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Shell’s Okunbor honoured for exemplary leadership
Sopuruchi Onwuka The Managing Director of the Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited, and Country Chair, Shell Companies in Nigeria, Osagie Okunbor, was on Thursday night recognised with an award for his “Invaluable contributions to the Nigerian energy sector…
NCDMB, Xenergi lay template for flare gas commercialization
Sopuruchi Onwuka The recent delivery of the twin projects of Kwale Gas Gathering (KGG) and Nedogas Central Processing facilities has clearly proved that home grown technical expertise, sound and viable commercial concepts and inventive funding solutions are not the key…
NNPC Limited quietly cedes 12.8% stake in Dangote Refinery
Sopuruchi Onwuka Government has silently accepted to whittle down the country’s 20 percent financial stake in the hyped Dangote Refinery, digging up more questions over the controversial deal which was sold to Nigerians as low hanging fruit for cheaper and…
World population to jump by 2.1 bn to 10.3 bn in 2080s _UN
A new report by the United Nations projects the world’s population is expected to grow by more than 2 billion people in the next decades and peak in the 2080s at around 10.3 billion. The new figures in the report…
UN demands Russian forces out of nuclear power plant in Ukraine
The United Nations General Assembly weekend demanded that Russia “urgently withdraw its military and other unauthorized personnel” from Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant and return it to the full control of Ukrainian authorities. The 193-member General Assembly adopted a resolution…
Researchers hint at causes of lupus
In a report of recent findings on the causes of lupus published in the journal Nature weekend, researchers from Northwestern Medicine in Chicago and Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston claim they have found a “molecular defect” that leads to…
Cruise discharges tourists into SEA, as Greece battles overtourism
Sopuruchi Onwuka Holiday makers making their way to the Greek island of Balos were dumped into water as the large ferry floating them lowered its hatch to allow only fit passengers wade their way through the water to the exotic…
Russia loses 70,000 troops in 60 days
British military intelligence said on Friday Russia has lost more than 70,000 troops in the past two months as its invasion of Ukraine continues to get costly on both sides. The update by the Ministry of Defence added that the…
Jihadists exporting terrorism from Sahel Africa to coasts
Sopuruchi Onwuka Violent and extremist jihadist groups linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State Terrorism are successfully exporting organized crime from Sahel region to West Africa’s coastal countries, indicating a wider threat to the continent as whole. The United Nations…
Leaders diminish Biden’s gaffe at NATO meeting
Sopuruchi Onwuka Leaders of powerful American and European countries attending the weekend meeting of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) have rushed to the aid of embattled President Joe Biden of the United States who committed double blunders that suggest…
