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Nigeria’s Most Increased Crude Production Country For November – OPEC

Nigeria has the position of most increased crude oil production member of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) for November 2024 using direct communication. According to OPEC’s Monthly Oil Market Report for November published yesterday, using direct communication, Nigeria’s crude oil production increased by 152,000 barrels per day from 1.333million barrels per day (mbpd)...
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Why APC Won’t Lose 2027 Presidential Poll –Presidency

President Bola Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Public Communications and Media Daniel Bwala insists it will be difficult for another party to upstage the ruling he All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2027 presidential election. Speaking to reporters at the APC national headquarters in Abuja, he said Nigerians are impressed with Tinubu’s achievements. However, he said...
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Group Urges Women To Participate In Politics

A Non-governmental organisation, Stand to End Rape Initiative (STER) has urged women to come out, participate in politics and not remain in the back seat. This was made known yesterday in Lagos by the program officer of the group, Mr. Adeniyi Hussain at a two-day training for journalists, civil society and others with a theme:...
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Umahi Meets With BPP To End Project Delays

The Minister of Works, Engr Dave Umahi, has moved to tackle the bureaucratic hurdles hindering timely and efficient evaluation of projects by the Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP). The former Ebonyi State governor, who received the BPP Director-General, Adebowale Adedokun, yesterday, stressed the need for seamless bureaucracies in public procurement processes for efficient and timely...
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Groups Back Falana Over $2.9bn Approved For Refineries

A coalition of civil society groups yesterday backed Femi Falana (SAN) for asking the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) to explain how the $2.9 billion meant for the rehabilitation of the three refineries was spent. Falana said: “I challenge the NUPENG and PENGASSAN to tell Nigerians the actual state of the refineries. “Only 60,000...
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Borno Reduces Number Of Out-Of-School Children To 700,000

In its efforts to reduce out-ofschool children, the Borno State Government has successfully reduced the number of out-of-school children from over 2.2 million to fewer than 700,000, representing a 70% reduction. Governor Babagana Zulum disclosed this during the inauguration of Government Secondary School Mairi said: “We have built 104 schools, rehabilitated 2,931 classrooms and distributed...
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Group Tasks Federal, States On Healthcare Infrastructure

The Civil Society in Malaria Control, Immunization and Nutrition (ACOMIN) has urged the federal, state and local governments to prioritise healthcare infrastructure in their budgets. Programme Officer Muktar Mohammed Shehu, under the period under review, said ACOMIN has recorded tremendous achievement in Yobe State. Speaking at a press conference on the Global Fund Malaria CommunityLed...
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