Nigeria Underproduced 2022 Crude Oil Projection by 263 Million Barrels in 11 Months Data show country barely drilled 60% of 1.88 million bpd budget benchmark $30bn Brass, Olokola LNG projects suffer 19 years delay despite lucrative gas market IOCs spent over $1bn on projects without FID, says NCDMB Emmanuel Addeh in Abuja and Peter Uzoho in Lagos
With a projected 1.88 million barrels per day crude oil production
in the 2022 federal budget, Nigeria under-produced to the tune of 263 million barrels of the commodity between January and November, a THISDAY analysis of industry
data has shown. Also, Nigeria's inability to deliver two major Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) projects -the $20 billion and $9.8 billion
Brass and Olokola LNG projects, respectively, after about 19 years of their initiation has resulted to the country now counting its losses from the failed projects despite gas
expected daily output for 2022 at 1.88 million barrels per day, pegging it at a price of $57 per
becoming increasingly lucrative at the moment. In the last quarter of 2021, the Senate and House of Representatives agreed to fix the country's
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Lagos Police Arrest Officer for Killing Pregnant Lawyer on Christmas Day
Sanwo-Olu promises speedy justice, as IG assures public Atiku, Tinubu call for police reforms HURIWA, RULAAC demand immediate prosecution of trigger-happy policeman
Alex Enumah, Kingsley Nwezeh in Abuja and Rebecca Ejifoma in Lagos
The Lagos State Police yesterday arrested an Assistance Superintendent of Police (ASP) known as Ayuba,
attached to the Ajah Division, for killing a pregnant lawyer, Mrs. Bolanle Raheem, on Christmas
Day in Ajah. Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu condemned the shooting
and killing of female lawyer. SanwoOlu pledged the state government’s “full cooperation” with the relevant
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THISDAY ELECTION CENTRE Projections
Atiku Abubakar
States Borno Yobe Adamawa Taraba Gombe Bauchi
Peter Obi
Bola Tinubu
North Central States Tinubu Atiku Obi Kwankwaso Others/Undecided Plateau 20% 35% 35% 5% 5% Benue 20% 25% 30% 10% 15% Nassarawa 30% 25% 25% 10% 10% Niger 35% 35% 10% 10% 10% Kogi 35% 35% 15% 5% 10% Kwara 35% 40% 10% 10% 5% North East Tinubu Atiku Obi Kwankwaso Others/Undecided 40% 35% 20% 5% 40% 30% 15% 15% 20% 60% 10% 5% 5% 10% 40% 20% 20% 10% 20% 40% 15% 5% 20% 20% 40% 5% 15% 20%
Rabiu Kwankwaso
States Kano Kaduna Katsina Jigawa Sokoto Kebbi Zamfara
North West Tinubu Atiku Obi Kwankwaso Others/Undecided 30% 20% 5% 40% 5% 30% 25% 20% 20% 5% 30% 35% 30% 5% 25% 35% 25% 15% 35% 40% 15% 10% 35% 35% 20% 10% 35% 35% 20% 10%
South South States Tinubu Atiku Obi Kwankwaso Others/Undecided Delta 15% 40% 35% 10% Edo 15% 35% 35% 15% Akwa Ibom 15% 40% 30% 15% Bayelsa 20% 40% 30% 10% Cross River 25% 20% 35% 20% Rivers 10% 15% 35% 40%
States Enugu Ebonyi Imo Abia Anambra
South East Tinubu Atiku Obi Kwankwaso Others/Undecided 10% 15% 60% 15% 15% 15% 60% 10% 15% 20% 60% 5% 10% 15% 60% 15% 5% 10% 70% 15%
States Lagos Ogun Ondo Ekiti Oyo Osun
Tinubu 45% 45% 45% 45% 40% 35%
South West Atiku Obi Kwankwaso Others/Undecided 20% 25% 5% 5% 20% 5% 15% 15% 20% 10% 10% 15% 20% 15% 20% 20% 15% 10% 15% 35% 5% 5% 20%