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Today President Muhammadu Buhari virtually inaugurated the National Oil

Today President Muhammadu Buhari virtually inaugurated the National Oil and Gas Excellence Centre (NOGEC) at the Department of Petroleum Resources headquarters, Lagos; an integrated resource complex to drive safety, value and cost efficiency in the industry. The new Integrated National Oil and Gas Excellence Centre (NOGEC) encompasses five units, as follows:    —Search, Rescue and Surveillance, Command and Control Centre (SERAS) —National Improved Oil Recovery Centre —Oil and Gas Alternative Dispute Resolution Centre —Oil and Gas Competence Development Centre  —Integrated Data Mining and Analytics Centre “The creation of the National Oil and Gas Excellence Centre at this time is further demonstration that the Nigeria Oil and Gas Industry has come of age, even against the odds.” — President Muhammadu Buhari “The Centre will serve as oil & gas industry cost-reduction centre and hub for industry best practices, technical support and competence.”  ...

FG RELEASES N6.45 BILLION FOR NEW OXYGEN PLANTS IN 38 LOCATIONS NATIONWIDE TO FACILITATE COVID-19 TREATMENT

FG RELEASES N6.45 BILLION FOR NEW OXYGEN PLANTS IN 38 LOCATIONS NATIONWIDE TO FACILITATE COVID-19 TREATMENT *Another N255 million approved for repairs of oxygen plants in 5 hospitals  President Muhammadu Buhari has approved N6.45 billion for the setting up of gas plants in 38 locations nationwide in a bid to enhance the treatment of Covid-19 patients who need oxygen.  This disclosure emerged at the first National Economic Council meeting of the year presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, with State Governors, Federal Capital Territory Minister, Central Bank Governor and other senior government officials in attendance.  While briefing the NEC on the release of the funds, the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed said the President approved the release of the funds for the production of oxygen, necessitated by the increased number of patients who need oxygen due to the surge in Covid-19 infections in the country.  Simi...

Harry Potter actress Jessie Cave has spoken out about being raped by a tennis coach at the age of 14.

  Harry Potter   actress Jessie Cave has spoken out about being raped by a tennis coach at the age of 14. The comedian and actress – who is known for playing the character Lavender Brown in the films about the boy wizard  - discussed her ordeal in her podcast.  Actress Jessie Cave was raped by her tennis coach when she was just 14 years old. The Harry Potter star bravely opened up about the traumatic experience while talking to her sister Bebe on her new podcast We Can’t Talk About That Right Now. Chatting about who “had it worse” during their teenage years, Jessie said: “I mean, come on, I was raped. I get the trump card.” As Bebe lightheartedly accused Jessie of “pulling out that trump card a lot”, the 33-year-old.   Cave then continued: “To be fair, acne and braces are bad, but I think rape at 14 is pretty bad. “By your tennis coach, who you trusted, a position of power.” The actress – who said the person who raped her had been sent to jail – added that ...

Paul Pogba out of France squad after testing positive for COVID-19

Pogba, who has spent the off-season with family and friends in  London , is understood to have been symptomatic and there are concerns he may miss the birth of his second child. France manager Didier Deschamps said the midfielder had been replaced after he tested positive on 26 August. "Unfortunately he tested positive yesterday and this morning I replaced him with Camavinga," he said. The Manchester United midfielder will therefore miss out on France’s first international games since November 17. International fixtures - notably Euro 2020 - were cancelled or postponed in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak. France are to play against Sweden on September 5, and then Croatia three days later at the Stade de France as the 2020/2021 Nations League gets underway. Manchester United said on its website: "The midfielder will be unable to add to his 69 caps and 10 goals for his country in the games next month. "Everybody at United wishes Paul a speedy recovery ahead of the...

Lionel Messi to cost Man City £500m but Manchester United steer clear as they chase defender, Arsenal to confirm Gabriel

 Lionel Messi to cost Man City £500m but Manchester United steer clear as they chase defender, Arsenal to confirm Gabriel Follow the latest updates live from the summer transfer window as the topic of Lionel Messi ’s future at Barcelona continues to dominate the headlines, with the six-time Ballon d’Or winner pushing for a move away from the Spanish club. Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester City are seen as the leading candidates to land the Argentine, but it will cost in excess of half-a-billion pounds to sign the 33-year-old this summer if he is not let go on a free transfer. Despite Messi’s availability, Borussia Dortmund forward Jadon Sancho remains the top target for Manchester United , who will continue their efforts to negotiate a deal with the Bundesliga club to bring the England international back to the Premier League. Chelsea are nearing a major swoop of their own, with the £50m addition of Ben Chilwell set to be followed by the £90m arrival of Bayer Leverkusen midfi...

EFFECT OF CRYPTOCURRENCY AND EXCHANGE IN NIGERIA

  INTRODUCTION To provide a comprehensive review on impact of   crypto currencies in my country it is necessary to understand the general   advantages and disadvantages of crypto currencies provide for users compared to central bank –issued fait currencies, like the Euro or the US dollar, and to discuss how they emerge from the underlying technology. For this purpose, the example of two crypto currencies is used in this paper the underlying technology of most crypto currencies is blockchain technology. A blockchain is a decentralized database that is distributed in the network on a variety of computers. It is characterized by the fact that its entries are summarized and stored in block. The first crypto currency discussed in this paper as an example is Bitcoin which is technically, “an algorithm that records an ongoing chain of transactions between members of a decentralized peer-to-peer network and broadcasts these records to all members of the network” (Ammous, 20...

Npower is starting registration now for 2020

Hello Nigerians good morning hope everyone is keeping safe!! There has been a press release about  the N-POWER recruitment yesterday by the media, that the N-POWER registration will commence yesterday  night on 26 June 2020 by 11.30 pm which kept many Nigerians awake to ensure the get to register themselves due to the large number unemployment  across the country has make many Nigerian youth to take chances of every opportunity that comes their way. Has it is now there is high tension all over the country regarding the opening of the portal, has many Nigerian youth are asking when are they going to open the portal so they can start registration, everyone is waiting for the opening of the N-POWER recruitment portal.      you can apply at www.portal.npower.gov.ng    Well the N-POWER registration portal for now is still yet open and available for registration but we will keep checking on and on and on till is finally open. Please try and disseminate ...