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FG begins talk with Libya for regional gas pipeline project construction

Aminu Imam
FG Libya talks

The Federal Government has commenced discussion with the north African country, Libya, for a gas pipeline construction project between both country. This was hinted by the Minister of Petroleum (Gas), Ekperikpe Ekpo, while meeting with the Libya’s Minister of Oil, Dr. Khalifa Abdu-Alsadiq, on the sidelines of the Gastech Exhibition and Conference 2024 holding in Houston, USA. Taking to his X handle, Ekpo said the potential gas pipeline would begin from Nigeria to Libya.According to him, this strategic meeting aims to strengthen energy cooperation between the two nations The discussion…

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Flood in Libya: 10,000 people missing – Red Cross

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir
Libyan Flood

About 10,000 people are missing after the devastating flooding in Libya, said the head of the Libya office of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. Tamer Ramadan made the comment at a UN press conference in Geneva on Tuesday via video link. The storm system known as Daniel began dumping rain on Libya on Sunday, leading to catastrophic flooding in eastern parts of the country. Hundreds of people have already been buried in the particularly hard-hit city of Derna, where two dams burst.

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Libyan electoral commission prepares for coming elections

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

The Libyan National High Electoral Commission (HNEC) discussed with the chairmen of boards of electoral departments of the Commission in all Libyan regions preparations for the general election due in December next year, an official source said in Tripoli, the Libyan capital. The Managing Director of the HNEC, Yahya al-Jadid, met with more than 20 participants via the Zoom technology to discuss obstacles, challenges and the means to overcome them. In a statement, the commission said al-Jadid underlined “the importance of that communication between the general department and its offices,…

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Nigerian burnt alive in Libya

Ishaku Yohanna
Map of Libya

Three men stormed a factory in Tripoli, doused a Nigerian worker in petrol, and set him on fire, according to a statement by the Libyan interior ministry, in a new reported attack on migrants in the North African country. The United Nations has described the man’s death “another senseless crime against migrants in the country.” A statement by Tripoli’s Interior Ministry on Wednesday said the suspects — all Libyan nationals — had been detained for the attack on the man, who has not been named. The ministry cited witness testimony…

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