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Buhari shuns US, enlists Russian aid against insurgents
Sopuruchi Onwuka After botched attempts by the government to procure military equipment from the United States, the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari is signing on Russia for military cooperation that would involve supply of military hardware and personnel training. Agency…
Seplat, Orjiakor bag outstanding performance awards
Seplat Energy Plc and its Board Chairman, Dr. ABC Orjiako have emerged winners at the Energy & Corporate Africa Leadership Award Night/Dinner held last week at the Hilton Post Oak, Houston, Texas, Unite States for outstanding indigenous performance. The award…
Anambra enlists GUO Motors in Jos students’ evacuation
Sopuruchi Onwuka The Anambra State Government has deployed the services of GUO Motors in the evacuation of its indigenes stranded by the sudden closure of the University of Jos, Plateau State. Hon Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Mr C….
OML 11: Ogoni leaders, NPDC agree to wipe Shell’s footprints
Sopuruchi Onwuka The people of Ogoni land in Rivers State and the management of the Nigerian Petroleum Development Company (NPDC) have agreed to adopt a new operating model for oil and gas exploration and production in the area which hosts…
Anambra Mourns Mrs Victoria Aguiyi-Ironsi and Mrs Adanma Okpara
C. Don Adinuba The people and Government of Anambra State have received with sadness the departure of two former First Ladies, Mrs Victoria Aguiyi-Ironsi, and Mrs Adanma Okpara, who died a day apart last weekend. Mrs Aguiyi-Ironsi was the widow of…
OML 11: Shell dares FG at Supreme Court
Sopuruchi Onwuka Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) Nigeria Limited is pressing ahead with contest over operating right on the Oil Mining Lease (OML) 11 onshore Niger Delta, brushing aside advice by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to cease fighting….
Lagos secures 300,000 Moderna jabs as Covid-19 cases escalate
…As Pfizer secures full approval to hit market Sopuruchi Onwuka Government of Lagos State is set to deploy some 300,000 doses of Moderna vaccines in response spikes in infection rate and fatalities arising from the third wave of the deadly…
NPDC reenters OML 11 with new operating model
…As NNPC warns Shell against further contest Sopuruchi Onwuka Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation has declared resumption of operations of production activities by its exploration and production unit, Nigerian Petroleum Development Company (NPDC) at Oil Mining Lease (OML) 11 area onshore…
Wabote becomes African Local Content Icon
Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), Engr. Simbi Kesiye Wabote, has been selected for the African Local Content Icon Award by the 2021 African Business Leadership Awards (ABLA). The award organized by the African Leadership…
TotalEnergies rebrands Nigerian affiliates
Sopuruchi Onwuka TotalEnergies has modified the corporate identity of all its local affiliates in Nigeria to reflect the new image and diversified energy portfolios as the French oil multinational takes a greener path to development of energy with minimal carbon…
