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Markets respond to Trump’s tariffs pauses on countries, hike on China
Sopuruchi Onwuka Global markets surged Tuesday after former President Donald Trump announced a surprise 90-day pause on new tariffs for more than 75 countries currently negotiating trade terms with the U.S. In a post on Truth Social, Trump said: “I…
Ojulari gets senior management team
Sopuruchi Onwuka Within 72 hours after his appointment as the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited, Mr Bayo Ojulari welcomes a senior management team on Friday. The appointments which took immediate effect would enable…
WIEN lauds Tinubu on new NNPC board, demands gender balance
Sopuruchi Onwuka Foremost gender equity advocate in Nigeria, the Women In Energy Network (WIEN), has commended President Bola Tinubu on the constitution of new board for the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited; saying the changes in the board of…
Obiang Gabriel Lima in front line for APPO Sec Gen
Sopuruchi Onwuka Equatorial Guinea’s political elite may be on the verge of expanding its influence in Africa’s petroleum sector, as Obiang Gabriel Lima emerges as a frontrunner for the position of Secretary-General of the African Petroleum Producers Organization (APPO). Lima…
African Women are pivotal to global energy transformation
Sopuruchi Onwuka The role and contribution of women are critical to the pivotal position of Africa in shaping the emerging global energy transition, and the emerging situation requires that women with immensely industry capabilities are recognized and built into leadership…
WIEN rounds off 2025 IWD with Port Harcourt Career Fair
Sopuruchi Onwuka Nigeria’s leading gender equity advocate in the energy industry Women In Energy Network (WIEN), has successfully concluded its activities to market the 2025 International Women’s Day (IWD) with a career fair for the girl children pursuing education in…
Shell donates security vehicles, ambulance to Lagos State
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd (NNPC) and Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Ltd (SNEPCo) has donated vehicles including a specialised ambulance in support of security and health services in Lagos State. The Lagos State Security Trust Fund (LSSTF)…
Nigeria’s wine import from US hits N13.3 bn in 2024
Sopuruchi Onwuka Nigeria became the largest market in Africa for U.S. wines in 2024 with exports valued at $7.8 million or N13.3 billion in 2024, just as the California Wine Institute organized a specialized seminar to highlight opportunities for mutually…
Concerns still high as operator restores 450kbd TNP
Sopuruchi Onwuka Key pipeline that flows produced crude oil along the creeks of Niger Delta to the Bonny export terminal has been restored after it exploded in circumstances that the government linked to political crisis in Rivers State. The Trans-Niger…
ENERGY TIMES to honour Adelabu, Oyebanji, Kyari, Adesina April 11
The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu; the Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mele Kolo Kyari; Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji and his Gombe State counterpart, Mohammed Inuwa Yahaya, are among dignitaries that will…
