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•We will support Dangote refinery, others, says NNPCL boss The Federal Government has assured investors in the Nigerian oil and gas sector of robust enabling policies that would unlock potential in the sector.It also assured of the optimisation and utilisation of domestic gas for economic prosperity, promising to increase domestic refining and support for local… 
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The leadership of the House of Representatives has dissolved an ad-hoc committee probing the importation of adulterated petroleum products into Nigeria and other infractions in the nation’s oil and gas sector amid the resurgence of queues. The committee was led by Ikenga Ugochinyere, a lawmaker from Imo State. This is coming after some…
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Following an ex parte order by a Federal Court in Abuja declaring them wanted, two officials of the Kogi State government, Abdulsalami Hudu and Umar Shuaibu Oricha, have turned themselves in at the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) headquarters. The court had ordered their arrest to have them appear before it to answer criminal…
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United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has decried the poor exclusive breastfeeding practice among mothers in Bauchi State, noting the consequence on the nation’s economy. It cited the 2021 latest Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) which puts exclusive breastfeeding at 26.4 per cent in the state. Speaking at the 2024 World Breastfeeding Week (WBW), Nutrition Specialist,…
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Independent National Electoral Commission has disclosed that it registered 177,914 new voters for the upcoming Edo and Ondo governorship elections. National Commissioner and Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun, stated this in a statement, yesterday. According to Olumekun final figure shows that Edo State has 119,206 new voters, while Ondo State…
