[Nile Post] The government plans to use oil revenues to diversify the economy, with projections indicating that Uganda could generate up to $2 billion annually from taxes, royalties, license fees, profit oil, and its guaranteed share in upstream oil projects.
Polling booths closed at 21h on Wednesday with results of voting for a new president and parliament expected by the weekend.
About 31 million people were eligible to cast their ballots for more than 80,000 street and village leaders.
[Vanguard] Lagos -- Nigeria's domestic refining capacity, yesterday, increased by 67.7 per cent to 860,000 barrels per day, bpd, from 650,000 bpd, as the Port Harcourt Refinery resumed production.
[Vanguard] Hard work, perseverance, and a thirst for knowledge have paid off for James Ojo Allen, a recipient of the Bedrock Scholarship, who has been recognized as the best graduating student of the University of Benin at the combined 49th & 50th Convocation Ceremony which held on 22nd November, 2024.
[Vanguard] Abuja -- The Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Petroleum Resources (Midstream), Hon. Prince Henry Odianosen Okojie, has emphasized the significant impact of the Port Harcourt refinery's commencement of operations, describing it as a major step towards resolving fuel scarcity in Nigeria and improving the lives of its citizens.
[HRW] Planned Fossil Fuel Project Threatens Human Rights, Drives Climate Change
[Vanguard] The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) has confirmed that the Old Port Harcourt Refinery is currently operating at 70% capacity, producing significant volumes of petroleum products daily.
In the Central African Republic, gunmen killed six motorcycle taxi drivers and four of their customers near the diamond-mining town of Bria, authorities said Tuesday.
The governing party in Georgia on Wednesday picked a former footballer as its candidate for the country's new president following its controversial election victory that has sparked protests and led to the opposition parties' boycott of the parliament.
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