Author name: Alison Godswill

JUST IN: Turkish freighter runs aground on Greek Island in Aegean sea

JUST IN: Turkish freighter runs aground on Greek Island in Aegean sea General cargo ship ASTOL has run aground on the northeast coast of Pserimos Island, Dodecanese Islands, Greece, Aegean sea, early in the morning February 26, 2021, according to FleetMon.   It stated: “General cargo ship ASTOL ran aground on the northeast coast of Pserimos island, Dodecanese islands, Greece, Aegean sea, early in

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LOCAL CONTENT: $40m NCDMB/NEXIM Bank Fund for Women in Oil & Gas – Wabote

NCDMB Inaugurates 2nd Batch Of Project 100 Firms

NCDMB Inaugurates 2nd Batch Of Project 100 Firms The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has inaugurated 40 companies as part of its Project 100 Supplier Development Programme. The Board started Project 100 in January 2019 with 60 companies with the goal of nurturing 100 wholly-owned oil and gas service providers, in a competitive

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COUNTDOWN: 131 Days After U.S.-Iran War, Geopolitical Risks Keep Brent Crude Near $80

BREAKING: Nigeria’s Bonny Light hits $65.53 per barrel, highest in 2021

BREAKING: Nigeria’s Bonny Light hits $65.53 per barrel, highest in 2021   By Alison Godswill For the first time in 2021, the price of Nigeria’s Bonny Light has risen to $65.53 in the international market, as the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries, OPEC, and its allies continue to cut remove excess oil from the market.

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ELECTRICITY: How Nigeria recorded two total system collapse, still counting

ELECTRICITY: How Nigeria recorded two total system collapse, still counting By Eyo Nsima   There are strong indications that Nigeria’s power sector is still threatened by many problems, which culminated in the occurrence of two system collapse, according to the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC.   In its just-released Second Quarter 2020 Report, the Commission, stated: “The industry

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DRUG TRAFFICKING: EU authorities seize 25 tons of cocaine in Germany, Belgium

DRUG TRAFFICKING: EU authorities seize 25 tons of cocaine in Germany, Belgium Determined to reduce or completely eliminate drug trafficking, European Union, authorities have seized 25 tons of cocaine in Germany and Belgium, according to FleetMon. It stated: “Comprising police raids at multiple ports in the European subcontinent, investigators seized a total of 23 metric tons of cocaine, or 25 US

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Farmers Dialogue on Healthy and Resilient Food System in Nigeria

Farmers Dialogue on Healthy and Resilient Food System in Nigeria A resilient food and farming system is highly dependent on the protection and preservation of biological diversity. While industrial agriculture and market-based technologies destroy biodiversity, real farmers (smallholder farmers) are faced with the challenge of making healthy food available in large quantities. In recognition of

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Dangote Commits to Protecting Shoreline, Fishing Activities in Lekki Communities

Dangote Commits to Protecting Shoreline, Fishing Activities in Lekki Communities

Dangote Commits to Protecting Shoreline, Fishing Activities in Lekki Communities The Management of Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals on Thursday, reiterated its commitment to protecting the shorelines and fishing activities in Lekki coastal environment, thereby allaying the fears of fishermen and other residents in the area. Addressing communities at a meeting in Lagos, General Manager

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Danbatta, Others Endorse Book on Telecoms Law, Regulations

Danbatta, Others Endorse Book on Telecoms Law, Regulations The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof, Umar Danbatta was among eminent personalities that have endorsed a new book on Nigeria’s telecommunications industry’s legal and regulatory ecosystem.   The book, “Nigerian Telecommunications Law and Regulation”, which is co-authored by Quasim Odunmbaku, a telecoms

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Mauritius: JICA provides $289 million support to fight COVID-19 under initiative with African Development Bank

The loan is a parallel co-financing agreement between JICA and the African Development Bank under the Enhanced Private Sector Assistance for Africa joint initiative to spur private The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has extended an Official Development Assistance loan of up to 30 billion Japanese yen ($289 million) to support Mauritius’ response to the

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