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FG commends NCDMB on catalyzing domestic refining
Sopuruchi Onwuka Federal government has declared priority on midstream petroleum projects that would solve immediate domestic energy needs of the country, stating that small scalable refining and marginal field development projects have become critical in industry value creation. The Minister…
What has Austin Avuru become?
Sopuruchi Onwuka It is almost a bizarre struggle to attempt describing a phenomenon that is continuously amorphous because constant changes in such circumstances introduce new features that compel relentless modifications in interpretation, depiction and appellation. Such phenomenal dynamism, normally associated…
Eni pools global scholars into African energy transition hub
Sopuruchi Onwuka Major global institutions, scholars and think tanks are in collaboration to map a new energy pathway for the growth of African economies as the world pushes demand switch from fossil to clean energy options. Italian energy multinational, Eni,…
Red Cross concerned about ‘vulnerable people’ taken hostage by Hamas
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said Tuesday it is concerned about the “vulnerable people” being held hostage by Hamas. “We are deeply concerned that children, the elderly, people with disabilities, and other vulnerable people are among those…
French president issues arrest warrant for Syrian president
France has issued an international arrest warrant for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad accused of complicity in crimes against humanity and war crimes over chemical attacks in 2013, plaintiffs in the case said Wednesday. In one of the more than decade-long…
Pregnant Israeli hostage delivers to HAMAS’s baby killers
An Israeli woman is thought to have given birth while being held captive by Hamas, officials said, as a deal to secure the hostages’ release hit a “crisis.” The woman, who has not been named, was nine-months pregnant when she…
UK US criticize UN resolution for not condemning Hamas
Britain and the US have criticised a UN Security Council resolution which called for “humanitarian pauses” in Gaza but did not condemn Hamas. Barbara Woodward, Britain’s ambassador to the UN, said: “The UK regrets that the first resolution passed by…
Israeli forces find guns, grenades behind MRI scanner in Gaza hospital
The Israeli Defence Forces (IDF)declared yesterday that its soldiers found an AK47 rifles and grenades hidden behind an MRI scanner during a raid on the Al Shifa hospital. The findings which were displayed in photographs and unedited body camera videos…
Kyari calls for adaptation to changing energy landscape
The Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited, Mallam Mele Kyari, has charged stakeholders within the Nigerian oil and gas industry to adapt, evolve and lead in the ever-changing global energy landscape. Kyari gave this…
Roger Brown urges Africa to conserve its resources for future energy
Africa should reposition the energy industry for the future and become much more efficient with its energy resources, the Chief Executive Officer, Seplat Energy Plc, Mr. Roger Brown has said. He urged African countries to accept the fact that energy…
