Nigeria flares $3.9b gas in four years amid pollution, revenue leakage concerns | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News
In 2022, the worth of gas flared could generate 22,500 gigawatts hour of electricity (GWh). The ‘2022 Global Gas Flaring Tracker Report’ of the World Bank showed that Nigeria ranked seventh on the list of top 10 countries involved in gas flaring in 2021. While initially targeting to end gas flaring in 2020, Nigeria launched the gas flare commercialisation programme in December 2016 after approval by the Federal Executive Council (FEC). About 45 out of 178 gas flaring sites in the country were identified for award to successful bidders. He disclosed it remained unclear from the regulations how gas flaring would move zero.
Source:The Guardian
July 11, 2023 04:59 UTC
Gov Kefas submits list of Commissioner-nominees to Taraba Assembly
Taraba State Governor, Dr Agbu Kefas, on Monday forwarded a list of 21 Commissioner-nominees to the state House of Assembly for screening. John Kizito Bonzena, Speaker of the state assembly announced the executive governor’s communication at the floor of the house during plenary in Jalingo. The list as obtained by Tribune Online has; Prof. Nicholas Oliver Namessan, Mr. George Peter, Mr. Gideon Samuel Nonso, Dr. Augustina Godwin, Engr. Naomi Tanko Agbu, Mrs. Aishat Adul-Azzez K. Barde, Dr. Sarah Enoch Adi, Hon. Joseph Titus Nagombe, Dr. Bodia Gbansheya Buma, Mrs. Zainabu Usman Jalingo, Yakubu Maikasuwa, SAN, Mr. Habu James Philip, Comrade Julius Peter M.Ed, Hon.
Source:Nigerian Tribune
July 11, 2023 04:15 UTC
Reasons why you should study in Benin Republic
Yes, it is true, at first thought, most people would not consider going to a university in Benin Republic to further their education. But over the past few years, there has been a serious crackdown on these issues, and you should reconsider Benin Republic for your tertiary education. It remains that universities in Benin Republic are international schools despite their management and proximity to Nigeria. I think my favourite part about the educational system in Benin Republic is that most administrations are managed by young, upwardly mobile professionals (Yuppies as we like to call ourselves). With these few points, I hope I have been able to convince you and not confuse you to attend university in Benin Republic.
Source:Punch
July 11, 2023 02:56 UTC
EDITORIAL: Nigerian Economy: The pains and gains of reform
Yet, against the backdrop of the previous government’s cack-handed policy on the economy, these were always going to be difficult decisions. Both the price of petrol and the external price of the naira have been left to the markets to determine. Giving the multiplicity of transactions in any such market, governments struggle, as is evident in our recent experience, to anticipate these equilibriums. PREMIUM TIMES aligns with the Tinubu government’s reform direction, even as it is troubled by the privations that the larger number of our people have had to bear of late on this account. The irony is that this latter category of reforms is where the market fails, and the government comes into its own.
Source:The Guardian
July 10, 2023 18:00 UTC
Alleged fraud: Go to court if your money is missing, Fayose tells critics
Former Governor of Ekiti, Ayo Fayose has slammed critics asking him to give account of how he appropriated funds during his tenure as governor of the State. Fielding questions on Channels Television’s ‘Politics Today’ on Sunday, furious Fayose told his critics to “go to court” adding that he made his money outside politics. When asked if he would publish details of how he administered state funds as Ekiti governor, he answered; “That’s a very meaningless question. “How can I be explaining how I spent (Ekiti money)? If anybody’s money is missing, let them go to court.”The PDP chieftain and his company, Spotless Investment Limited are being prosecuted over an alleged N6.9 billion fraud.
Source:Nigerian Tribune
July 10, 2023 16:23 UTC
Reactions as Seychelles bans Nigerian passport holders from holiday visits
“We regret to inform you that your application has been denied, as per immigration regulation, for now, we are not accepting any NIGERIAN passport holders for holiday purposes. The travel content creator then said: “It seems Seychelles just placed a ban on Nigerian passport holders. '”It seems Seychelles just placed a ban on Nigerian passport holders. When I visited, I was told that their immigration officers are generally quite antagonistic towards Nigerian passport holders. According to BusinessInsider, the government of Seychelles is yet to issue an official report on the alleged visa ban on Nigerian passport holders.
Source:Nigerian Tribune
July 10, 2023 16:07 UTC
Dangote offers scholarships to 60 students
Dangote Granite Mines, a subsidiary of Dangote Group, has awarded scholarships to about 60 students in five host communities. Awowole-Browne stated that the scholarship was part of the company’s Corporate Social Responsibility to foster educational development in its host communities. He said the move was to ensure its host communities were not left behind in areas of education and infrastructural development. “I charge the communities’ leaders to continue to support the management of Dangote Granite Mines by maintaining peace,” he said. One of the beneficiaries, Miss Grace Aregbe of Tai Solarin University of Education, thanked the company for the kind gesture.
Source:Punch
July 10, 2023 08:36 UTC
Pope to appoint new cardinals to choose his successor
The upcoming assembly of cardinals, scheduled for September 30 and known as a consistory, will be the ninth for Pope Francis, 86, who became pope a decade ago and is seeking to put a lasting stamp on the institution. All cardinals under the age of 80, including 18 out of the group named on Sunday, are known as “cardinal electors”, who will participate in the vote to nominate the successor to Pope Francis. Since becoming pope, Francis has sought to elevate clergy from developing nations far from Rome to the highest ranks of the Church, as part of his general philosophy of diversity and inclusion. During the consistory, the future cardinals kneel one by one at the feet of the pope, who places on their heads the quadrangular scarlet cap, or biretta. Following the ceremony, the Vatican holds a traditional “courtesy visit”, in which the new cardinals greet the general public.
Source:Punch
July 10, 2023 08:14 UTC
APC holds NEC meeting tomorrow
Amidst subsisting cold war among members of the All Progressives Congress, (APC) National Working Committee (NWC), a meeting of its National Executive Committee (NEC) will hold tomorrow in Abuja. According to sources, a gathering of another statutory organ of the party, the National Caucus will precede the NEC meeting. The NEC meeting will be the first to be convened since President Bola Tinubu assumed office and to be attended by him in the last eight years. “At the last meeting of NWC where he presented the audit report, most members of the organ refused to sign it. To stave off crisis occasioned by a divided NWC, the APC national chairman, according to the sources, has fixed a meeting for today with chairmen and secretaries of state chapters ahead of the NEC meeting for tomorrow (Tuesday).
Source:Nigerian Tribune
July 10, 2023 08:10 UTC
Winning in challenging environment
The arithmetic model uses operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division to carefully select strategic positioning with uniqueness and differentiation as fundamental platforms. He identified three key principles that underlie strategic positioning. You can also serve broad needs of few customers or serve the broad needs of many customers. Professor Porter’s third strategy of positioning is, “creating fit among company activities.”An organisation may also choose to adopt the differentiated superior products model. There must also be precision in determining strategic customers and focus groups, both qualitatively and quantitatively.
Source:Nigerian Tribune
July 10, 2023 06:24 UTC
Why we fined, flogged ladies for indecent dressing – Youth leader
A group of youths in Ubeji community in Warri South Local Government Area of Delta State, under the aegis of Ubeji Youth and Employment Development Organisation, has gone tough against ladies involved in indecent dressing. Sunday PUNCH gathered that members of the youth group had started clamping down on suspected offenders by subjecting them to strokes of the cane or in the alternative imposed fines on them. It was gathered that the enforcement of the exercise tagged ‘War Against Indecent Dressing’ among young ladies in the community, which commenced since Monday, July 3, 2023, had caused panic among females in the locality. Some of the victims, it was learnt, were compelled to pay fines as high as N10,000 or receive 40 strokes of the cane. While attributing the major cause of assaults and sexual harassment in the area to indecent dressing among young ladies, Bomele warned, “The wearing of miniskirts, bummer shorts or tight (bikers shorts) would no longer be tolerated in the community”.
Source:Punch
July 09, 2023 21:49 UTC
Divine help for success in life’s journey
The writer of Psalm 121 understands the nature of God’s help and decides to go for God’s help. What we need all of the time is divine help because without divine help, our hopelessness cannot turn around (John 5:7-9). Therefore God’s help can prevent us from experiencing evil and save us from consequences of evil – God’s help is available in all situations of life – it is available at every season of life, hence God’s help is dependable, at all times and seasons of life. Another way to enjoy divine help is to follow the divine plan of God for his life as laid down in the scripture. When we do this, divine help is certain for us; and when divine help is certain, victory, success and breakthrough are all certain for us.
Source:Nigerian Tribune
July 09, 2023 21:49 UTC
Gunmen kill 24 villagers in Nigeria's hard-hit north
Such attacks are common in many parts of Nigeria's northern region where local herdsmen have clashed in the past with farmers over limited access to land and water. More than 100 people have been killed this year in the violence in Benue alone. Arrests are rare after the killings.
Source:The Guardian
July 09, 2023 20:11 UTC
Regional monetary union lifts Mali suspension | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News
A West African monetary union has agreed to lift its suspension of Mali, imposed in January 2022 over the ruling junta’s timeline for returning to civilian rule, it said in a statement. The West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA) came to the decision during an extraordinary session held in Guinea-Bissau on Saturday, it said in the communique received Sunday by AFP. “With regard to Mali, the Conference decided to lift its suspension from the UEMOA bodies and institutions on 09 January 2022”, it said, without elaborating. ECOWAS lifted sanctions in July 2022, accepting a planned March 2024 return to civilian rule. Mali last month held a referendum on constitutional changes, marking a key step in the military’s plans to restore civilian rule.
Source:The Guardian
July 09, 2023 16:49 UTC
12 killed, several others injured in Plateau
As various indigenous groups and the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association (MACBAN) continued to trade blame over killings in the Mangu local government area of Plateau State, no fewer than 12 people were brutally killed on Saturday in the troubled Council area. The Fulani militia attacked Farin-Kassa Kerana and Sabon-Gari communities of the Mangu District of Mangu local government in what appears to be a retaliatory attack at around 10:30 p.m. on Saturday. “It was a night of horror; the twelve killed, mostly women, were shot while running for their lives, and several others were wounded. The Nigerian Tribune further gathered that villages and communities in Mangu are gradually becoming desolate as inhabitants have started fleeing for fear of further attack. Efforts to reach the spokesman of Plateau State Police Command, DSP Alfred Alabo proved abortive as several phone calls put across to him were ignored.
Source:Nigerian Tribune
July 09, 2023 16:05 UTC