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2025 Rail Allocation: Systemic Exclusion of the South East and South South
By Agbeze Ireke Kalu Onuma The allocation of N400 billion in Nigeria’s 2025 national budget for light rail projects in Lagos, Ogun, Kaduna, and Kano states is not merely an oversight—it is a glaring, deliberate act of exclusion that reinforces…
NIES: Delegates demand regulations on gender balance
Sopuruchi Onwuka Delegates from public and private sectors have restated their demand for policy and regulatory structures that guarantee gender balance in the leadership of the Nigerian energy sector and the domestic economy. They also proposed expansion of corporate governance…
Climate change: 2024 economic losses top $350 bn
Insured losses exceed $140b, insurance gap at 60% Sopuruchi Onwuka Global commercial insurance brokerage and strategic risk management services provider, Willis Towers Watson (WTW), has calculated that total economic losses related to climate issues in 2024 have exceeded $350 billion….
NCDMB decries “recycled” allegations by recruited groups
Sopuruchi Onwuka The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) decried sustained campaigns of calumny against its management, alleging that some aggrieved elements are sponsoring allegations of overspending on single programmes hosted by the agency. In a statement made available…
Alef Aeronautics proves flying car concept with test flight
Sopuruchi Onwuka Futuristic vehicle producer, Alef Aeronautics, has proved the electric flying car technology with its first vertical lift in a controlled traffic congestion scenario. In the video of the test seen by The Oracle Today, the meshed electric car…
Female energy titans proffer solution to talent flight
Commit to ethical values, high standards in the industry Sopuruchi Onwuka The African petroleum industry has the opportunity to harness the abundant capabilities and skills in combating the talent flight that has overwhelmed the sector. Thus, the prevailing need recommends…
Weafri, expands hi-tech partnership to cut operators’ cost
Sopuruchi Onwuka Leading indigenous oilfield services provider, Weafri Limited, has introduced a new set of technological solutions that would afford operating firms significant cost reduction on projects within and outside the country. The new services and technology products are part…
HEIRS energies convenes industry titans on driving Nigeria’s oil production
Sopuruchi Onwuka The 2025 Heirs Energies Leadership Forum: Industry Leaders Discourse (ILD), convened by Chairman of Heirs Energies, Tony O. Elumelu, will on Thursday bring together government decision-makers, global energy captains and sector pioneers at the Transcorp Hilton, Abuja. This…
Hezbollah chief says Israel must fully withdraw from Lebanon by today
The head of Lebanese armed group Hezbollah said on Sunday that Israeli troops must withdraw from Lebanese territory in full by a February 18 deadline, saying it had “no pretext” to maintain a military presence in any post in southern…
NCDMB moves to secure local services in Bonga, Ubeta projects
Visits Samsung, Africoat facilities Sopuruchi Onwuka The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has restated its resolve to ensure utilization of local firms with proven capabilities in delivering key petroleum industry projects in the country. Executive Secretary, Engr. Felix…
