Heirs Energies stakes $500m on 20.07% Seplat equity
Buys Out Maurel & Prom Sopuruchi Onwuka Heirs Energies has declared that it has acquired a 20.07 percent equity stake in Seplat Energy Plc, strengthening indigenous ownership in Nigeria’s largest independent energy company. The indigenous integrated energy firm announced on…
Canadian actress demands right to assisted suicide
Canadian actress Claire Brosseau has publicly stated that she wants the right to medically assisted death, citing decades of severe and treatment-resistant mental illness. Local media reports say the 48-year-old has lived with serious mental health challenges for most of…
WAPCO upbeat as ELPS resumes gas flow
Sopuruchi Onwuka The West Africa Gas Pipeline Company (WAPCO) is set to enter the 2026 business year upbeat following the restoration of its critical gas feed channel, the Escravos-Lagos Pipeline System (ELPS). Although WAPCO says the recent flow disruption from…
Jake Riley Academy hosts government-supported skills training program
Jake Riley Limited, a capacity-building and training organization in Nigeria’s oil and gas sector, is hosting a Self-Reliance Fast Skills Training Program at the Jake Riley Academy in Lagos with support from the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB)….
New collaboration with Elon Musk aims to make Israel global AI leader
Global technology entrepreneur Elon Musk is working toward a collaboration agreement with the State of Israel to advance artificial intelligence (AI) and autonomous vehicle technology, a move expected to strengthen Israel’s position as a global leader in the sector. According…
NCDMB flaunts funding, mentorship in 2025/2026 innovation challenge
Sopuruchi Onwuka The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has reaffirmed its commitment to supporting innovation in the oil and gas sector through funding, mentorship, and business development opportunities for participants in its 2025/2026 Research, Innovation and Technology Challenge….
Scramble for ownership: ‘Jesus is Palestinian’ billboard sparks Christmas outrage
A billboard displayed in New York’s Times Square declaring that “Jesus is Palestinian” has sparked sharp backlash from tourists, religious groups, and social media users, with critics calling the message divisive, inflammatory, and historically misleading. The digital billboard campaign was…
Much Ado about Christmas Rice
[Rev Sola Adebawo] The harmattan wind usually carries a certain crispness this time of year in Nigeria, swirling through the streets of towns and villages with a sense of shared anticipation. It is a season where the air feels lighter,…
The IPPG blueprint behind petroleum reforms, NNPC’s shift from JV positions
Seplat, Oando may welcome new partners Sopuruchi Onwuka The ongoing plans by the Nigeria’s national oil company, NNPC Limited, to divest significant equity in several oil blocks in early 2026 as part of an overall strategy proposition developed by leading…
Trump rders quarantine of Venezuelan oil
The White House has directed U.S. military forces to focus on interdicting Venezuelan oil shipments for at least the next two months, escalating economic pressure on President Nicolás Maduro’s government while stopping short of direct military confrontation. U.S. officials said…
