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Singapore bans Crew Change for South Asian Seafarers

DSME declares a state of crisis due to mounting pressure on business

By Our Correspondent South Korean Shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) has declared a crisis due to deteriorating business conditions, according to FleetMon. It stated: “The company has stated that this decision was triggered by the debt to equity ratio going up to 547% due to several issues such as the cancellation of Russian […]

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Shell, partners lead in PIA implementation – NUPRC

Shell to construct largest Europe’s Renewable Hydrogen Plant

By Our Correspondent Shell and its subsidiaries have taken the final investment decision to start the construction of Europe’s largest renewable hydrogen plant, HOLLAND HYDROGEN 1, at the port of Rotterdam, according to FleetMon. It stated; “The plant will be able to produce 60,000 kg of hydrogen every day once it starts production in 2025.

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BREAKING: ECOWAS Court declares Twitter ban unlawful, orders Buhari govt not to repeat it

Following a suit by Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) and 176 concerned Nigerians, the ECOWAS Court has “declared unlawful the suspension of Twitter by the government of President Muhammadu Buhari, and ordered the administration never to repeat it again.” This development was disclosed today by SERAP deputy director Kolawole Oluwadare. It would be recalled

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NIGER: Households, businesses grappling with poor power supply --- Investigation

BREAKING: Electricity generation hits 4,064.1MW

By Eyo Nsima Nigeria’s power generation has risen to 4,064 megawatts, MW in July, 2022, from less than 3,000MW recorded in June 2022, according to the Nigeria Electricity System Operator. Investigation by The Daily, www.thedaily-ng.com, showed that this is responsible for the relative improvement in the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity to consumers in

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Purple announces Genesis Cinemas, Market Square, The Ventures Park as anchor tenants at new development PurpleLekki

Purple Real Estate Income limited (“PREIL”), Nigeria’s breakthrough real estate investment platform, today announced the signing of agreements with Genesis Cinemas, Market Square and The Ventures Park to be the anchor tenants and partners at the PurpleLekki, a new development scheduled to open in late 2022. The 38,000 square metre Purple Lekki will encompass a

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Sahara STEAMers Program targets discovery of young inventors in Kenya

The Inaugural National demo day of the Catch Them Young and Curious – Sahara STEAMers Program, facilitated by Sahara Foundation, has produced three winners in Kenya, following a keen competition that featured impressive inventions by young students. The program is designed to create an opportunity for 150 participants across three countries; Nigeria, Kenya, and Uganda

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BREAKING: NNPC seeks support to tackle oil theft in Nigeria

NNPC, Sahara JV Mulls Construction of Jetties across West Africa to Boost LPG Supply

WAGL Energy Limited, a joint venture business operated by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited and Sahara Group, is set to develop and construct jetties across West African countries to boost the supply and penetration of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) in the sub-region. Emmanuel Ubani, Managing Director, WAGL Energy Limited said discussions were already

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Sahara Group Delivers spectacular Saharalympics, signs Dan ‘The Bull’ Amokachi

Sahara Power promotes environmental sustainability with gree’n’lectric

The launch of gree’n’lectric, a wholly digital publication dedicated to promoting environmental sustainability in the power sector will bolster Sahara Power Group’s resolve to seeking environmentally relevant options and solutions in its operations, Ejiro Gray, Director, Governance and Sustainability, Sahara Group has said. Speaking at the launch of the publication at Egbin Power Plant, Gray

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British International Investment to invest up to $200 million in African hydropower alongside Norfund and Scatec

British International Investment, the UK’s development finance institution, is joining Norfund, the Norwegian Investment Fund for developing countries, in its joint venture with Scatec ASA to provide capital for Africa’s hydropower sector. This will be the largest investment in hydropower in BII’s 74-year history, with up to $200m of capital committed over the next several

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Schneider Electric, Ikeja Electric partner to improve electricity distribution

Schneider Electric creates professional education platform to address the data center talent shortage

Schneider Electric, the leader in digital transformation of energy management and automation, has announced a series of updates to its vendor-agnostic and CPD-accredited digital education platform, Schneider Electric University. Available in 14 languages and accessible globally for free online, the dedicated professional development platform directly addresses the data center sector skills gap, helping industry stakeholders

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