The Nairobi-based African Academy of Sciences (AAS) on Thursday, February 21, 2019 launched a programme to boost management of research that addresses the continent’s development needs. A statement from AAS said the Research Management Programme in Africa (ReMPro Africa) will strengthen capacity of institutions to manage cutting edge research and innovations. “It is a response…
Minister of Environment, Alhaji Suleiman Zarma, says there is an urgent need to recover and conserve the country’s land as 924,000 square metres is lost to degradation daily, while the population keeps growing. Zarma said this in a statement issued by Mrs Pauline Sule, the Head of the Press and Public Relations Unit, National Agency for the Great…
A new World Bank report shows that investments of 4.5 per cent of Gross Domestic Product, GDP, is required to allow developing countries achieve their infrastructure-related Sustainable Development Goals and stay on track to limit climate change of up to 2°C. Beyond the Gap, also finds infrastructure investment compatible with full decarbonisation need not cost more…
The Eko Electricity Distribution Company Plc (EKEDC) has assured electricity consumers within it’s network of safety and reliable supply. Mr Adeoye Fadeyibi, the Chief Execultive Officer, of the company gave the assurance during the signing of workers conditions of service forwith the National Union not Electricity Employees (NUEE) and Senior Staff Association of Electricity and …
The federal government, has directed international oil companies to iimmediately pay nearly US$20 billion in taxes they owed to local states, industry and government in a move that could deter investment in the country, Channel NewsAsia reports. In a letter sent to the companies earlier this year through the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, (NNPC) cited…
Nigeria promises to cooperate with the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries to ensure oil price increases by reducing production PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday pledged the cooperation of Nigeria to the effort to reduce oil output in order to attract higher prices in the global market. Buhari made the promise during a meeting with…
The Nigeria LNG Limited calls for entries for the 2019 edition of the prizes for science, literature and literary criticism competitions THE Advisory Boards for The Nigeria Prize for Science, The Nigeria Prize for Literature and The Literary Criticism Prize, sponsored by Nigeria LNG, NLNG, Limited, have published the Call for Entries for the…
Shell Nigeria in collaboration with the Petroleum Technology Association of Nigeria places 30 interns with various Nigerian oil and gas service companies to gain industry experience for one year THIRTY engineering graduates have been inducted to the fifth batch of the Shell Nigeria internship programme, a four-year old scheme designed to help young graduate engineers…
The Kenyan government has published a gazette giving notice to land owners along the right of way of the planned crude oil export pipeline to the coast of Lamu. The action is the latest in the series of actions leading up to final sanction of a 140,000Barrels of Oil Per Day oilfield development project, expected…
Sasol is looking to acquire more upstream acreage in West Africa. The company’s only operated upstream acreages outside South Africa are in Mozambique. It has equity in upstream acreage in Gabon and is involved in a midstream project in Nigeria. Sasol says it has strong basin knowledge in West Africa and it is building on…
