Nigeria: High Fuel Price – How Commercial Drivers, Travellers Are Coping/in /by
[Daily Trust] The removal of subsidy from the Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) otherwise known as petrol by President Bola Tinubu in 2023 has triggered inflation and worsened the living standards of Nigerians.
Nigeria: Key Events That Shaped Nigeria’s Oil Sector in 2024/in /by
[Premium Times] The year witnessed a significant hike in the price of petrol, which put a strain on the economy.
Nigeria: NNPC Now Profit-Oriented Global Energy Leader, Company Tells Obasanjo, Invites Ex-President to Tour Port Harcourt, Warri Refineries/in /by
[This Day] Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has said it is now a profit-oriented global energy leader and has expanded beyond oil and gas to become an integrated energy company.
Nigeria: NNPC Invites Obasanjo to Inspect Refineries Amid Controversy Over $2bn Expenditure/in /by
[Vanguard] The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) has invited former President Olusegun Obasanjo to tour its rehabilitated refineries following his public skepticism about the viability of the $2 billion invested in the facilities.
Nigeria: NNPC’s Lie Made Yar’Adua Reject Dangote’s $750m Offer to Manage Refineries – Obasanjo/in /by
[Leadership] Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has revealed new details surrounding Nigeria's ongoing refinery challenges, including the failed attempt to privatise the refineries and the subsequent financial losses under government management.
Nigeria: Yar’Adua Rejected Dangote’s Bid to Run Nigeria’s Refineries – Obasanjo/in /by
[Daily Trust] Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has revealed how his successor, late President Umar Musa Yar'Adua, rejected Alhaji Aliko Dangote's bid to manage Nigeria's refineries on a public-private partnership basis.
Security Council welcomes five new non-permanent members/in /by
The five newly elected countries will join Algeria, Guyana, the Republic of Korea, Sierra Leone, and Slovenia as non-permanent members of the Council.
Fire engulfs major market in Ghana’s capital/in /by
Eyewitnesses reported frantic efforts by people at the scene to extinguish the flames as the blaze spread through the market, reportedly destroying over a hundred shops.
Gaza – Palestinian statistics bureau says Gaza’s population decreased by 6%/in /by
International human rights groups, including Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch accuse Israel of committing a genocide against the Palestinian people.
After the Dragon, China prepares for the Year of the Snake/in /by
In China, the Year of the Snake will begin on 29 January 2025.