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Company deepens gas penetration, unveils 300 metric tonnes depot in Benin

(Photo: L-R Mogbo C Paul (Fed. Min. of Finance), Busayo Fabunmi (GM Operations, Asiko) Wole Awodunmila (Regional Manager, Asiko), Engr. Alex Ogedegbe (Chairman, Asiko), Engr. Afam Asuike (Head of Operations, NMDPRA Edo state), Oladipo Ebenezer Olajide (Fed. Min. of Finance), Abubakar Folami (Executive Director, Asiko)
A clean energy provider, Asiko Group, says it will continue to contribute to the economic development of Nigeria with its efforts to ensuring in-country utilisation and deepening of gas penetration in the nation.
Mr Alex Ogedegbe, Chairman, Asiko Group, gave the commitment during the inauguration of the company’s 300 metric tonnes Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) and Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) depot in Utesi, Ikpoba Okha Local Government Area of Edo.
According to him, the project invariably aligns with the Federal Government’s priority objective to attain five million metric tonnes of LPG consumption by 2023.
He said that the gas potential of Nigeria was enormously huge and the LPG/CNG depot had been designed to provide much-needed energy solution to the country and beyond.
“Today, we are excited to launch our 300MT LPG and CNG depot. The multi-product gas depot promises to improve gas availability and distribution in the region.
“The LPG/CNG depot is poised to become a hub for a wide range of gas products. Under its licensing agreement, the depot is authorised to store Propane, LPG (Liquefied Petroleum Gas), CNG (Compressed Natural Gas) and Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG).
“Currently, it stores LPG and CNG, with plans for future development to enable the storage of LNG in the near future.
“The 300MT depot, the biggest in Benin, marks an added step towards contributing to a clean energy future and the realisation of the federal government’s decade of gas initiative,” he said.
Ogedegbe said Nigeria was endowed with up to 183 trillion cubic feet of gas deposit, but about five per cent of that deposit had yet to be consumed.
“Imagine how much we can distribute to Nigerian society and beyond if we have installations and facilities like this that we are commissioning today,” he said.
Mr Abubakar Folami, a director at Asiko, said that the company had similar inland depots and plants across Nigeria, with an impressive inland Propane and LNG terminal currently under construction in Ijora, Lagos State.
In his remarks, the Utesi Community head, Mr Monday Edo, said he was very happy about the project.
Edo said that the LPG/CNG depot was not just a beacon of progress for the energy sector, but also carried a profound impact on the local community.
“The depot is expected to generate over 100 direct and indirect job opportunities, contributing significantly to the economic welfare of the region.
“The creation of these jobs underscores Asiko’s commitment to empowering and uplifting the economic activities of its host communities.
“Asiko is a leading provider of clean energy solutions in Nigeria, dedicated to delivering a comprehensive network of sustainable, accessible, and innovative clean energy solutions.
“With a focus on LPG, LNG, CNG, propane, and renewable energy, Asiko drives the region’s clean energy transition and ensures energy security,” he added.
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LUTH denies late doctor worked 72-hour call duty

The management of the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Idi-Araba, has denied allegations that one of its house officers, Dr Michael Umoh, died after a 72-hour call.
This is contained in a statement issued by LUTH management team in Lagos on Thursday.
“LUTH management understands the fact that the family of Dr Umoh is presently mourning the death of their beloved son and requested the foreclosure of any media engagement regarding the death of their son. It is important for us as a management to make clarifications regarding the circumstances surrounding his death.
“Dr Umoh died on Sept 17 while in church with his parents. The management was informed, and the death was later confirmed by one of the Consultants in his unit (Neurosurgery).
“The death of Dr Umoh is unfortunate but the narrative of a 72 hours non-stop shift is false.
“The record from Neurosurgery unit shows that the last time he was on call was 13th and 14th September, 2023.
“He was not on call on the 15th, 16th and 17th (the day he died), contrary to the insinuations on social media. He was at home with his parents on Sept. 16 and Sept. 17,” the management said.
Prior to this time, the management said, he was on call on the Sept. 7 and Sept. 8.
”This shows that Dr Umoh was on call for a total number of four days in September, 2023.
“A delegation from LUTH visited the family on Wednesday to commiserate with the family and to get more details of the circumstances surrounding his death.
“The parents gave the details of what they thought must have contributed to his death but pleaded that the wish of the family be respected and that the narrative is not for public consumption,” it said.
The management described Dr Umoh as a hardworking and diligent house-officer, and a very promising young man.
It said he will be sorely missed by his friends and colleagues.
“May his soul rest in peace, and may the Almighty give the family the fortitude to bear the irreparable loss” LUTH said.
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Gov Sule charges real sector conference to proffer practical solutions to economy

Gov. Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State has charged participants at the Nasarawa State University Keffi (NSUK) 1st International Real Sector Conference to proffer practical solutions to rejuvenate the economy.
He gave the charge on the first day of the two days conference on real sector productivity held at the University in Keffi Local Government Area of the state.
The theme of the conference is “Rejuvenating the sector productivity in Nigeria”.
Sule challenged participants to get real and proffer workable and practical solutions that would rejuvenate the real sector in Nigeria for optimal productivity which in turn would impact on the economy of the country positively.
“The question we should be asking ourselves here is that why are we not getting it right in the real sector in Nigeria?
“So let us proffer practical solutions so that we don’t just end up having an event and having all the communique and all that and then they end up in our offices. Let us ask ourselves what is that is possible and how do we contribute,” he said.
He said their recommendations should also be useful in shaping a better future for the real sector in Nigeria so that future Nigerians could build on that.
“So we must sit down and deliberate on what exactly is our problems in this sector. Are we ready to make sacrifices? And we must make sacrifices because that is the only way we can move forward.
“I want to assure you that in Nigeria we can change the narratives but it will take all of you here to convince the rest,” he said.
Prof. Suleiman Bala-Mohammed, Vice Chancellor, NSUK, commended the university’s Department of Business Administration for organizing the conference and urged the department to sustain it as it would be a platform for cross fertilisation of ideas and wider conversations on local and international issues.
He also urged participants to brainstorm and come up with policy recommendations on how to rejuvenate the real sector in Nigeria.
Mr John Mamman, Nasarawa State Commissioner for Education, however, told NAN that he expected the outcome of the conference would change the narratives because the real sector, according to him, is the driver of the economy.
“The manufacturing, construction, engineering and others are the real movers of the economy. Once we get it right from the drivers of the economy, other sectors will also be impacted positively,” he said.
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