With 50% Capacity, NLNG Train 8 No Longer Feasible, Says Mshelbila Blames situation on oil theft, scarcity of feed gas supply
Peter Uzoho
The Managing Director of the
Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas Limited (NLNG), Dr. Philip Mshelbila, yesterday, hinted that
the company's plan to expand its gas processing capacity to 30mtpa with the construction of Train 8
would no longer be feasible. The Managing Director stated this when the Minister of State
for Petroleum Resources (Gas), Ekperikpe Ekpo, visited the NLNG plant on Bonny Island, Rivers State.
He lamented for the umpteenth Continued on page 25
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Slain Lawyer: Killer Cop, ASP Vandi, to Die By Hanging Wale Igbintade
Justice Ibironke Harrison of the Lagos High Court Sitting at the Tafawa Balewa Square, yesterday, sentenced the suspended Assistant Superintendent of Police, Drambi
Vandi, to death by hanging for the murder of a property lawyer, Mrs. Omobolanle Raheem. The court sentenced the ASP after finding him guilty of the murder of the pregnant lawyer. The court held that the prosecution
was able to prove its case beyond reasonable doubt. Justice Harrison in her judgement held that ASP Vandi was guilty of murder stating, "You are to be hanged by the neck until you are dead. May God have mercy
on your soul." Vandi had shot Mrs. Raheem dead in the presence of her husband while returning from church on Christmas Day last year at a Police checkpoint in Lagos. Mrs. Raheem, who was pregnant,
was fatally shot on Christmas day by the police officer attached to the Ajiwe police division in the Ajah area of the state. Justice Harrison in her judgement held that it was only the convict that had the opportunity to commit the
crime even though no eyewitness saw him fire the shot. The court also held that the evidence of the 11 witnesses, who testified for the prosecution was Continued on page 25
Kyari: Nigeria to Be Net Exporter of Refined Petroleum Products NextYear Says Tinubu saved NNPC from going bankrupt by removing fuel subsidy Deji Elumoye and Onyebuchi Ezigbo in Abuja The Group Chief Executive Officer of Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited, Mele Kyari, has predicted that the country could become a key exporter of refined petroleum products from next year. He also pointed out that save for the pronouncement by President Bola Tinubu that led to the removal of subsidy on petrol, the NNPC would have become bankrupt before the May 29th, 2023 deadline provided in the budget. Kyari, who was the guest speaker at the ongoing PENGASSAN summit, said despite the prevailing challenges, the
country was already witnessing some positive outcome as a result of the subsidy removal. For instance, Kyari said most construction companies had started moving back to sites as more resources became available to execute projects. The GMD, who said what Nigeria needed presently was to adjust its realities, further declared: "Today, we import 100 per cent of our product. No resource-dependent country does this and that is why we must deliver on our mandate. "So it will be done, and you will see. I don't want to speak about it. We are tired of speaking about it. But what we Continued on page 25
at the 36th Conference of the Committee of Vice-Chancellors...
Chief Gabriel Igbinedion (right) and Deputy Speaker House of Representatives; Benjamin Okezie Kalu at the opening ceremony of the 61st anniversary and 36th Conference of the Committee of Vice-Chancellors of Nigerian Universities (CVCNU) in Abuja… yesterday
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