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  • Just In: Heavy ‘wahala’ for Diezani as EFCC secures warrant of arrest, starts extradition proceedings

    Just In: Heavy ‘wahala’ for Diezani as EFCC secures warrant of arrest, starts extradition proceedings

    Heavy ‘wahala’ for former Petroleum Resources Minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke as the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has secured an arrest warrant and immediately begins extradition proceedings.

    TheNewsGuru.com, (TNG) reports EFCC Acting spokesman, Dele Oyewale, confirmed the development to newsmen on Monday.

    Meanwhile, the anti-graft agency has also initiated extradition proceedings to bring the former minister back to Nigeria.

    TNG recalls that Alison-Madueke was arraigned on Monday at the Westminster Magistrates Court in London, the United Kingdom, following alleged bribery allegations.

    The charges preferred against her at the London court are different from the 13-count charge bordering on money laundering the EFCC had levelled against her.

    The EFCC further stated, “It is instructive to note that criminality is criminality, irrespective of jurisdictional differences. No crime can go unpunished.

    “The money laundering charges for which Madueke is answerable to the EFCC cover jurisdictions in Dubai, the United Kingdom, the United States of America and Nigeria.

    “To bring the former minister to trial in Nigeria, an arrest warrant has been obtained, and extradition proceedings have been initiated.

    “The commission is on course on her trial. She will soon have her day in our courts,” he added.

    Also, on Monday, at the Westminster Magistrates Court, the district judge, Michael Snow, granted Alison-Madueke a £70,000 bail.

    Furthermore, Snow imposed other terms on Alison-Madueke, including an 11p.m. to 6a.m. curfew, an electronic tag to be worn by her at all times and a £70,000 surety to be paid before she could leave the court building.

  • Nigeria’s policies is to enhance performance of the oil and gas sector- President Buhari

    Nigeria’s policies is to enhance performance of the oil and gas sector- President Buhari

    President Muhammadu Buhari, on Tuesday, said Nigeria is embarking on different initiatives, projects, and policies to enhance the performance of the oil and gas sector.

    Addressing the 6th Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) Summit in Doha, Qatar, President Buhari, asserted that enactment of the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) was designed to enable Nigeria to derive more value from natural gas.

    Buhari was represented by Chief Timipre Sylva, Minister of State, Petroleum Resources, according to a statement by Horatius Egua, Senior Adviser to the Minister on Media and Communications.

    The President noted that the recent enactment of the PIA was an indication of the government’s commitment to derive more value from natural gas by providing the required governance, regulatory and fiscal framework to support the industry’s growth.

    He described Nigeria as a gas province with some oil was committed to sustainable growth of natural gas exploitation and utilisation, both for domestic use and export via LNG and pipeline gas to sub-regional African countries.

    According to him, some of the gas initiatives Nigeria is currently embarking upon include the National Gas Expansion Program (NGEP).

    “NGEP is designed to provide framework and policy support to extend gas supply and utilization in power generation, gas-based industries, and in emerging niche gas sectors.

    “Such is gas in transportation, Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) for cooking and remote virtual gas supply using trucks to convey LNG and Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) to industries,” he said.

    The other initiatives according to the president are the Ajaokuta-Abuja-Kano gas pipeline to support five billion cubic feet per day of domestic gas utilization in the near term and five-Gigawatt power generation.

    “The expanding of the current LNG production capacity to about 30 million tons per annum at Bonny with the ongoing N-LNG Train seven project and the declaration of 2021-2030 as the Decade of Gas towards a gas-powered economy.

    “This would not only lower Nigeria’s Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions but also reduce the country’s import bills.”

    The President noted that with natural gas projected to be the leading fossil fuel in the energy transition, the GECF, given its member countries’ vast experience, was well-positioned to provide a credible platform to promote natural gas as a sustainable fuel for an effective energy transition.

    “We, therefore, need to continue to assess the gas and energy market dynamics both in the short, medium, and long-term time frame with the aim of taking market opportunities and collectively address the challenges,” he noted.

    To achieve the set objectives, he stressed the need to work together as policymakers, investors, decision-makers, researchers, and technology developers to make modern energy sources such as natural gas available and affordable to all.

    While restating Nigeria’s commitment to the Conference of Parties (COP26) Glasgow declaration towards zero carbon emissions, Buhari however underscored the importance of natural gas for an effective energy transition towards a low carbon future.

    He equally emphasized the need for natural gas as a fuel for socio-economic development, taking into consideration its credentials such as abundant, flexible, cleanest fossil fuel, and its versatility.