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Dangote Refinery Opens: Nigeria Set to Unlock 103.34m Litres of Daily Refined Products

2 years ago9310 min

Stakeholders in the oil and gas industry are anticipating a significant improvement in the nation’s refining sector as the long-awaited Dangote refinery is set to open later this month. President Muhammadu Buhari is expected to commission the oil refinery, putting it into operation for the first time since construction began in 2016. The federal government confirmed the planned start-up of the 650,000-barrel-per-day refinery. The company is currently putting the finishing touches on the inauguration, as...

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Education News Nigeria

80,000 candidates sit for rescheduled UTME

2 years ago6474 min

On Saturday, over 80,000 candidates took the rescheduled Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) across the country. Dr Fabian Benjamin, JAMB’s Head of Public Affairs and Protocol, stated this while monitoring the examination on Saturday in Abuja. According to Benjamin, approximately 80,000 candidates who were unable to sit for the 2023 UTME on time due to no fault of their own sat for the rescheduled UTME across the country. Candidates affected, according to him, include those...

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News Nigeria Politics

Zamfara PDP warns against destruction of APC property

2 years ago6412 min

In Zamfara State, the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has warned its supporters not to vandalize properties belonging to the All Progressives Congress, APC, now that the PDP has taken over the state. Faruk Shettima Rijiya, the Party’s Secretary, stated that the fact that the PDP won the governorship election in the state does not give anyone the authority to destroy properties belonging to the opposition or individual properties. “We are not part of such...

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Metro News Nigeria

Organ Harvesting: UK Court Sentences Ekweremadu, Wife, Middleman Today

2 years ago6266 min

On Friday, Nigeria’s former deputy Senate President will be sentenced in Britain to up to life in prison for plotting to harvest a man’s kidney for his sick daughter. Ike Ekweremadu, 60, was found guilty in March at London’s Old Bailey criminal court of conspiring to traffic the young street trader into Britain for his body part in the first case of its kind in the United Kingdom. Beatrice Ekweremadu, 56, and Obinna Obeta, 50,...

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News Nigeria

Sudan Crisis: 2023 Hajj threatened as Nigerian airlines refuse to sign agreement with NAHCON

2 years ago1057 min

The current Sudanese crisis is jeopardizing Nigeria’s participation in the 2023 Hajj in Saudi Arabia, as the four Nigerian airlines approved to fly intending pilgrims from the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) refused to sign an airlift agreement with the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) on Thursday. President Muhammadu Buhari-approved airlines, Air Peace, Azman Air, Aero Contractors, and Max Air, along with Saudi Arabian airline, Fly Nas, were scheduled to sign...

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News Nigeria Politics

‘No single govt finishes every job’ — Presidency Defends Leaving Unfinished Projects

2 years ago782 min

President Muhammadu Buhari’s inability to complete certain projects in Nigeria before his term ends on May 29 has been defended by the Presidency. According to an article published Thursday night by Femi Adesina, the Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Buhari is finishing his term successfully. Adesina stated that several projects, including the Lagos-Ibadan Motorway and the Second Niger Bridge, will be completed before the president steps down and hands over power...

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News Nigeria Politics

Garba Shehu: What APC victory in 2023 elections means to Buhari administration

2 years ago1014 min

The victory of the President-elect and Vice President-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Kashim Shettima, respectively, as well as the All Progressive Congress (APC) establishing control in 21 out of 36 states in the recent general elections, have firmly established the party as a dominant national political party. ”This is a difficult reality for the opposition parties,” Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, said in his office in Abuja on...

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Business & Economy News Nigeria

United Nigeria Airlines Aims for Regional Int’l Flight

2 years ago938 min

United Nigeria Airlines stated that it will begin regional and international flight operations as soon as it is listed on the IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) registry. This was revealed by United Nigeria Airlines’ chief operating officer, Maxi Osita Okonkwo, during the presentation of the IOSA award to the airline by representatives of the International Air Transport Association (IATA), West and Central Africa, Dr Samson Fatokun, at the airline’s Lagos office. Okonkwo stated that the...

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Education News Nigeria

Imo govt pays N10,000 ‘allowee’ to corps members: Official

2 years ago1102 min

This is according to a statement issued on Thursday by the NYSC spokesman in Imo, Ugochukwu Orunta. The gesture, according to the statement, fulfilled Governor Hope Uzodimma’s promise to prioritise corps members’ welfare. He went on to say that the improved conditions would bring out the best in the corps members and encourage them to contribute significantly to the development of the state and Nigeria. During their service year, the governor urged the corps members...

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News Nigeria Politics

Ganduje: APC Governors endorse Akpabio for Senate President

2 years ago1034 min

Abdullahi Ganduje, Governor of Kano State, has announced that governors of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) have agreed to zone the next Senate President to the country’s south-south geopolitical region. The governors of the Progressive Governors Forum (PGF) had previously recommended that the Senate President be zoned to either the south-east or south-south regions. They also proposed that the positions of majority leader, deputy majority leader, and chief whip be used as compensation for...

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