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The Olu of Warri, His Majesty Ogiame Atuwatse III, conferred the inaugural Royal Order of Iwere Distinguished Award on oil mogul and Chief
25 Oct 2023
The African upstream oil and gas sector is currently undergoing an $800 billion capital expenditure (capex), as reported by Wood Mackenzie. The organisation is projecting liquefied natural gas (LNG) as a significant investment theme alongside traditional deepwater oil exploration.
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Arne Slot extended his perfect start as Liverpool manager with a 2-0 win against Brentford on his Anfield debut, while Noni Madueke hit a hat-trick and then apologised for a social media slur as Chelsea crushed Wolves 6-2 on Sunday. Slot was serenaded by Liverpool fans before kick-off and goals from Luis Diaz and Mohamed…
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The Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr. Ngozi Okonji-Iweala, has advocated for a new social contract in Nigeria where certain policies in the economy and society are sacrosanct and must not be changed when administrations change. She stated this on Sunday at the opening ceremony of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Yearly General…
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The Action Peoples Party (APP) has denied insinuations that Rivers State Governor Siminilayi Fubara is funding the party in preparation to join it. The Guardian reports that ahead of the Local Government elections scheduled for October 5 this year, and with the failure of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) leadership at the national and state…
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Che Adams emulated Denis Law with the decisive goal in Torino's 2-1 win over Atalanta on Sunday, delighting fans who had called for the Serie A club's owner to sell in mass pre-match protests. Scotland striker Adams netted his first goal for Torino since signing as a free agent last month, tapping home the hosts'…
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The Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, says there are no more excuses for failing to track and prosecute those responsible for crude oil theft in Nigeria. Speaking at the 2024 Annual General Conference of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) in Lagos, Okonjo-Iweala noted that technological innovations have made it possible to…
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has recovered debts owed to the National Lottery Trust Fund (NLTF) amounting to over N9 billion. The Executive Secretary/CEO of NLTF, Tosin Adeyanju, disclosed this recently in Abuja when he led the management team of the Fund on a courtesy visit to the EFCC boss at the commission’s…
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The Enugu State Government said it has commenced payment of pensions to local government retirees in the state, even as it uncovered 2,640 ghost and deceased pensioners on the payroll. Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Chidiebere Onyia, stated that the payment was in line with Governor Peter Mbah's promise to clear outstanding pensions and…
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Nigeria's Surveyor General of the Federation, Surv. Abuduganiyu Adebomehin, has been elected chairman of the governing council of the African Institute for Geospatial Information Science and Technology (AFRIGIST) for a two-year term. Abuduganiyu's election took place during the 55th Council meeting at Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, Osun State. The council also approved the admission…
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The Southeast caucus of the National Assembly has raised concerns about the exclusion of beneficiaries from the region's tertiary institutions in the recent disbursement of student loans by the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND). The caucus observed that the Southeast was conspicuously absent from the list of beneficiaries, despite a substantial sum of N2.95 billion…
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The Governor of Kaduna, Senator Uba Sani, has declared that the security in Birnin Gwari, a terrorist-ridden area, has stabilised under his administration. He also flagged off the construction of a 35.6-kilometre road linking 62 agrarian communities in the area to the market. Sani stated that the security efforts in the troubled Birnin Gwari Local…