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NCDMB unveils ministerial regulations, charges industry on compliance
The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has unveiled seven ministerial regulations that will provide a proper framework for monitoring the implementation of the Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry Content Development (NOGICD) Act. The regulations were approved by the…
NNPC Limited says it is not recruiting
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited has declared that it is not currently recruiting workers. Group spokesman of the company which is currently restructuring from public corporation to public liability company, Mr Garba Deen Muhammad, stated that “the general…
Japan’s former prime minister, Shinzo Abe, shot dead
Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, a divisive arch-conservative and one of his nation’s most powerful and influential figures, has died after being shot during a campaign speech Friday in western Japan, according to NHK public television. Abe, 67, was…
USAF rocket with nuclear capability explodes mid air
Sopuruchi Onwuka, with agency reports A rocket launched by the United States’ Air Force to test the possibility of land based nuclear warhead failed after it boomed midair just after it left the launch pad. Military journal, AirForceTimes reported early…
All set for WIEN’s Bille Supernova Girl Scholarship Programme & Science Fair
Women in Energy Network (WIEN), the platform providing convergence for professional women playing in the energy industry, will on July 9 launch its flagship Supernova Girl Scholarship Programme and Science Fair. The programme scheduled for Bille community in Rivers State…
President Ortega chases Mother Teresa’s nuns out of Nicaragua on foot
Nuns from the order founded by Mother Teresa were chased out of Nicaragua into Costa Rica on foot after their organisation was stripped of its legal status by the President Daniel Ortega’s repressive government. According to a BBC report, the…
Russian officials gloat over Boris Johnson’s crash
Russian politicians lined up to celebrate the downfall of Boris Johnson on Thursday, casting the British leader as a “stupid clown” who had finally got his just reward for arming Ukraine against Russia. Johnson, the face of the 2016 Brexit…
Boris Johnson Resigns as British Prime Minister
Sopuruchi Onwuka with agency rpeorts Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Mr Boris Johnson, has resigned the position after losing the support of some 50 lawmakers who are disappointed at the torrents of ethical issues pulling on the government of…
OPEC Secretary General, Barkindo, is dead
Sopuruchi Onwuka Secretary General of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), His Excellency, Dr Mohammed Barkindo is dead! Dr Barkindo who delivered a keynote address at the opening ceremony of the Nigeria Oil and Gas (NOG) conference and exhibition…
Insecurity: Gov Matawalle begins training of vigilante group
Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara has begun training for a newly-established security outfit, Community Protection Guard (CPG) to tackle banditry and kidnaping in parts of the state. The announcement was contained in a statement by Malam Jamilu Birnin-Magaji, Press Secretary…
