Nigeria: Dangote, NNPC Ink Gas Agreements to Boost Output/in /by
[Daily Trust] Three subsidiaries of Dangote Industries Limited, Dangote Petroleum Refinery, Dangote Fertiliser Plant and Dangote Cement Plc have sealed Gas Sales and Purchase Agreements (GSPA) with subsidiaries of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd): Nigerian Gas Marketing Limited and NNPC Gas Infrastructure Company Limited (NGIC).
US judge blocks administration bid to end Haitians’ protected status/in /by
The deportation protection has allowed roughly 350,000 people from the island to live and work in the US.
Namibia: Nandi-Ndaitwah Denies Allegations of Family Involvement in Oil Industry/in /by
[Namibian] President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has denied allegations of her family's alleged involvement in the oil industry.
Japan hit by deadly heavy snowfall leaving 30 dead and remote areas buried/in /by
Unusually heavy snow in Japan has killed 30 people and buried some regions under 4.5 metres, forcing troops to help clear roads and support the elderly.
Angola: First Lady Praises Role of Pioneering Women in Angolan Oil Industry/in /by
[ANGOP] -The First Lady of Angola, Ana Dias Lourenço, praised on Thursday in Luanda, the historical trajectory and importance of women in the growth of the Angolan oil industry throughout the last 50 years of national independence.
Infantino defends FIFA Peace Prize award to Trump, considers end to Russia ban/in /by
FIFA chief Gianni Infantino justified awarding U.S. President Donald Trump the organization's inaugural Peace Prize last year, saying that he was "instrumental" in saving lives in conflicts including the war in Gaza.
African leaders look to the future at World Governments Summit in Dubai/in /by
The presidents of Botswana, Sierra Leone and Zimbabwe, among others, are at the World Governments Summit in Dubai to answer the question of whether the next decade will belong to Africa - or at least how to turn this promise into reality.
Guinea-Bissau: opposition leaders refuse offer to join government/in /by
Domingos Simões Pereira and Fernando Dias were liberated last Friday after having been respectively detained and blocked in the Nigerian embassy for the past months. Now, the military authorities offered their movements seats in the government, but both opposition leaders refused.
Iran: Tehran market blaze sends huge smoke plumes over city traffic/in /by
Iran saw a major fire break out on Tuesday at the Jannat bazaar in western Tehran, sending thick black smoke across a busy road and visible from several parts of the city.
Nigeria: Gas Reserves Not Enough to Grow Nigeria’s Economy – Minister/in /by
[Daily Trust] Abundant gas reserves alone would not translate into development without deliberate policies to deepen local participation, skills and ownership in Nigeria's value chain, Ekperikpe Ekpo, the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas), has said.