APA – Lagos (Nigeria)
The inauguration of the 650,000 barrels per day Dangote Refinery by Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday and the refinery is designed to process crude oil grades from the three continents of Africa, Asia and America dominates the headlines of Nigerian newspapers on Monday.
The Punch reports that as the Dangote Refinery begins operations on Monday (today), the 650,000 barrels per day oil processing facility has been designed to process crude oil grades from the three continents of Africa, Asia and America.
It was also gathered that the refinery would deliver a surplus of about 38 million litres of petrol, diesel, kerosene and aviation fuel for Nigeria daily, hence it would meet the 100 per cent fuel supply requirement of the country.
Data in a document obtained from the company, on Sunday, showed that the Dangote Refinery could support the establishment of 26,716 fillings stations, create 100,000 direct and indirect jobs, and provide a $21bn market for Nigerian crude oil annually.
Early this month, The PUNCH reported that the Dangote Refinery, established by Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, is scheduled to be inaugurated on May 22.
A presidential aide, Bashir Ahmad, had tweeted that the inauguration would be done by the President Muhammadu Buhari.
Dangote Petroleum Refinery with a capacity to refine 650,000 barrels of crude oil per day covers an area of approximately 2,635 hectares in the Lekki Free Trade Zone in Lagos.
The refinery will produce Euro-V quality gasoline and diesel, as well as jet fuel and polypropylene.
The firm stated that the facility was “designed to process a large variety of crudes including many of the African crudes, some of the Middle Eastern crudes and the US (United States) Light Tight Oil.”
The newspaper says that the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors has directed its members to resume work today (Monday) following a five-day nationwide warning strike embarked upon by its members.
NARD, after its three-hour Extraordinary National Executive Council meeting, however, said it would review Federal Government’s commitment to resolving the issues in the next two weeks.
The association on Friday signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Federal Government to address the issues raised by the resident doctors.
NARD, however, said it would be reviewing the strike in two weeks
Recall that the NARD on May 17 embarked on a nationwide strike to press home its demands from the Federal Government.
The doctors are demanding immediate massive recruitment of clinical staff in the hospitals; immediate withdrawal of the bill seeking to compel medical and dental graduates to render five-year compulsory services in Nigeria before being granted full licences to practice; immediate infrastructural development in the hospitals with a subsequent allocation of at least 15 per cent of the budgetary provisions to health in line with the 2001 Abuja declaration.
Other demands are the immediate payment of the 2023 Medical Residency Training Fund in line with the agreements reached at the stakeholders’ meeting convened by the Federal Ministry of Health on February 15, 2023; the immediate increment in the Consolidated Medical Salary Structure to the tune of 200 per cent of the gross salary of Doctors in addition to the allowances included in the letter written to the Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire on July 7, 2022, for the review of CONMESS; among others.
The Guardian reports that in what is best described as a major immigration crackdown on foreign students, the United Kingdom (UK) is set to announce new restrictions that will most likely stop Nigerian students, other nationalities studying in the UK from bringing their families over.
This crackdown, according to an exclusive report by The Sun UK, will be announced this week. The new UK Immigration policy, will see all masters students and many other post graduates banned from bringing family over.
However, the ban will not apply to PhD students, whose courses usually last between three and five years and are very highly skilled, the report stated.
This follows the reports that net migration into the UK has skyrocketed to 1 million with Tory MPs asking the Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, “to get a grip on the rocketing numbers.”
To get a hold of the climbing numbers, UK ministers are said to be expected to announce the immigration clampdown on Tuesday or Wednesday.
The Sun reports that “Rishi Sunak is expected to come out fighting on immigration – pointing out they are figures he inherited as they date back to the year ending December 2022 – two months after he became PM.
“There has been an explosion in the number of people coming to Britain piggybacking on their relative’s student visa.
“Students brought 135,788 family members to Britain last year – nine times more than in 2019.
“Last year, 59, 053 Nigerian students brought over 60, 923 relatives. We have got to get a grip,” a Tory MP told The Sun on Sunday.
The Guardian reports that the Nigerian Government, yesterday, commissioned Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) enforcement and security boats and other infrastructure forming the $195 million deep blue projects for improved waterways and capacity in line with global best practices and economic development.
The inauguration in Lagos witnessed five new patrol/security boats, five refurbished search and rescue/pollution control boats, four staff ferries, search and rescue clinic and administrative building.
Nigeria’s Minister of Transportation, Muazu Sambo, said the projects were consistent with government’s commitment for good governance, enhanced maritime and economic development.
He observed that projects the modern enforcement platforms would ensure strict compliance and adherence to extant laws governing the nation’s maritime domain.
Sambo hinted that the facilities would provide NIMASA the much-needed tools to function as an administrator consistent with protocols and conventions of International Maritime Organisation (IMO) and International Labour Organisation (ILO).
He said the search and rescue clinics would aid provision of top-notch medical care.
Sambo added that the communication gadgets would boost the agency’s NIMASA Director General, Dr. Bashir Jamoh, said inclusion of security/patrol boats along with search and rescue/pollution control boats was a big boost.
The newspaper says that in what is best described as a major immigration crackdown on foreign students, the United Kingdom (UK) is set to announce new restrictions that will most likely stop Nigerian students, other nationalities studying in the UK from bringing their families over.
This crackdown, according to an exclusive report by The Sun UK, will be announced this week. The new UK Immigration policy, will see all masters students and many other post graduates banned from bringing family over.
However, the ban will not apply to PhD students, whose courses usually last between three and five years and are very highly skilled, the report stated.
This follows the reports that net migration into the UK has skyrocketed to 1 million with Tory MPs asking the Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, “to get a grip on the rocketing numbers.”
To get a hold of the climbing numbers, UK ministers are said to be expected to announce the immigration clampdown on Tuesday or Wednesday.
The Sun reports that “Rishi Sunak is expected to come out fighting on immigration – pointing out they are figures he inherited as they date back to the year ending December 2022 – two months after he became PM.
“There has been an explosion in the number of people coming to Britain piggybacking on their relative’s student visa.
“Students brought 135,788 family members to Britain last year – nine times more than in 2019.
“Last year, 59, 053 Nigerian students brought over 60, 923 relatives. We have got to get a grip,” a Tory MP told The Sun on Sunday.
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