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Nigeria’s oil production hits 2023 peak in October, still below OPEC quota
The latest data from the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) shows that Nigeria’s oil production reached its highest level in 2023 in October. The country produced 1,350,573 barrels per day (bpd) of crude oil and condensate, which is also the largest volume since January 2022. The data reveals that Nigeria’s oil output increased by 0.30 percent or 4,011 bpd…
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NLC, TUC begin nationwide strike on November 14
The labour unions in Nigeria have declared a nationwide strike from midnight on November 14, 2023, to demand better governance and workers’ rights. The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) announced this on Monday in Abuja. The TUC President, Festus Osifo, told journalists that the strike would continue until the government at all levels…
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Air Peace passengers denied entry into Saudi Arabia over visa cancellation
A Nigerian airline, Air Peace, has been forced to return 177 passengers to Nigeria after the Saudi Arabian authorities cancelled their visas on arrival in Jeddah on Monday, BusinessDay reports. The passengers were part of the 264 people airlifted by Air Peace from Kano via Lagos on Sunday night for the Umrah pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia. According to a source…
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Buhari congratulates Uzodinma, Ododo, APC for victories at the poll
Former President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated the All Progressives Congress APC on winning the Governorship elections in Imo and Kogi States. He a statement by his media aide, Garba Shehu, Buhari thanked the people of the two States for reaffirming their confidence in “the nation’s biggest political party”. According to the statement, the former President thanked particularly the party leaders…
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David Cameron appointed UK foreign secretary
David Cameron has returned to government as UK foreign secretary, in a stunning comeback for the former prime minister that highlighted Rishi Sunak’s willingness to take risks as he looks to revive his political fortunes. Downing Street announced on Monday that Cameron would join the government, accepting a peerage in order to do so, as part of a wider reshuffle…
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Veteran artist, Kolade Oshinowo, opens new solo exhibition in Ikoyi
Veteran artist, educator and influential mentor in the arts industry, Kolade Oshinowo, on Sunday opened his solo exhibition with the theme ‘Enduring Passion’ at Ko Gallery, Ikoyi, Lagos Expectedly, the show according to Mufu Onifade, a renowned painter who shared the pictures on Facebook attracted the creme-de-la-creme of the Arts industry. Many of the big names in the visual arts…
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Rishi Sunak sacks Suella Braverman as home secretary as he begins reshuffle
Suella Braverman has been sacked as home secretary. She was asked to leave the job this morning by Rishi Sunak. It is the second time Ms Braverman has lost the job of home secretary – after she resigned from Liz Truss’s government breaking the ministerial code. Politics latest: Braverman sacked again – as reshuffle happening today Mr Sunak reappointed her…
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What has Yahaya Bello done in Kogi? By Jesutega Onokpasa
Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, having already debunked the myth of the electoral invincibility of Kogi East by uniting a critical mass of Kogi Central and Kogi West behind him, the only hope for the opposition of defeating the Ododo/Joel ticket of the All Progressives Congress, APC, was for Kogi East to have conceded the governorship slot to Kogi West…
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Nigeria, Saudi Arabia sign deal to revive business council, expect billions in investment
Nigeria and Saudi Arabia have agreed to revive the Nigeria-Saudi Arabia Business Council, a platform for boosting trade and investment between the two countries. The council was first proposed by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz in 2019, but was discontinued during the administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari. The agreement, which was signed in Riyadh, covers cooperation in…
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NNPC intervenes to end TotalEnergies workers’ strike, restores oil production
TotalEnergies, a major oil producer in Nigeria, has resumed its daily crude oil production of 275, 000 barrels after the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited intervened in the dispute between the company and its workers. The workers, who belong to the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association (PENGASSAN) and the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers…
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