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YSMA hosts 1st artist residency, deepens Nigeria-Italy cultural exchange
The Yemisi Shyllon Museum of Art (YSMA), Pan-Atlantic University, has concluded its first artist residency programme, bringing together Nigerian contemporary artist Anthony Nsofor and Italian artist Lara Ilaria Braconi in a collaborative project that highlights the role of cultural exchange…
EbonyLife Place in London highlights UK-Nigeria creative collaboration
The launch of EbonyLife Place London highlights growing creative-sector collaboration between Nigeria and the United Kingdom, opening new opportunities for investment, job creation and international partnerships across film, music, fashion, art, food and entertainment. The new cultural and entertainment destination,…
October 7 Hamas attack, ICC power loss and changing global order
Sopuruchi Onwuka The October 7, 2023, Hamas attacks on Israel and the subsequent Israeli military campaign in Gaza may have marked a turning point in the international order, exposing deep divisions among world powers over the limits of military force,…
G7 agrees 100 Mbbls emergency oil to ease supply squeeze
The International Energy Agency (IEA) said Saturday that its member countries had so far released about 325 million barrels of oil and oil products from strategic reserves, representing more than 80 per cent of the 400 million barrels pledged in…
Elumelu raises Seplat stake by $71m ahead of board chairmanship
Nigerian businessman and investor Tony Elumelu has increased his interest in Seplat Energy Plc, with Heirs Energies, a company he controls, acquiring an additional six million shares in the Nigerian energy producer ahead of his scheduled assumption of the company’s…
Global life expectancy recovers to pre-COVID level __WHO
Global life expectancy has rebounded to almost its pre-COVID-19 pandemic level, although gains in healthy life expectancy have lagged behind, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO). The UN health agency said its latest Global Health Estimates showed that global…
Renaissance’s feedgas lifts NLNG plant to 82% utilization
Renaissance Africa Energy Company Limited has been credited with playing a pivotal role in improving the operational performance of Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG), helping raise plant utilisation from about 50 per cent to 82 per cent and enabling the company…
Heirs Energies highlights technology, data-driven operations in Nigeria’s production growth drive
Heirs Energies has highlighted the growing importance of technology, data and operational optimisation in Nigeria’s efforts to increase oil and gas production, stressing that unlocking additional value from existing assets will be critical to the country’s energy growth. The company’s…
AfDB targets $4trn domestic capital to close Africa’s financing gap
The African Development Bank (AfDB) is engaging financiers on a strategy to mobilise about $4 trillion in untapped domestic capital across Africa to help fund the continent’s development needs, as the region grapples with an estimated $400 billion annual financing…
From subsidy shock to debt trap: Tinubu’s reforms meet rising debt wall
Sopuruchi Onwuka President Bola Tinubu’s declaration that the worst pains of his economic reforms are over is being tested by a debt burden that has continued to expand, potentially extending fiscal pressures even as the government shifts its emphasis towards…
