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“Grit” by Obari Gomba wins The Nigeria Prize for Literature
The Advisory Board for The Nigeria Prize for Literature, sponsored by Nigeria LNG Limited, (NLNG) on Friday announced “Grit”, authored by the playwright, Obari Gomba, as the winner of the $100,000 prize for the 2023 cycle on Drama. Professor Akachi…
IMT 2.0: HMOs, underwriters and insurtech players unite on insurance Penetration
Insurance industry stakeholders and delegates from over 70 organizations have resolved to forge collaboration in pushing efficient strategies for services penetration in the Nigeria’s financial services sector. The need for collaboration and shared knowledge formed the high light of the…
FG should provide environment for energy diversification investments __Falcon MD
Sopuruchi Onwuka Managing Director of Falcon Corporation, Mr Audrey Joe-Ezigbo, has added a strident voice to the resonating pan-industry demand for enhanced fiscal regimes, operating terms and infrastructural environment to enable the country position strongly in the unfolding energy transition….
Investment impasse: NGA demands PIA review to address urgent challenges
Sopuruchi Onwuka The Nigerian Gas Association (NGA) has called for wide stakeholder engagement and consultation for an immediate and critical review of the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) to address impediments hindering investment and ease of doing business. The President of…
Doctors disconnect half of child’s brain in 10-hour surgery to stop seizures
(Agency report) Child patient, Brianna Bodley, underwent a 10-hour hemispherotomy to disconnect half her brain after she was diagnosed with a rare, chronic inflammatory disease. Getty Images Doctors performed a 10-hour hemispherotomy on a 6-year-old Southern California girl last month….
Young Israelis in diaspora rush home to defend motherland
Some were on their honeymoon, others were studying abroad, many were building new lives in foreign countries. But when Israel called up its reservists and declared war this week, the response was swift and overwhelming. “Everyone is coming. No one…
Ozempic shows promise treating kidney failure
(Agency reports) A medicine that is originally formulated to treat diabetes and related complications has been attributed with the value of addressing kidney failure and cutting dialysis procedures, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday. The Oracle Today reports that kidney failure is…
NCDMB critical to Tinubu’s economic recovery agenda – Lokpobiri
Sopuruchi Onwuka Use of products and services produced in-country is critical to the economic recovery agenda of the present government of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, according to the Minister of State for Oil, Senator Heineken Lokpobiri. The minister said that…
Affordable, reliable energy key to creating jobs in Africa – Seplat CEO
Affordable and reliable energy provides the right platform for businesses in Africa to create and retain jobs for its fast growing population and further make the Continent sustainable. Access to energy and energy security remains critical for the Continent, and…
Divestment deals will restore oil industry vibrancy __NCDMB
Sopuruchi Onwuka Contrary to fears of job losses and industry activity downsize, Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has assured that the prevailing transfer of brownfield oil and gas assets from international oil companies to indigenous independent companies will…
