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APM’s Petition Adjourned As Tribunal Begins PDP’s Hearing
Legal tensions continue to rise at the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal, currently in session at the Court of Appeal in Abuja, as another day of hearings gets underway.
The tribunal reconvened on Tuesday to begin pre-hearing proceedings for the petition filed by the Allied People’s Movement (APM).
During the pre-hearing of the case, the five-member panel, headed by Justice Haruna Tsammani, announced that the petition filed by the Allied People’s Movement (APM) would be adjourned until Thursday, May 11 for further hearings.
APM’s legal challenge is aimed at overturning the victory of President-elect, Bola Tinubu, on the grounds of electoral malpractice and violence, among other alleged irregularities during the election.
Lawyers representing the All Progressives Congress (APC), President-elect Bola Tinubu, and Vice President-elect Shettima have called for the petition filed by the Allied People’s Movement (APM) to be dismissed.
However, Justice Tsammani has urged all parties involved to consolidate their issues to avoid duplication and save time.
The court subsequently stood down its proceedings to begin hearing of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) petition after a short break.
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, are urging the tribunal to declare Abubakar the winner of the presidential election or, in the alternative, order a rerun between him and President-elect Bola Tinubu.
The petition filed by the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, challenges the validity of Bola Tinubu’s election as president on four grounds.
Firstly, it alleges that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) did not comply with the provisions of the Electoral Act, 2022.
Secondly, it questions Tinubu’s candidacy due to the substitution of the initial placeholder, Kabir Masari, with Shettima.
Thirdly, the petition accuses Tinubu’s campaign of engaging in corrupt practices.
Fourthly, it argues that Tinubu was not elected by the majority of lawful votes cast in the election.
Finally, the petition claims that Tinubu was not qualified to run for the office of president due to an alleged indictment on drug-related charges in the US.
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NNPC JV Unveils New Crude Oil Grade ‘Nembe’, Commences Exports With 1,900 Barrels
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The NNPC/Aiteo Joint venture has announced the introduction of Nembe Crude Oil Grade, a new crude oil grade into the international crude oil market.
The announcement of the Nembe Crude Oil Blend, produced by Aiteo, the Operator of the NNPC/Aiteo Oil Mining Lease (OML) 29 Joint Venture (JV), was made at the ongoing Argus European Crude Conference in London, on Tuesday.
OML 29, an asset located onshore Nigeria, is operated by Aiteo Eastern Exploration & Production Ltd, Africa’s leading indigenous hydrocarbon producer, following a historic acquisition from Shell in 2014.
The Nembe Crude was previously blended with the popular Bonny Light grade and exported via the Bonny Oil & Gas Terminal.
The unique selling point of the Nembe Crude Oil grade with an API gravity was highlighted by both the Aiteo E & P and NNPC Limited Leadership at the Argus Conference in London.
The Nembe Crude Oil grade also has a low sulphur content and low carbon footprint due to flare gas elimination, fitting perfectly into the required spec of major buyers in Europe.
Two cargoes of 950,000 barrels each of the Nembe Crude Oil grade have since been exported to France and the Netherlands. With its attractive Assay of API 29 and low sulphur content, the Nembe Crude Oil grade commands a premium to the global Brent benchmark.
With the NNPC-Aiteo OML 29 JV back on-stream, Nigeria now boasts of an additional crude oil export of 2 Cargoes at 950,000 barrels each per month and 1.2 Bcf of export gas monthly.
This remarkable achievement signals the commencement of activities at Nigeria’s newest crude oil terminal, the Nembe Crude Oil Export Terminal (NCOET), which was licensed in line with the extant laws and Crude Oil Terminal establishment regulations.
The terminal was conceived as a Floating Storage and Offloading Vessel (FSO) with a storage capacity of two (2) Million Barrels and the ability to offload crude oil to any export tanker from AFRAMAX to Very Large Crude Carriers (VLCC).
It has a loading capacity of 25,000 barrels per hour and will be exporting over 3.6 million barrels of Crude oil monthly at full scale of operation.
Currently, hydrocarbon production from OML 29, which was hitherto constrained due to evacuation challenges owing to the security issues around the Nembe Creek Trunk Line (NCTL) corridor, has now been resolved through a collaborative and creative approach that led to the innovation of the Alternative Crude Oil Evacuation Solution.
The Argus European Crude Conference 2023 in London is a gathering of energy majors, refiners, NOCs, traders, financial institutions, and other representatives from across the global oil markets. The event also provides a critical opportunity for business leaders to connect, discuss, share and learn from one another.
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Nigeria Owes NNPCL US$3.1bn, As Subsidy Hits US$921.5m Monthly
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JUST IN: Tribunal Sacks Gov Uba Sani, Declares Election Invalid
Governor Uba Sani of the All Progressives Congress (APC) was removed from office on Thursday by the governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Kaduna State.
The panel ruled that the state’s 2023 governorship election was invalid.
According to information gathered by Biztellers, the judges avoided the actual auditorium and instead communicated the decision via zoom.
It commanded the holding of new elections in seven wards across four local government units in the State.
Isa Ashiru, a candidate for the Peoples Democratic Party, and the PDP filed the petition.