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Amadi’s neonatal bundle: How NLNG filliped innovations that save newborn babies
By Sopuruchi Onwuka Nigeria-born Imperial College London professor and winner of the 2023 Nigeria Prize for Science, Professor Hippolite Amadi, has embarked on a nationwide expansion of his groundbreaking JaundiRoom initiative, a pioneering neonatal healthcare intervention designed to provide rapid,…
Diezani: When spirited woman is caught in the web of power
Sopuruchi Onwuka The acquittal of former Petroleum Minister Diezani Alison-Madueke by a London jury after more than a decade of investigations and legal battles has reopened a larger conversation about one of the most consequential and controversial figures in the…
Modibbo varsity wins N50m prize at NCDMB’s engineering olympiad
Team Mavericks from Modibbo Adama University, Yola, on Wednesday emerged the overall winners at the grand finale of the maiden Nigerian Engineering Olympiad held over two days in Lagos. The team won the contest with their innovation, “Sarafa Community Security…
Be a man! Reflections on Father’s Day and men’s mental health
June is Men’s Health Month, and the third Sunday marked Father’s Day. In this piece, Ebuka Ukoh shines a spotlight on African men, delving into the often hidden emotional and psychological burdens they carry—challenges that deserve more attention and understanding….
BP’s great reversal and the return of energy realism
By Sola Adebawo BP’s recent decision to eliminate its standalone Low Carbon Energy division and reorganize around upstream and downstream hydrocarbons is more than a corporate restructuring. It is one of the clearest signals yet that the assumptions underpinning the…
Diezani’s Acquittal: Accountability, Due Process and the Court of Public Opinion
[By Sola Adebawo] The reported acquittal of former Nigerian Petroleum Minister Diezani Alison-Madueke by a jury at London’s Southwark Crown Court has reignited public debate about corruption, accountability, justice, and governance. Yet the larger issues raised by the case extend…
NMDPRA to issue import permits for 165,000MT LPG, targets price stability
The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) has announced plans to issue permits and closely monitor imports conceived to bridge estimated 165,000-metric-tonne Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) supply deficit projected for the third quarter of 2026. The Authority Chief…
FG orders crackdown on hoarding, tasks NMDPRA to stabilise LPG prices
The Federal Government has directed regulators in the energy sector to intensify market surveillance and work closely with security agencies to eliminate sharp practices responsible for artificial scarcity and rising prices of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), commonly known as cooking…
WIEN Congratulates Mrs. Elohor Aiboni on appointment as EVP/Chairman of Shell in Nigeria
Africa’s leading gender equity advocate in the energy industry, the Women in Energy Network (WIEN), has congratulated one of its distinguished Board of Trustees members and prominent professionals, Mrs. Elohor Aiboni, on her appointment as Executive Vice President and Chairman…
Peter Vowles appointed British High Commissioner to Nigeria
Government of the United Kingdom (UK) has announced the appointment of Mr Peter Vowles as the next British High Commissioner to the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Mr Vowles succeeds Dr Richard Montgomery CMG and is expected to take up his…
