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The Nigeria LNG Limited announced on Thursday that its board of directors had approved the supply of 100 per cent of the Liquefied Petroleum Gas (butane and propane) produced by the company to the Nigerian market. The NLNG said in a statement that it would prioritise the domestic market for 100 per cent of its butane (cooking gas) production. It …

Members of the Olubadan-in-Council elevated to Obas have agreed to drop their crowns and revert to High Chiefs. This decision was taken at the meeting of the council held at the Oja’ba Palace of the Olubadan of Ibadanland on Thursday. The meeting was attended by six members council, namely High Chiefs Owolabi Olakulehin (Balogun of Ibadanland), Tajudeen Ajibola (Otun Balogun), …

The Southern and Middle Belt Leaders’ Forum on Thursday met in Abuja and declared that political parties that field northern presidential candidates won’t enjoy their support in the 2023 general elections. Those at the meeting include delegations from the four regional socio-cultural organisations: Afenifere (South West), Ohanaeze Ndigbo (South-East), Pan Niger Delta Forum (South-South) and the Middle Belt Forum (Middle …

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency on Thursday grilled socialite, Obi Iyiegbu, popularly known as Obi Cubana, for his alleged link to the illegal narcotic business, The PUNCH has learnt. The PUNCH reports that Iyiegbu, who is the Chairman, Cubana group of companies, was grilled for about five hours at the Abuja headquarters of the NDLEA before he was granted bail and asked …

The Office of the Auditor General of the Federation has disclosed that nine Ministries, Departments and Agencies of the Federal Government spent about N49.5bn above their approved budgets between 2018 and 2019. The OAuGF made the discrepancy known in its “2019 Annual Report on Non-Compliance, Internal Control, and Weakness Issues in MDAs of the Federal Government of Nigeria for the …

The alert on my phone roused me up from my sweet sleep in cold Wisconsin weather on Monday with the news. The screaming headline in a Nigerian newspaper bayoneted the story: “I am a kingmaker; I want to be king.” The audaciously resonant statement was made by Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, National Leader of ruling party, All Progressives Congress. Tinubu …

Nigerian singer, Tiwa Savage, has stated that looking for money wasn’t easy, as she questioned why her father wasn’t the richest man in Africa, Aliko Dangote. The mother-of-one took to her Snapchat story on Thursday, where she stated that she had a meeting to attend. She wrote, “I have one more meeting. It’s not easy looking for money. God help me. …

• Policymakers of countries with high inflation, debts to brace up• Debt refinancing, servicing cost may rise to unsustainable level, IMF, World Bank warn• FG to fund 2022 budget N6.4 trillion deficit at higher cost • Direct investments won’t respond to interest hike, says Teriba   • Nigeria’s market to expect higher interest, sources suggest A global tightening of developed economies, particularly as announced …

…Says $500m facility in the works to support technology, creativity …Starting this year, 20,000 graduates to get paid “work experience fellowships” annually …VP honors 42 winners of “Duke of Edinburgh Gold Award” in Nigeria Young Nigerians making their marks in different fields like technology, environmental sanitation, agriculture, public health, and education, among others, will continue to be supported by the …

Preparations are already underway in Rome for the 2025 Jubilee, a special year of grace and pilgrimage in the Catholic Church. Archbishop Rino Fisichella met with Pope Francis this month to discuss the motto for the jubilee, according to report by the Catholic News Agency. In a video published by Vatican News on Jan. 13, Fisichella revealed that the motto …