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NNPC intervention restores production of 275,000 bpd

NNPC intervention restores production of 275,000 bpd   By Eyo Nsima The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, has succeeded in restoring the production of 275, 000 barrels of oil per day, bpd following the resolution of conflict between the Management of Total Energies, operator of the NNPC/Total JV, the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior […]

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MARITIME: US Government Commits $125m to rebuilding Elefsina Shipyard in Greece

US Government Commits $125m to rebuilding Elefsina Shipyard in Greece

MARITIME: US Government Commits $125m to rebuilding Elefsina Shipyard in Greece   By Our Correspondent The U.S. federal government has approved a $125 million loan to facilitate the revitalization and modernization of the ELEFSINA SHIPYARD, located in Elefsina Bay, Greece, according to FleetMon. It stated: “The financial support is extended through the U.S. International Development

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SPDC JV sets up Centres of Excellence to drive manpower development in oil industry

SPDC JV sets up Centres of Excellence to drive manpower development in oil industry

SPDC JV sets up Centres of Excellence to drive manpower development in oil industry   The Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) of Nigeria Limited operated Joint Venture has built and handed over a Centre of Excellence in Geosciences and Petroleum Engineering to the University of Benin, as part of efforts to encourage manpower development in

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Identify, arrest sponsors of electoral offences in Bayelsa, Kogi, Imo, SERAP tells INEC

Identify, arrest sponsors of electoral offences in Bayelsa, Kogi, Imo, SERAP tells INEC

Identify, arrest sponsors of electoral offences in Bayelsa, Kogi, Imo, SERAP tells INEC   Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged Professor Mahmood Yakubu, the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) “to promptly establish a joint, credible, transparent, effective, and broad-based investigation into allegations of electoral bribery and violence in the off-cycle

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Maritime: How 2 Russian Navy landing crafts damaged or destroyed in Crimea

Maritime: How 2 Russian Navy landing crafts damaged or destroyed in Crimea

Maritime: How 2 Russian Navy landing crafts damaged or destroyed in Crimea   By Our Correspondent During November 9-10, 2023 night Ukrainian Navy drones attacked Russian Black sea Fleet landing crafts in Crimea, damaging or destroying 2 crafts with troops and armored vehicles on board, according to FleetMon. It stated: “No official Russian statement yet

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Afreximbank announces $1-billion African Film Fund

Afreximbank announces $1-billion African Film Fund

Afreximbank announces $1-billion African Film Fund   The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) (www.Afreximbank.com) is working on the establishment of a $1-billion African Film Fund to be launched in 2024 to support the continent’s film industry, Kanayo Awani, Executive Vice President, Intra-African Trade Bank, at Afreximbank, announced in Cairo today. Addressing the opening of the 2023

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Afreximbank announces 71 Sponsors of Intra-African Trade Fair 2023

Afreximbank announces 71 Sponsors of Intra-African Trade Fair 2023

Afreximbank announces 71 Sponsors of Intra-African Trade Fair 2023 The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) (www.Afreximbank.com), in collaboration with the African Union Commission (AUC) and the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat, has released an impressive list of 71 sponsors of the third Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF2023), Africa’s premier trade and investment event, taking place

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NNPC Foundation Trains Youths Corps Members on Financial Literacy In its bid to build the capacity of youth towards making them employers of labour, the NNPC Foundation, in partnership with Kudimata Nigeria Limited, a financial education outfit, have trained the Batch C members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in basic financial literacy skills. The training, which aligned with the objectives of Skills Acquisition and Entrepreneurship Development (SAED) scheme of NYSC had its maiden edition featuring Batch B stream in the past months. So far over 118,000 youth corps members have been trained in financial literacy, while about 70,000 are being trained across the 37 NYSC orientation camps in the country. Speaking during the training, the Managing Director, NNPC Foundation, Emmanuella Arukwe described financial literacy as not only the bedrock of all successes in the ever-competitive labour market, but a journey towards attaining self-actualization, thereby heralding the trajectory to sustainable prosperity of the nation. Arukwe, who implored the corps members to leverage on the knowledge garnered from the training to avert white collar job syndrome, added that the NNPC Foundation is committed to impacting the youth corps members to become employers of labour. "We are partnering with both NYSC and Kudimata to bring financial literacy to the corps members, as this will help them make better-informed decisions. We are very passionate about young people and NYSC is a veritable ground as it cuts across 20 to 30 years old youth, thus, making it the right demography,” she stated. According to her, “This programme cuts across the 36 states of the country including the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). This is the first step towards a series of programmes that will culminate in instilling entrepreneurship in the Corps members. After this training, those who pass the examination by 70 percent will move to the next stage. The next stage will keep them better informed on how to run businesses to ensure success in their businesses. Thereafter, we will do a pitching where those who are properly trained will be selected and be given start-up kits to go ahead and be on their own," the MD added. Addressing unemployment as the greatest problem of young graduates, she said, "We are aware of unemployment as a challenge plaguing young graduates and we recognize the need to empower the youths through capacity building of this magnitude for them to empower the whole nation. This training will help reduce unemployment and underemployment in Nigeria, thereby making the corps members employers of labour." In her remarks, the FCT Coordinator, NYSC, Shokpeka Winifred expressed her profound gratitude to both NNPC Foundation and Kudimata Nigeria Ltd for their unwavering support to empower the corps members to enable them to become self-reliant individuals and wealth creators. Winifred described the training as a platform for young people to learn the best ways of managing their finances, while also grooming them to become good managers of resources. "Going forward, I'm confident that they will put what they have learnt to use by utilizing their funds well as they are now aware of how to earn, maintain and multiply their finances. We are striving to see them becoming business owners tomorrow through further mentorship," the Coordinator concluded. One of the corps members at the NYSC orientation camp in Abuja, Prudence Enema said: "I'm thrilled that the NNPC Foundation took their time to train us on financial literacy, we are aware that financial literacy is very important, and we have learnt a lot on how to multiply our money in order not to suffer in the future." Another corps member, Okeke Ugochukwu revealed that the training was worthwhile as the importance of saving and categorization of finances were taught effectively.

NNPC Foundation Trains Youths Corps Members on Financial Literacy

NNPC Foundation Trains Youths Corps Members on Financial Literacy   In its bid to build the capacity of youth towards making them employers of labour, the NNPC Foundation, in partnership with Kudimata Nigeria Limited, a financial education outfit, have trained the Batch C members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in basic financial literacy skills.

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Agencies remitted N14.38trn to the Federation Account in Two Years - NEITI

Agencies remitted N14.38trn to the Federation Account in Two Years – NEITI

Agencies remitted N14.38trn to the Federation Account in Two Years – NEITI   By Eyo Nsima The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) says the Federal government revenue generating agencies remitted a total of about ₦14.38 trillion as revenue from the extractive sector to the Federation Account (FA) between January 1, 2020 and December 31,

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Sahara Group Foundation Donates Medical Equipment to UBTH to enhance healthcare delivery

Sahara Group Foundation Donates Medical Equipment to UBTH to enhance healthcare delivery

Sahara Group Foundation Donates Medical Equipment to UBTH to enhance healthcare delivery   Sahara Group Foundation, the Personal and Corporate Social Impact vehicle of Sahara Group, has reaffirmed its dedication to healthcare improvement by donating state-of-the-art medical equipment to the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH) in Edo State, Nigeria. The donation is a fulfilment

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