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Top 5 Stories Of The Day | PDP Accuses INEC of Rigging as APC Okpebholo Wins Edo State Election

September 23, 2024

Top 5 Stories Of The Day | PDP Accuses INEC of Rigging as APC Okpebholo Wins Edo State Election

Across Nigeria’s 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, these are the five top Nigerian news stories you shouldn’t miss. PDP accuses INEC of rigging as APC Okpebholo wins Edo State election The Edo State gubernatorial election, held on Saturday, 21 September, has crowned All Peoples Congress (APC) candidate Senator Monday Okpebholo as the winner.... Read More

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Aliko Dangote Predicts $21bn Revenue and 100,000 Jobs from Refinery; President Buhari Expresses Confidence in Tinubu’s Ability to Sustain Administration’s Momentum | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

Across Nigeria’s 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, these are the five top Nigerian news stories you shouldn’t miss Aliko Dangote Predicts $21bn Revenue and 100,000 Jobs from Refinery In a grand ceremony attended by prominent figures, including President Muhammadu Buhari and several African heads of state, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, the founder and President of Dangote Group, expressed... Read More

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NUPENG threatens shutdown over Port Harcourt refinery sale

The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) has vowed to embark on nationwide strike if the Federal Government sells the Port Harcourt Refining and Petrochemical Company to Oando Plc. President of NUPENG, Dr. Igwe Achese said the government and Oando reached an agreement without the involvement of stakeholders. Achese said exclusion of the host community, workers,... Read More

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February 10, 2017

India has the biggest oil refinery without a drop of oil – Osinbajo

Acting President Yemi Osinbajo on Friday said oil communities were fundamental to the development plans of the current administration. He said while speaking during a stakeholders’ meeting in Yenagoa. He also described Bayelsa state as the “Jerusalem of Ijaw nation”. He said he was in the state to understand the problems faced by oil producing... Read More

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December 2, 2016

Cheta Nwanze: How smart is this proposed NNPC Niger republic-Kaduna pipeline?

by Cheta Nwanze Before I dropped it as a subject in favour of Calculus, and thus failed to see into my future, I took some classes in Economics. In one of the earlier classes, we were told that some of the important factors to consider when siting a business are accessibility to the markets, cost... Read More

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October 22, 2016

Dangote boasts about his refinery being 8 times the size of Victoria Island (WATCH)

Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote has said his refinery which is under construction in Lagos is 8 times bigger than the whole of Victoria Island, Lagos State. Dangote said this during a visit to the refinery by Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, Lagos State governor, Akinwumi Ambode, Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun among others. It is... Read More

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‘I don’t understand the Niger Delta Avengers… who are they?’ – VP Osinbajo

Following a list of demands made by the Niger Delta Avengers as conditions to stop attacking oil installations, Vice President Yemi Osibanjo, on Monday, stated that he has no idea of any demands made by the militants. The Vice President said this while speaking with newsmen at the end of his tour of the Dangote... Read More

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‘I don’t rule the country alone’ | President Buhari speaks on his biggest shock in office

President Muhammdu Buhari, on Thursday, disclosed that he was shocked when he was informed that oil would sell at $30 per barrel instead of $100, saying that there was no money to import food. The President stated this while speaking with editors and newspaper executives to mark his one year in office. Buhari further lamented... Read More

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October 24, 2013

We did it – MEND claims responsibility for explosion at Warri refinery

The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) Tuesday claimed responsibility for the explosion that rocked the Warri Refinery and Petrochemical Company, WRPC, in Delta State. MEND in a statement signed by its Spokesman Jomo Gbomo, said the attack on the oil facility is an indication that ‘Hurricane Exodus’ is on course.... Read More

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October 22, 2013

Terrible: Warri Refinery gutted by fire (PHOTO)

by Oge Okonkwo Fire engulfed the Warri Refinery and Petrochemical Company, Delta State, in the morning of Tuesday, October 22. From reports, the fire started at about 11.00 am from the refining parts of the complex, although the cause of the fire has not been revealed. It was gathered that heavy smoke can be seen... Read More

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September 28, 2013

Opinion: Reflections on OBJ’s anti-corruption concern

by Charles Onunaiju Before his hurried exit from the presidency following the humiliation of the aborted term elongation, former president Obasanjo auctioned Nigeria’s most prized national assets, the Warri and Kaduna refineries to Aliko Dangote and Femi Otedola. It took the rare courage of late President Musa Yar’Adua to listen to the national outrage trailing... Read More

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September 22, 2013

Simon Kolawole: The refinery we have been praying for

by Simon Kolawole We finished chatting and took a boat across to the Lagos Motor Boat Club, Ikoyi, from where we had driven to Victoria Island an hour earlier. He saw me off to the gate as we chatted on other matters of interest, including swimming. I jumped into my car and drove off, imagining... Read More

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September 7, 2013

Dangote plans N64 billion cement investment in Kenya

by Adeola Balogun A few days after announcing its refinery building bid, the Dangote group is set to take another giant stride. The group has disclosed a plan to invest massively in the cement production sector in Kenya, specifically to the tune of $400 million (about N64 billion) in the next two years. The move was... Read More

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September 5, 2013

It begins: Dangote refinery to employ 8,000 engineers, create jobs for 85,000 Nigerians

by Oge Okonkwo The President of the Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, stated that about 8,000 engineers would be needed for an effective start of the nine- billion- dollar Dangote Refinery/Fertiliser plant located in Ondo. He made this statement while speaking to state house correspondents on Wednesday in Abuja, saying that the project would provide direct... Read More

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Money talks: Dangote promises to end fuel importation in Nigeria

by Rachel Ogbu President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote has promised that in four years, his proposed refinery will end fuel importation in Nigeria. “We hope to start something by end of the year. We have put down 50 percent of the money. We have secured $4.25 billion from two foreign banks and the rest... Read More

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Mondiu Jaiyesimi: An assessment of Dangote’s oil refining plans (Y! Policy Hub)

by Mondiu Jaiyesimi In the area of competition, we simply can’t blame him for the signs of monopoly we find in his areas of business, the responsibility lies with the government to protect the interest and welfare of consumers by promoting competition… The news that Alhaji Aliko Dangote, the richest man in Africa has decided... Read More

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December 25, 2012

Some Christmas cheer: NNPC to repair three refineries with N152bn

by Hauwa Gambo The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) will be spending N152bn to repair three of the nation’s refineries next year – this is according to the budget submitted to the National Assembly Joint Committee on Petroleum (Downstream) last week. According to a Punch analysis, “Details of the budget show that the total... Read More

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#InCaseYouMissedIt: Hello Nigeria, how do you like your fuel, imported from Niger?

by Isi Esene The rumour going the rounds that Nigeria has started importing refined fuel from it northern neighbour, Niger, has been found to be true. This was confirmed by oil market traders and truck drivers who convey the fuel into the country. A fuel market trader in Katsina told AFP that they have imported... Read More

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