’ eulogies friends, colleagues poured on the newly-minted scholar and his attainment of highest degree in communication at the Covenant University   The editor; THISDAY on Saturday, Obinna Stanley Chima, has bagged Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree at the Covenant University. Platforms Africa reports that Chima, a business journalist who rose to the position of business Editor of the title, bagged the PhD in communication. ThisDay Editor, Obinna Chima, Wife Welcome Triplet + PHOTOS ‘Value-Added Scholar,’ Eulogies As Nuraen Bakenne Bags PhD Daily Trust Ex-Journalist, Nahimah Ajikanle-Nurudeen, Is…

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EKEDC Upscales Customer’s Satisfaction, Commissions Supply Taskforce

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  . ‘In their best interest, here’s why customers need to settle outstanding bills,’ details of what the utility firm’s boss, Rekhiat Momoh,  told customers at Agbara district forum on  battle against procurement, installation delays   Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) has assured customers in the Oko-Afo and Badagry areas under its Agbara District of its commitment to addressing the state of power, with a dedicated team assigned to investigate issues with the Badagry 11KV feeders linked to the 2x15MVA transformer at the injection substation. Platforms Africa reports that in…

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Daily Trust Ex-Journalist, Nahimah Ajikanle-Nurudeen, Is Dead

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‘She left very young children, husband, among others,’ school mates, colleagues penned emotional condolences message for late publisher of AP News   A former journalist with Daily Trust Newspapers, Nahimah Ajikanle-Nurudeen, is dead. Platforms Africa reports that Ajikanle-Nurudeen, who is the Publisher of AP News, died on Friday. NNPC Boss, Mele Kyari, Loses 25 Year-Old Daughter Pilot Dies Mid-Air, Plane Makes Emergency Landing ‘N1,030 In Abuja, N998/Litre In Lagos: NNPCL Hikes Petrol Price Again Her death was announced via a statement by Moruf Kazeem, Public Relations Officer of the Moshood…

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NNPC Boss, Mele Kyari, Loses 25 Year-Old Daughter

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‘Painful loss,’ What Vice President, other mourners said about the sad news of Fatimah’s demise     Mele Kyari, the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd (NNPCL), has lost his 25-year-old daughter. Details of her death were sketchy as of the time of filing this report, but NAN reported that the deceased named Fatima passed away on Friday. Actor Saheed Balogun Loses Daughter, Zeenat ‘Trapped While Playing,’ Four Kids Found Dead In Unused Freezer BBNaija Season 1 Runner-up, Francisca Owumi, Is Dead Vice-President Kashim Shettima…

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SPDC JV Partners Ink Landmark GSPA for $3.3bn Brass Project

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. JV partners, comprising NNPC Ltd, Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC), TotalEnergies Ltd, and Eni, will supply 270MMscfd to BFPCL, the largest single GSPA to any domestic gas offtaker in Nigeria The Nigerian Government’s effort to boost the country’s gas sector has received a significant boost with the signing of a Gas Sales and Purchase Agreement (GSPA) for the Brass Fertilizer and Petrochemical project in Bayelsa State. Platforms Africa reports that this landmark agreement, supervised by the Minister of State Petroleum Resources (Gas), Rt. Hon. Ekperikpe Ekpo, paves the way…

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Ballon d’Or Organizers Announce New Rule For Winner

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France Football, the organizers of the prestigious Ballon d’Or awards, are introducing a change in their protocol for the winner this year. As anticipation builds ahead of the Ballon d’Or ceremony on October 28, a new rule is set to alter the way the winner is informed. In previous years, the winner was interviewed by France Football before the event, allowing them to know in advance that they had won. However, according to Mario Cortegana, a correspondent for The Athletic, the 2024 Ballon d’Or winner will only find out when…

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