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The high exchange rate of the naira to dollars, the Association of Radiologists in Nigeria laments, has made it more difficult for them to acquire some important equipment needed to carry out their job effectively. According to them, the high cost of equipment has become the biggest challenge facing the association. This was disclosed by the newly-elected National President of the association, Prof Olalekan Oyinloye, at a dinner and award ceremony to mark the closing session of the 6th Annual General Meeting and 60th AGM of the Association of Radiologists in West Africa in Abuja. The Consultant Radiologist at the…

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Dangote Refinery Secures 1m Barrels of Crude Oil, Set to Commence Operatio The Dangote Oil Refining Company says its plant has received its maiden one million barrels of Agbami crude grade, from the Shell International Trading and Shipping Company Limited (STASCO). In a statement on Friday, the company said the STASCO vessel sailed to the refinery’s single point mooring (SPM), where it was discharged into the refinery’s crude oil tanks. The development followed news that the crude feedstock was on its way to the refinery on Thursday. Aliko Dangote, chairman of Dangote Group, had said the plant would start production…

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The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has stated that it is not part of the Federal Government’s delegation to the United Nations Climate Change Summit, also known as COP28, held in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates. This was made known in a tweet on the official NLC X page on Thursday. The statement titled, ‘COP 28: FACT TRACK’ read, “NLC was not part of Federal Government’s Delegation to COP28. “NLC Climate Change Department has been involved in COP activities long before now. All our participation in Climate Change activities are fully driven and funded independently. “Check Through the Federal Government…

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The National chairman of the ruling All progressives Congress (APC), Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has said that President Tinubu already approved party blue-print for political liberation of South-east to the APC. Speaking Wednesday when he received party stalwarts from Anambra state at the APC national secretariat in Abuja, Ganduje assured them that comes 2025, Anambra will become APC state. Ganduje said it would be in the best interest of the South-east geo-political zone pushing to produce an occupant of the exalted seat of the presidency to join the APC fold. The former Kano governor said the party would test…

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