Nigeria: Diesel Price Stands At N1415.06 in April 2024 – NBS
[Vanguard] The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), says the average retail price of a litre of diesel increased from N842.25 in April 2023 to N1415.06 in April 2024.
Alicia Keys and Swizz Beatz honored at Gordon Parks Foundation gala
At a gala in New York, the Gordon Parks Foundation honored Alicia Keys, Swizz Beatz, Colin Kaepernick, the late Richard Roundtree, and Myrlie Evers-Williams, widow of civil rights activist Medgar Evers. The event celebrated individuals who have made significant contributions to the arts and activism
Chad PM resigns after interim president wins disputed May 6 elections
"In accordance with the constitution, I have today presented... my resignation and that of the transitional government, ...
Nigeria: Over 700 Candidates Struggle for PTDF Scholarship Scheme in South-West
[Vanguard] Over 700 candidates in the six South West states of the country have made frantic efforts to win the 2024/2025 postgraduates overseas scholarship scheme funded by the Petroleum Technology Development Fund.
Nigeria: Navy Arrests 2 Suspects With 3,500 Litres of Petrol En Route Cameroon
[Vanguard] The Nigerian Navy, Forward Operating Base (FOB), Ibaka, says it has arrested two suspected oil thieves carrying 3,500 litres of petrol in a wooden boat en route Cameroon.
Ghana: Ghana’s Petroleum Revenue Declines By 25.65 Percent in 2023 ..Due to Production Shortfall
[Ghanaian Times] Ghana' share of petroleum revenues for 2023 declined by a 25.65 per cent due to decrease in oil production for the fourth conservative year and lower global prices.
More than half of all mangrove ecosystems at risk of collapse by 2050
Communities living along this receding shorelines of low-lying Vypin Island off India’s west coast understand the importance of healthy mangrove ecosystems
South Africa vote: How ANC lost its way with infighting and scandal
30 years after the African National Congress transformed from a liberation omovement to a political party in government, it faces growing dissatisfaction from South Africans who feel it has failed to live up to its promises
South Africa: South African Fishers Join Green Connection in Landmark Climate Case Against TotalEnergies
[The Green Connection] This week, The Green Connection and small-scale fishers from South Africa are in Paris France to support French NGOs and climate change victims as they file a criminal case against TotalEnergies' board of directors and shareholders " for their contribution to climate change and its fatal impact on human and non-human lives." With just three days to TotalEnergies' Annual General Meeting, the organizations hope that this legal action could "set a precedent in the history of climate litigation
Nigeria: Momoh, Shell Md Meet On Challenges of Crude Oil Theft in Niger Delta
[Vanguard] The Minister of Niger Delta Development, Engr. Abubakar Momoh, has hosted the Managing Director of Shell Petroleum Development Company, SPDC, and Country Chairman of Shell Companies in Nigeria, Mr. Osagie Okunbor, where they had strategic talks on challenges in the Niger Delta.