85 Nigerians bag UK Chevening, Commonwealth scholarships
Sopuruchi Onwuka The government of the United Kingdom has awarded 85 Nigerians the prestigious Chevening and Commonwealth scholarships to study a wide range of master’s degrees and PhD programmes in the UK in 2025. The British High Commission (BHC) stated…
UKNIAF partners NGF on State-led electricity market reforms
Sopuruchi Onwuka The United Kingdom Nigeria Infrastructure Advisory Facility (UKNIAF) has forged partnership with the Nigerian Governors’ Forum (NGF) on major national initiative to support State-led electricity market reforms. The British High Commission stated weekend UKNIAF and the NGF have…
Three emerge finalists for N255m Nigeria Prize for Literature
Sopuruchi Onwuka One of the three writers who have emerged finalists in the keen contest for the Nigeria Prize for Literature will soon be announced as the winner of the trophy which comes with princely $100,000 or N155 million in…
NCDMB, Coppercrux, bring CNG businesss opportunities to South-South youths
The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has conducted a five-day Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) opportunity Awareness and Capacity Building Workshop for youths in the South-South region of the country. The training which was delivered in collaboration with Coppercrux…
Renaissance earns its place into IOGP membership
Sopuruchi Onwuka Nigerian petroleum exploration and production company, Renaissance Africa Energy Company Limited, has become the third Nigerian company and the fourth in Africa to be welcomed into the International Association of Oil & Gas Producers (IOGP). The IOGP is…
Receivership: Ikeja Electric launches aggressive revenue drive
Sopuruchi Onwuka The field officers and corporate executives of the Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company, popularly called Ikeja Electric, are currently on rampage to compel non-performing customers to turn up with payments. Expectedly the aggressive debt recovery effort propelled by pressure…
Chinese refineries process 14.85 mbd, boost fuel exports
Sopuruchi Onwuka Despite being world’s biggest importer of crude oil and condensate, China’s export of fuels including petrol, diesel, and jet fuel surged by double digits to multi-month highs in July as plant throughput jumped by 9% to 14.85 million…
Medical study: Transplanted pig lung functions in human body
In a medical breakthrough that could help ease the global organ shortage crisis, Chinese scientists have successfully transplanted a genetically modified pig lung into a brain-dead human patient, with the organ remaining functional for nine days. The procedure, carried out…
Rivers State working to reconnect Port Harcourt to WECP
Sopuruchi Onwuka The Rivers State government has declared plans to restore Port Harcourt’s membership in the World Energy City Partnerships (WECP), nearly a decade after the city lost its connection to the global network of energy hubs. The move to…
LNG capacity race projects 748 mtpa by 2030, triggers supply chain bustle
NLNG Train-7, Mozambique LNG lead Africa’s capacity growth US emerges global oil and gas export champion Sopuruchi Onwuka Total global liquefied natural gas (LNG) capacity will hit significant 748 million tons per annum (mtpa) by 2030, driven by significant 253.6…
