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Access Bank saga: Seplat acquires assets of Cardinal Drilling Services
Sopuruchi Onwuka Indigenous Energy firm, Seplat, has taken over four rigs operated by Cardinal Drilling Services and will continue to deploy the service tools in its operations in future. The acquisition, according the company’s Managing Director, Mr Roger Brown, was…
NCDMB restates emphasis on indigenous asset ownership
Sopuruchi Onwuka Federal government has restated its emphasis on asset ownership as key capacity development index for consideration of indigenous companies for internal petroleum industry job execution. Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), Engr Simbi…
Shell unveils new energy business line in Nigeria
Global energy company, Shell, has announced a new business line in Nigeria to expand natural gas marketing and sales to meet the rapidly growing energy needs of wholesale customers and provide more and cleaner energy solutions in the country. Building…
Virus pulverizing drug raises hope for HIV cure
Sopuruchi Onwuka A potential medicine which is hoped to pulverize the human immune-virus (HIV) genome into non-functionality will soon be introduced in human volunteers to attempt disabling the dreaded virus that has killed millions and sickened even more victims. The…
Interpol tests resilience of American drug cartels
Sopuruchi Onwuka, with agency reports Recent successes in bursting powerful and dreadful drug trafficking rings in South America appears to signal a new verve in the concerted efforts of northern American and European countries to block the notorious Mexican narcotic…
COP26: Energy transition confronts oil resilience
Sopuruchi Onwuka The world would in the first week of November be in dilemma with dicey decision on the fate of fossil fuel as high energy prices spark off strong inflationary trends that hurt the economies of the rich industrialized…
Total Energies modifies, upgrades Startupper challenge
Sopuruchi Onwuka French energy multinational, TotalEnergies, has launched the third edition of its business Startupper Challenge which is traditionally designed to encourage, incubate and mentor smart business ideas into sustainable and viable enterprises. Executive General Manager, TotalEnergies Country Services, Mrs…
Photo news: Kyari Bags “The Sun Man of The Year” Award
The Group Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (GMD/CEO) of the of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mallam Mele Kyari, has added the “The Sun Man of The Year Award” to his numerous accolades from the media industry. The…
NNPC disowns fake 50th anniversary quiz contest
The NNPC on Tuesday disowned a fake quiz competition trending online which claims to celebrate its 50th anniversary. In the purported quiz contest, unsuspecting participants are encouraged to answer four questions on their knowledge of the corporation, with the eventual…
Ihiala people commend Obiano on solidarity, task him on roads
Leaders of towns and villages in Ihiala Local Government Area have have expressed gratitude to Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra State who paid them solidarity visit after a fire incident at Nkwogbe Market. The market, according to the Commissioner for…
