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Shell plans $15bn investments in Nigeria

April 6, 2019 2:49 am
To power over 1.2 million homes with Ohaji gas project

The Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) yesterday said that it would be expending about $15 billion across 24 oil and gas projects in Nigeria in the next five years.
Speaking at 2nd Nigeria Oil and Gas Opportunity Fair (NOGOF), concluded in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, Managing Director of Shell, Mr. Nosa Okunbor, who spoke on the need for Nigerians to take advantage of the opportunities in the oil industry, also said that the oil giant would, in the next five years, surpass a 70 per cent target in the deployment of

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Northern Nigeria will continue to remain poor – Dangote

April 3, 2019 7:23 pm

African richest and Chairman of Dangote Group of Companies, Alhaji Aliko Dangote has said Northern Nigeria will continue to remain poor except states governments move to close the development gap between the north and the south.

Dangote, who spoke at the 4th edition of the Kaduna Investment Summit (KadInvest 4.0) in Kaduna on Wednesday, berated Northern governors for doing little to end poverty in the region.

According to him: “Nigeria is ranked at 157th out of 189 countries on the human development index. While the overall socio-economic condition in the country is a cause for concern, the regional disparities are …

ExxonMobil considers sale of oil stakes in Nigeria

April 2, 2019 9:50 pm

Exxon Mobil may sell a suite of oil and gas fields it holds in Nigeria, and has commenced talks on the sales as it focuses on new developments in United States’. shale and Guyana, industry and banking sources told Reuters.

The potential disposals, THISDAY learnt yesterday are expected to include stakes in onshore and offshore fields and could raise up to $3 billion.

The development followed a statement from the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) that it would no longer sign off any gas project without plans for gas flare out.

According to Reuters’ sources who were briefed on the …

Why Nigeria cannot eradicate malaria now, by Onu

April 2, 2019 11:09 am

The Minister of Science and Technology, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu has declared Nigeria can only eradicate malaria completely in the future but not right now.

He said although Nigeria possesses the bio and nuclear technology that can control and eradicate malaria from its boarders, it can only be sustainable when it is eradicated in the continent as a whole.

Onu added that the eradication of malaria in Nigeria will not be sustainable because after Nigeria eradicates the mosquito vectors, new ones will simply fly in from border countries.

The Minister stated these on Tuesday in Abuja, while receiving the report by …

Team Nigeria returns from Special Olympics with 63 medals

March 27, 2019 7:40 pm

Special Olympics Nigeria (SON) athletes returned victorious from the 2019 World Summer Games in Abu Dhabi with 63 medals.

At a welcome reception held in their honour on Tuesday in Lagoa, the athletes and officials were celebrated for being resilient, tenacious and exhibiting good sportsmanship.

At the World Summer Games, athletes from over 190 countries including Nigeria participated in Athletics, Badminton, Unified Basketball, Cycling, Unified Football, Swimming, Table Tennis and Unified Volleyball.

Chairman of Special Olympics Nigeria, Gbolade Osibodu expressed his happiness with the performance of the team.

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Nigeria vs Libya: Osimhen delivers U23 AFCON qualification

March 25, 2019 2:36 pm

Victor Osimhen’s hat-trick and a goal from Chidozie Okereke against Libya handed Nigeria a slot in the U23 Africa Cup of Nations. Imama Amakpakabo’s men rallied past the Libyan 4-0 after losing the first leg 2-0 at the Ben Guerdane Stadium in Tunisia.

Osimhen, Valentine Ozornwafor, Chidozie Awaziem and Francis Uzoho were drafted into the team after the team lost the first leg. The quartet were included in the starting line up at the Stephen Keshi Stadium, Asaba.

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Violence and intimidation marr re-run elections in Nigeria

March 23, 2019 12:02 pm

Violence and voter intimidation once again marred polls in Nigeria Saturday, as voters tried to take part in re-run governorship and state elections already postponed once because of unrest.

An opposition spokesman said some of their agents had been killed in the violence and called on election officials to cancel the vote again.

Armed men armed with machetes, knives and cudgels took over polling stations, assaulting observers and journalists in Kano, northwest Nigeria.

In Gama ward in Kano, men wielding machetes, daggers and cudgels invaded several polling stations, an AFP reporter saw, forcing voters to flee.

In the nearby towns …

₦900b probe: Senators, Reps to return fake projects funds

Which way Nigeria?

March 19, 2019 8:45 pm

By Odumodu Gbulagu

The most populous black Nation and the pride of the black man.
The 7th most populous nation in the world.
A member of OPEC as oil producing country.

A land blessed with abundant natural resources.
A land flowing with milk and honey.
A land blessed with abundant Human Resources, as it has the 3rd largest youth population in the world, just behind China and India.

A country of over 200 million people, 250 ethnic groups, and over 250 languages.
A home of beautiful people, with diverse culture and tradition.

A regional power in Africa, a middle power …

CBN vows to make Nigeria world’s third palm oil producer

March 18, 2019 1:40 pm

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has vowed to help push Nigeria to the world’s third largest producer of palm oil.

If successful, Nigeria will overtake Thailand and Columbia as a major palm oil producer in the world.

Addressing stakeholders in the palm oil industry in Abuja Monday, the Governor of the CBN Mr. Godwin Emefiele stated that “our ultimate vision is to overtake Thailand and Columbia to become the 3rd largest producer over the next few years.”

The CBN Governor noted that “if we had kept pace with our peers in supporting improved cultivation of palm oil, at the …

Nigeria Military and Zombies

March 15, 2019 10:41 am

By Odumodu Gbulagu

A Zombie is a frightening creature that is a dead person who has been brought back to life, by magic but without human qualities.

Persons who acts without thinking, who can’t make a decision without being told what to do, and who doesn’t notice what’s happening in their environments can be called Zombies.

Fela Kuti in one of his songs, likened Nigerian military to Zombies.

Here’s the excerpts of the lyrics of Fela’s song:

Zombie no go go, unless you tell am to go (Zombie)
Zombie no go stop, unless you tell am to stop (Zombie)
Zombie …

Wedding and marriages in Nigeria

March 13, 2019 8:58 pm

By Odumodu Gbulagu

Marriage is a sacred union between a man and a woman, oftentimes with the aim of procreating, or companionship.

Nigeria is a place, where almost everyone wants to copy what others do, without even minding if it’s going to be good for them.

Most Nigerians often don’t think about the hazards and challenges of marriage, they only look at it from the enjoyment angle.

While many women see marriage as an end in itself; having a big wedding that would be the talk of the town, and having their friends gushing over their weddings, some of them …

FG bans Boeing 737 Max airplanes in Nigeria

March 13, 2019 10:38 am

The Federal Government on Wednesday announced a ban on all Boeing 737 Max airplanes from flying in Nigeria’s airspace until further notice.

There have been questions surrounding the safety of the Boeing 737 MAX aircrafts following its crash in Ethiopia over the weekend, a development which has triggered some reactions from airlines, aviation regulators and the world’s biggest plane maker itself.

Since Monday several airlines including from Indonesia, China, Morocco, Singapore and Ethiopia have grounded their fleets of the Boeing 737 MAX planes.

The United States aviation regulator on Monday said it would task Boeing to implement design changes by …

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