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SEPLAT JV empowers 300 Edo, Delta teachers at STEP-3
Leading Nigerian independent energy company, Seplat Energy Plc, say it has empowered 300 teachers from both Edo and Delta States in the third edition of its signature Seplat Teachers Empowerment Programme (STEP). The STEP initiative launched in 2022 seeks to…
Hotspot and Husk Power deploy solar power at rural telecom hubs
Telecommunications service provider, Hotspot Network Limited (HNL) is in partnership with Husk Power Systems to displace diesel generating plants at off grid telecommunication mast stations in rural Nigeria. A statement from Husk Power Systems which operates large fleet of rural…
Monkeypox records breakthrough cases, WHO alerts
As demand for monkeypox vaccines increases, the World Health Organization (WHO) has begun to receive preliminary reports on the efficacy of the shots, which suggests there are breakthrough cases occurring, officials said Wednesday. “We have known from the beginning that…
India pointed as Russia sneaks oil export into US
The US has raised concerns that India hid the origin of Russian oil shipped to New York, a top Indian central banker said. Speaking at a recent event in Bhubaneswar, India, Michael Patra, the deputy governor heading monetary policy at…
Aramco, 5 oil majors post $110.9 bn Q2 profit
Sopuruchi Onwuka Five multinational oil majors and one international national oil firm jointly posted whopping $110.9 billion profit in second quarter of the year, amplifying the role of the companies in meeting ever rising global energy demand. The record profit…
FG, electricity workers reach truce, suspend strike
Total national blackout was averted yesterday after the officials of the Ministry of Labour and Productivity engaged electricity workers union in a fruitful negotiation to resolve demands that led to a strike which was capable of pulling down the already…
Awakening the giant of Africa: The clarion call
By Remigius Nnamdi Ekeh “Where there is love, there is neither prejudice nor war nor strive nor pains nor any evil at all. Love engenders peace and justice; and makes the bond between persons, groups and nations strong. Let us…
Factors that stoke runaway inflation in Nigeria
Sopuruchi Onwuka Rising insecurity at fishing hubs in the northern parts of the country is compounded by Ukrainian export holdup and rising petrol prices to push Nigeria’s inflation to pre-2005 highs, amplifying how Putin’s war decisions aggravated Buhari’s bad policies…
ExxonMobil-Seplat Deal: When regulator overrides the minister
Sopuruchi Onwuka The sturdy grip of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) on the moves by the American multinational petroleum giant, ExxonMobil, to divest its Nigerian affiliate to indigenous independent energy firm, Seplat Energy Plc, has thrown up the…
Large explosions rock Russian military air base in Crimea
Powerful explosions rocked a Russian air base in Crimea and sent towering clouds of smoke over the landscape Tuesday in what may mark an escalation of the war in Ukraine. According to a story by Associated Press, at least one…
