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GE points to gas in Africa’s just energy transiton
A combination of renewables and gas power on the continent could lead Africa to significant emissions reduction while delivering reliable, affordable, and sustainable power, GE has declared. The company which manufactures equipment for hydrocarbon and sundry energy processing and production…
LNG leads Shell’s progress in emissions cut
Sopuruchi Onwuka Investments in natural gas liquefaction and transportation to key power generation hubs have helped Shell cut is operations carbon intensity by significant 30 percent of its 2016 levels, leading the company’s progress in energy transition. Shell is the…
NCDMB is best MDA in efficiency, transparency
The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has emerged the top performer in business efficiency and transparency in Federal Government’s ranking of ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) for the year 2022. This latest result is reminiscent of the Board’s…
Viagra with alcohol kills 41-year-old man
Sopuruchi Onwuka A cocktail of sexual stimulants mixed in alcohol could lead to death during or after a sexual encounter, according to medical experts investigating the causes of sudden stroke and death of a 41 year old man who arrived…
Deportation: Mr Brown pushed aside as Seplat’s CEO
Sopuruchi Onwuka Following a court injunction and immigration hammer, the Chief Executive Officer of Seplat Energy Plc, Mr Roger Brown, has delegated authority to the company’s Chief Operating Officer pending when all issues relating to his immigration status are resolved….
ExxonMobil, Seplat working to unblock $1.2 bn divestment deal
Nigeria to compete for further deepwater investments Sopuruchi Onwuka American multinational oil company, ExxonMobil, is hopeful to progress with its plans to claw back princely $1.2 billion from its brownfield petroleum assets trapped in joint venture operations with the Nigeria…
California man rams car six times at black neighbor
Hate crime charges were announced yesterday (March 7) for a December 2021 disturbance. The incident involved two neighbors, where one was repeatedly run over by a car in California. Surveillance video captured the terrifying moments when 45-year-old Cory Brown, a…
TotalEnergies’ Egina wins IPTC Excellence Award
Egina, Nigeria’s flagship ultra-deep offshore field operated byTotalEnergies has continued to attract more laurels. The project was declared winner of the Excellence in Project Integration prize at the 15th International Petroleum Technology Conference (IPTC) in Bangkok, Thailand. The award, the…
NCDMB opens $50m NOGAPS manufacturing fund
Sopuruchi Onwuka Domestic productivity enabler, the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), has launched a new credit facility line for firms willing to collocate in its integrated petroleum equipment manufacturing hubs. The $50 million fund would now swell the…
Court permits INEC to reconfigure BVAS, litigants to inspect polls materials
The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has granted approval to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to reconfigure the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) for the governorship and state house of assembly elections. The court also ordered the electoral…
