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The Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG) on Tuesday said marketers were unable to offtake the full 450,000MT of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) allocated to the Nigerian market by the company due to various factors. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Austin Ogbogbo, marketing manager of the NLNG , said this while speaking to journalists in Lagos. Mr Ogbogbo noted that NLNG …

An American doctor who said he performed an abortion in defiance of a new Texas law all but dared supporters of the state’s near-total ban on the procedure to try making an early example of him by filing a lawsuit — and by Monday, two people obliged. Former attorneys in Arkansas and Illinois filed separate state lawsuits Monday against Dr. …

The Chief Medical Director of the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, LUTH, Prof Chris Bode on Monday in Lagos told visiting members of the House Representative Committee on Health that the protracted resident doctors ‘strike has caused instability and disruption of services in the healthcare system of the hospital. This came as members of the House of Representative Committee on Health …

A coup attempt in Sudan “failed” early Tuesday, state media reported, as the country grapples with a fragile transition since the 2019 ouster of longtime president Omar al-Bashir. Top military and government sources told AFP that the attempt involved a group of officers who were “immediately suspended” after they “failed” to take over the state media building. Prime Minister Abdalla …

The Central Bank of Nigeria says the e-naira which is set to be launched on October 1, 2021, is a legal tender equal to the value of the naira and thus must be accepted as a form of payment by all merchants and business outlets. The CBN Director, Payment System Management, Mr. Musa Jimoh, said this during an interview on …

The Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, awarded Value-Added Service contracts to himself, the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Leader and former Lagos State Governor, Bola Tinubu, among others. SaharaReporters learnt that others who benefited from the dubious contracts include the late Isa Funtua, a long-time political associate of President Muhammadu Buhari. An investigation by SaharaReporters showed further …

*Receives President-elect in Aso Villa  Nigeria’s Vice President Prof. Yemi Osinbajo has expressed pleasure at the outcome of the recent presidential elections in Sao Tome & Principe which he said represented a very transparent democratic process. Africans, he stated, must continue to make the extra effort in ensuring that elections in the continent go through the democratic process, remain transparent …

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo of Nigeria has tasked financial market experts to support government’s efforts by developing an appropriate housing finance model that will significantly transform the housing sector on a large scale. Prof. Osinbajo stated this on Monday when he received on a courtesy visit to the Presidential Villa, a delegation from the FMDQ Group led by its CEO, …

…Govt begins administration of second dose of Moderna vaccines Tomorrow Edo State has confirmed the death of five more persons who were not inoculated with the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines, with the government urging citizens to come out to get the vaccines in order to remain safe and healthy. The State COVID-19 Incident Manager, Dr. Andrew Obi, disclosed this after the …

The Katsina State Governor, Aminu Masari, was on Sunday heavily criticised for dismissing moves by Lagos and Rivers states to start collecting the Value Added Tax directly. Groups, including the Pan Niger Delta Forum, the Ohanaeze Ndigbo and civil rights groups, in separate interviews with The PUNCH, berated Masari over his comment on VAT. They stated this as the Ondo State …