Nigeria: How $1 Billion Loan Helped Dangote Refinery – NNPC
[Premium Times] Mr Soneye explained that the initiative underscores NNPC's dedication to fostering public-private partnerships that drive national development.
Nigeria: We Took $1bn Loan to Support Dangote Refinery – NNPC
[Daily Trust] The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has revealed that the federal government through the company took a loan of $1 billion to support the Dangote refinery project when it encountered some financial difficulties.
Oil spill ravages Black Sea shores, causing major environmental disaster
Footage showed oil-streaked shores and birds covered in mazut. Officials say clean-up efforts are underway, though environmental impacts remain uncertain.
Fears of environmental disaster following oil spill from Russian ships
Environmental groups say the oil could have a devastating impact on marine life in the area.
Bayern Munich stars share Christmas joy with their biggest fans
The footballers have been visiting fans as part of the German club’s traditional Christmas festivities.
DRC files criminal case against Apple over alleged use of illegal minerals
Kinshasa accuses the company's subsidiaries in Belgium and France of illegally using what it described as “blood minerals” in its supply chain.
Jay-Z’s lawyer says accuser’s rape claim is ‘provably, demonstrably false’
An attorney defending Jay-Z against the rape allegation brought against him last week by an unnamed woman outlined a range of evidence Monday that he said showed the accuser’s account to be “provably, demonstrably false.”
Ukraine claims killing of Russian general in Moscow
A senior Russian general was killed Tuesday by a bomb hidden in a scooter outside his apartment building in Moscow, a day after Ukraine’s security service leveled criminal charges against him.
France rushes aid to Mayotte after Cyclone Chido devastation
Survivors wandered through streets littered with debris, searching for water and shelter, after Cyclone Chido leveled entire neighborhoods on Saturday when it hit Mayotte, the poorest territory of France and, by extension, the European Union
Watch: Vanuatu shaken by 7.3 magnitude earthquake
Videos shared on social media show debris scattered in shops and structural damage to buildings housing diplomatic missions after a 7.3 magnitude earthquake in Vanuatu.