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Nigeria’s oil projects threatened as IOCs suffer $27.8bn loss Several major oil and gas projects in Nigeria may suffer further delays as international oil companies operating in the country saw their financials take a dive in the second quarter of this year. The slump in oil prices caused by the coronavirus pandemic has forced many companies, including IOCs  to slash their capital budgets and suspend some projects. The global oil benchmark, Brent crude, plunged to as low as $15.98 per barrel in April, its lowest since June 1999. It traded around $44 per barrel on Monday. Royal Dutch Shell said last Thursday that it posted a loss of $18.4bn in the second quarter of this year, compared to a profit of $3.5bn in the same period of 2019. The company warned that the outlook for oil demand continued to be uncertain, saying it had cut its exploration drilling plans for this year from 77 wells to just 22. Shell cut its capital spending budget for this year in March from around $25bn to $20b...

Best ways to ask a girl out: If you really like a girl, how should you ask her out? These 15 best ways to ask a girl out will give you some great ideas to make it happen! If you have a crush on a girl, asking her out can feel pretty nerve-wracking. If you are not one of those guys who just strolls confidently up to a girl, and says, ‘Hey, how about a date?’ You might be feeling the pressure to understand the best ways to ask a girl out. This is particularly true if you have had your eye on her for a long time. The longer you wait to build up courage, the more nervous you feel, and the more you let yourself like her before you’ve even been on that first date, the higher the stakes. It’s no wonder asking a girl out makes some guys go into a cold sweat. No one likes to put themselves out there when they aren’t certain of the outcome and feel vulnerable. Certainly no one likes the feeling of rejection. But, just stop and wait for a second. What if she said yes? The 15 best ways to ask a gi...

15 Nice Jobs You Can Do From Home in 2020 Here are a few jobs you can conveniently do from the comfort of your home in this lockdown. 1. Blogging: Blogging is by a wide margin the best method to make money online from home. Blogging is tied in with composing and sharing interesting articles on the web for other individuals to read. There are a lot of ways you can profit from blogging. You Can Advertise people's products on your blog, You can sell your own products, You can promote events and you can also apply to top advertising companies like MGID,ADSENSE,TABOOLA, MEDIA.NET  for inclusion in their ads program.i.e They Pay you For Publishing ads on your blog. Google adsense Is the best among them, in terms of pay but they are very strict . 2. Freelance Writing: With simply your PC, you can telecommute as an independent essayist. There are numerous organizations that contract authors on regular basis. There are numerous independent scholars who write for dufferen...

Dr Emeka Offor, set to distribute educational materials to schools Dr. Emeka Offor inspected Books for Africa Warehouse where 21 40fit containers of books, Educational material and computers are being sorted to be shipped to Nigeria for massive distribution to various schools and public libraries in the country by Sir Emeka Offor Foundation. The Foundation also flagged-off the shipment of 14 40ft containers of Medical Equipment and Supplies for distribution to needy hospitals and health institutions in Nigeria. The Honourable Minister of Health Dr. Osagie Emmanuel Ehanire and other Federal Ministry officials were there to represent the Federal Government at the event as well as the Consul General of the Nigerian Mission. Sir Emeka Offor Foundation has three core areas of activities, Education, Empowerment and Health. By Obi Ebuka Onochie

WHO alerts to measles outbreak in Nigeria, others ‘Africa recorded 900% rise in cases within 12 months’ The World Health Organisation (WHO) has alerted to major and ongoing outbreak of measles in Angola, Cameroon, Chad, Kazakhstan, Nigeria, Philippines, South Sudan, Sudan and Thailand. The latest preliminary reports, published yesterday by the WHO, warned that measles outbreak continues to spread rapidly around the world with millions of people globally at risk of the disease. According to the health body, in the first six months of 2019, reported measles cases are the highest they have been in any year since 2006, with outbreak straining health care systems, and leading to serious illness, disability, and deaths in many parts of the world.

Obiano earmarks N6 billion for an international cargo airport The Anambra State Government has earmarked N6 billion for the construction of the Anambra State International Cargo Airport at Umueri, near Awka, the state capital. Governor Willie Obiano made the disclosure at the presentation of the state 2020 budget to the state’s assembly on yesterday in Awka. He announced that a total of N22.2 billion was estimated for the construction of roads and bridges, while N6 .98 billion was set aside for implementation of strategic initiatives in the health sector. Mr Obiano, who later hosted stakeholders at the Government Lodge in Amawbia, near Awka, said his administration decided to invest in the airport to actualise the promise he made during 2017 governorship campaign.