Nigerian Gas Sector Gets $450m Investment Boost

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. As Temile Development Company Secures VLGC Contract   The Nigerian gas sector has received a significant investment boost with Temile Development Company Ltd (TDC) securing a contract with Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) for the construction of an 88,000 cubic meter Very Large Gas Carrier (VLGC). The contract, signed in London, UK on Wednesday alongside a deal for the construction supervision contract with the NLNG Shipping & Marine Limited (NSML), is valued at over $250 million and brings TDC’s total investments in the gas sector to over $450 million, within…

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‘For Criticising Govt On Social Media,’ Court Sentences 18 year old Girl To Jail

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’12 strokes of the cane, or 2 years imprisonment, or a fine of Fifty Thousand Naira (50,000),’ Details of punishment Chief Magistrate Faruk Umar slammed on Miss Hamdiyya Sidi Shariff   A Sokoto Chief Magistrates’ Court presided over by Chief Magistrate Faruk Umar, has sentenced an 18 year old social media activist, Hamdiyya Sidi Shariff, to 12 strokes of the cane, or 2 years imprisonment, or a fine of Fifty Thousand Naira (50,000). Platforms Africa reports that Shariff was arrested November 13, 2024, and put in prison for allegedly lamenting…

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‘It’s Official,’ Nigeria Oil Reserve Is 37.28 Bn Barrels, Gas Reserve Is 210.54 TCF

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   ‘I, Engr. Gbenga Olu Komolafe, Commission Chief Executive, hereby declare…” you actually want to read the full official annual national Hydrocarbon Index for 2025 NUPRC Boss Sent to Platforms Africa   Nigeria has declared 37.28 billion barrels as the total oil and condensate reserves and 210.54 trillion cubic feet (TCF) as total gas reserves in its official National Petroleum Reserves Position for 2025. Chief Executive of the Nigeria Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC),  Gbenga Komolafe, who officially released the data in a statement to Platforms Africa on Saturday morning,…

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‘Until 2027,’ Salah Signs New Contract With Liverpool

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Mohamed Salah has ended speculation regarding his future by signing a new deal with Liverpool. The 32-year-old has now put pen to paper on a new deal which will keep him at Anfield until 2027. It’s a major boost for Liverpool with Salah in scintillating form this season, helping power the club to the cusp of their 20th league title. The Egypt international has helped fire Liverpool to the top of the Premier League with 27 goals and 17 assists. Salah has won a Premier League, a Champions League, an…

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“I Was Sleeping in Canada When Destiny Called,” Alaafin Owoade Unveils Sleep To Sovereignty Story

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WATCH VIDEO: ALAAFIN OWOADE SHOWING PHYSICAL FITNESS WHILE AYA’BA, HIS QUEEN, IS LAUGHING. CLlCK HERE   “While the Ooni of Ife is often regarded as the spiritual father of kings, and the Oba of Benin holds an ancient legacy of empire, the Alaafin of Oyo remains the fierce embodiment of warrior royalty, a symbol of the indomitable Yoruba spirit,” You have probably not read a better woven tale of the Mystery And Majesty of the 46th Alaafin in history   In a moment soaked in history and divine timing, a…

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NBC Bans Eedris Abdulkareem’s Protest Song ‘Tell Your Papa’ From Radio,TV

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The National Broadcasting Commission has barred Nigerian radio and television stations from airing the trending song “Tell Your Papa” by veteran rapper, Eedris Abdulkareem, citing its “objectionable nature.” In a memo dated April 9, 2025 and issued by the Coordinating Director of Broadcast Monitoring, Susan Obi, the commission declared the track Not To Be Broadcast (NTBB) under Section 3.1.8 of the Nigeria Broadcasting Code. This section prohibits content deemed inappropriate, offensive, or in breach of public decency from being aired on Nigerian broadcast platforms. According to the NBC, while the…

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‘Father From Hell,’ Man Impregnates 17 Year-Old Daughter

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. Police give details, nab suspect     The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested one Umar Sule for forcefully having carnal knowledge of his biological daughter and impregnating her. This was disclosed by the command’s spokesperson and a Superintendent of Police, SP Ahmed Wakil, in a statement he issued on Friday. Wakil said: “On April 3, 2025 at about 16:30hrs, the command received a complaint from one Abdullahi Baban Karatu aged 55 years of Kurmin Ado village via Kariya ward, Ganjuwa LG, Bauchi State, through Ganjuwa Divisional headquarters against…

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‘She Denied Me Sex,’ Ibadan Pastor Ends 30 Year-Old Marriage With Wife

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A Mapo Grade A Customary Court sitting in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, has put an end to the 30-year cohabitation between Pastor Olamide Agbejaife and his estranged wife, Mary, over sexual denial and alleged poisoning. The court granted his application for separation over sexual denial, food poisoning, and a nonchalant attitude of his estranged wife. Delivering judgment, the court’s President, O. E. Owoseni, ruled that Agbejaife and Mary were free to go their separate ways as she was no longer interested in the relationship. READ ALSO: Atiku, El-Rufai, Tambuwal,…

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Atiku, El-Rufai, Tambuwal, Others Meet Buhari + PHOTOS

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A former Vice President of Nigeria, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, was at the head of a team of prominent politicians, including Nasir el-Rufai and Aminu Tambuwal, who met with former President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday. A statement by the Media Office of the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the 2023 elections confirmed the visit. READ ALSO: Nigeria’s Rig Count Rises By 400% To 40 – NUPRC Marketers Predict Cheaper Petrol Nationwide As Dangote Begins Naira Sale “I’m Not Mourning Omololu Olunloyo,” Daughter, Kemi, Says Her Father “Ru!ned Our…

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Nigeria’s Rig Count Rises By 400% To 40 – NUPRC

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Nigeria’s oil industry rig count has increased by 400 per cent in the last four years, resulting in the noticeable improvement in the country’s crude oil production output. The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) which made this known, in Abuja, said the country’s active rig count surged by 400 per cent to reach 40, marking a substantial rise from the low of eight rigs recorded in 2021. This increase reflects the NUPRC’s efforts to enhance upstream activities and improve crude oil production capacity. The rise in rig count is…

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