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Trade envoy pldges stronger UK-Nigeria economic ties
Sopuruchi Onwuka The UK Trade Envoy to Nigeria, Florence Eshalomi MP, has declared the commitment of the British government to supporting Nigerian businesses as they scale globally and to ensuring our partnership delivers real, inclusive impact. Ms Eshalomi who concluded…
Dangote Refinery: One Year, One Refinery, A Nation Transformed
[By Abiodun Alade] In just 12 months, the Dangote Petroleum Refinery has shifted Nigeria from fuel importer to regional energy supplier, stabilised its currency, slashed fuel costs, and sparked an industrial revival. As Africa’s largest refinery marks its first year…
Russia- China gas pipeline deal poses no immediate threat to Nigeria
Sopuruchi Onwuka The rising concern about the possible impact of the new deal between President Vladimir Putin and President Xi Jinping to develop a direct pipeline for shipping cheap Russian gas to China might not be totally unfounded; but it…
Ukrainian children brought home from Russia and occupied areas
Ukrainian Human Rights Commissioner Dmytro Lubinez announced on Telegram on Tuesday that a group of Ukrainian children has been brought back from Russia and Russian-occupied territories to Ukraine. According to Chief of Staff to the President of Ukraine Andriy Yermak,…
Indian on world road trip has bike stolen in UK
The police in Nottingham, United Kingdom, are in search of thieves who stole the motorcycle with which social media legend, Yogesh Alekari, was cruising his way round the world; while the theft victim roams homeless and without means in the…
Mob burns woman to death in Niger State for alleged blasphemy
Street mob in Niger State has beaten and set ablaze a woman in the Niger State after she was alleged to have blasphemed Islamic religion while turning down love advances from a man that approached her with mock proposal. Police…
President Mahama fires Ghana’s female chief justice
Ghana’s President John Mahama has fired the country’s Chief Justice, Gertrude Torkornoo, following allegations of using public funds for private trip. Ms Torkornoo, Ghana’s third female chief justice, has also been removed as a judge of the Supreme Court following…
NNPC appoints Andy Odeh, Morenike Adewunmi external relations chiefs
Sopuruchi Onwuka Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited has appointed two distinguished professionals to manage interface with external stakeholders, finally filling yawning gaps in its public affairs department after the departure of the erstwhile Chief Corporate Communications Officer of the…
Divestments: UN body indicts IOCs on remediation breaches
Sopuruchi Onwuka The lingering concerns about who takes eventual responsibility for decommissioning of production facilities and remediation of oilfield environments have reached global arbitration despite earlier assurances that funding and roles have been resolved among deal parties. A panel of…
2025 Bid Round: NUPRC flaunts fiscal incentives to investors
Signs PSC with TotalEnergies-Sapetro consortium Sopuruchi Onwuka The government has called on global upstream petroleum industry investment community to seize the advantage of the prevailing regulatory, fiscal and governance regime in seeking exploration licenses in the upcoming next bid round…
