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Empowerment: Okadigbo seeks active women participation in oil, gas industry

On: April 18, 2023

By Emmanuella Anokam Sen. Margery Okadigbo, Board Chairman, Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has called for empowerment and active women participation in oil and gas industry to spur economic development. She also urged female professionals in the industry to perceive women economic empowerment as a call for lifting oneContinue Reading

NAN receives major boost, signs working agreement with Italian news agency

By: Afonne Emmanuel

On: April 18, 2023

In: General News

By Maureen Okon The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Tuesday received a major boost in its operations with the signing of a working agreement with the Italian news agency, Agenzia Nazionale Stampa Associata (ANSA) in Abuja. NAN reports that ANSA, the leading news agency in Italy, is a not-for-profitContinue Reading

Railway corporation generates N715.09m from passengers in Q3 2022 – NBS

By: Afonne Emmanuel

On: April 18, 2023

In: General News

By Okeoghene Akubuike The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) generated N715.09 million in revenue from passengers in Q3 of 2022, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says. This is contained in the NBS Rail Transportation Data for Q3 and Q4 2022 released in Abuja on Tuesday. The report showed that theContinue Reading

Independent petroleum producers, others set agenda for incoming administration

By: Afonne Emmanuel

On: April 18, 2023

In: Oil & Gas

By Emmanuella Anokam The Independent Petroleum Producers Group (IPPG) has called on the incoming administration of Sen. Bola Tinubu to address the bottlenecks mitigating against industry growth and energy security. The IPPG Chairman, Mr Abdulrazaq Isa, made the call on Monday in Abuja at the sixth edition of the NigeriaContinue Reading

Global energy demand to increase by 23% to 2045 – OPEC

By: Afonne Emmanuel

On: April 17, 2023

In: Oil & Gas

By Emmanuella Anokam The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) says global primary energy demand is forecast to increase by 23 per cent in the period to 2045, which necessitates utilising all forms of energy. The OPEC said based on its World Oil Outlook (WOO) forecast, resultantly, many of itsContinue Reading

Gas utilisation: NNPCL deepens investments in AKK, OB3, others – Kyari

By: Afonne Emmanuel

On: April 17, 2023

In: General News

By Emmanuella Anokam The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd. (NNPC Ltd) is deepening investments in the Ajaokuta-Abuja-Kano (AKK) gas pipeline and OB3 gas interconnector to support five billion standard cubic feet per day domestic gas utilisation. Malam Mele Kyari, the Group Chief Executive, NNPC Ltd., made this known in AbujaContinue Reading

May 29: Stakeholders express optimism in Enugu economy

By: Afonne Emmanuel

On: April 17, 2023

In: General News

By Emmanuel Afonne Development stakeholders in Enugu have expressed optimism for a quantum leap in the state’s economy in the first two years of the governor-elect, Mr Peter Mbah. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Mbah and his deputy governor-elect, Ifeanyi Ossai, will be inaugurated as helmsmen ofContinue Reading

We’ve provided incoming govt tools to guide Nigeria’s energy future – Buhari

By: Afonne Emmanuel

On: April 17, 2023

In: Oil & Gas

By Emmanuella Anokam The Federal Government says the incoming administration in the country will have no difficulty administering the energy sector and positively guiding its future, based on the achievements of the current administration. President Muhammadu Buhari said this on Monday at the Banquet Hall, Presidential Villa, while declaring openContinue Reading

Mining: Association partners countries for international standards

By: Afonne Emmanuel

On: April 17, 2023

In: General News

By Vivian Emoni The Gold Miners Processors and Marketers Association of Nigeria (GMPMA) said it was committed to partner with other mining developed countries to achieve international standards in the sector. President of the association, Mr Auwal Bununu, said this while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) onContinue Reading

Experts suggest reappraisal of World Bank Group engagement amidst slow economic growth

By: Afonne Emmanuel

On: April 17, 2023

In: General News

By Kadiri Abdulrahman Some financial experts have advised the Federal Government to reappraise engagement with the World Bank Group in the interest of economic growth. The experts spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) against the backdrop of the ongoing Spring Meeting of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) /WorldContinue Reading

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