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Female energy titans proffer solution to talent flight
Commit to ethical values, high standards in the industry Sopuruchi Onwuka The African petroleum industry has the opportunity to harness the abundant capabilities and skills in combating the talent flight that has overwhelmed the sector. Thus, the prevailing need recommends…
WIEN, energy industry execs commit to stronger DEI push
Sopuruchi Onwuka Business leaders and elite professionals on Thursday restated their resolve to continue driving strong advocacy for gender balance in the African energy industry, and also create fair opportunities that enable female professionals grow into the leadership positions in…
Africa needs women’s perspectives for energy security __Olu Verheijen
Sopuruchi Onwuka Bringing the perspectives, capacity and the energy of women into the capacity mix remains the critical requirement to accelerate Africa’s development. Presidential Adviser on Petroleum Resources, Olu Verheijen, declared at an industry conference that harnessing the strength and…
FG begins LPG penetration scheme with free cylinder distribution in Lagos
Sopuruchi Onwuka Federal government’s ongoing LPG Penetration Program took a significant step forward in Lagos on Monday with the launch of the South-West Zone’s distribution of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) cylinders, a move aimed at promoting clean cooking solutions across…
How Smart Gas, WIEN drive private agenda for LPG penetration
Sopuruchi Onwuka Leading gender equity advocacy group, Women in Energy Network (WIEN) and the indigenous community focused gas distribution champion, Smart Gas Limited, are working together to accelerate energy access to communities across the 774 local council areas in the…
WIEN, LSEB to partner on Supernova Girl training programme
Nigeria’s leading gender equity advocate and women capacity building driver, Women in Energy Network (WIEN) has finalized arrangements with the Lagos State government to provide on-the-street girls with several skills that would enable them fit into the state’s energy industry….
SPE NAICE 2024: Energy stakeholders demand action on gender equity
Sopuruchi Onwuka Stakeholders in the Nigerian energy industry have pointed at the need to collaborate on creating inclusive environment that supports women’s advancement, stressing that doing so would unlock significant economic and innovative potential for the sector. They mounted a…
WIEN Woman Podcast: Engr. Chichi Emenike shares secret routes to the top
One of the few indigenous women leading upstream petroleum companies in the country, Engr Chichi Emenike, is the guest to Mrs Rolake Akinkugbe-Filani and Engr Charlotte Essiet in the fourth episode of the WIEN Woman Podcast. Engr Emenike who is…
FG commends SPE on hosting Women Leadership Programme at NAICE
Sopuruchi Onwuka Federal government has commended the Nigerian Council of Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) on promoting inclusivity and leadership development in the industry by creating special workshop on women leadership in the ongoing Nigerian Annual International Conference and Exhibition…
Energy women seek opportunity in 3.3 m new energy job
* Africa’s green economy needs annual $100 bn investments Sopuruchi Onwuka Some 3.3 million new direct jobs will be created with investments in renewable energy and a green transition in Africa by 2030; and women will require a level and…
