Nigeria: Nigeria’s Oil Theft Is a Crime Against the Nation/in /by
[Daily Trust] Nigeria's persistent oil theft crisis has become one of the most damaging economic and moral scandals in our national history. It is deeply troubling that despite repeated promises and billions of naira spent on security, the country continues to lose massive quantities of crude oil to theft.
Nigeria: Protesters Shut Kaduna, Accuse Oil Cabal of Plotting to Sabotage Dangote Refinery/in /by
[Vanguard] Kaduna--Thousands of protesters, yesterday, shut down parts of Kaduna city, as they marched through major streets under the banner of the Partners for National Economic Progress, PANEP, accusing a powerful oil cabal of sabotaging Nigeria's economic recovery by frustrating local oil refining initiatives.
Thousands march in Rabat in solidarity with Palestinians/in /by
From Rabat’s main boulevard to the steps of Parliament, the demonstration was one of the largest held in Morocco in recent months, underscoring the country’s deep-rooted solidarity with the Palestinian people — a sentiment echoed in rallies across the region and around the world.
UN welcomes ICC’s first Darfur war crimes conviction/in /by
A UN human rights official has welcomed the International Criminal Court’s conviction of Ali Muhammad Ali Abd–Al-Rahman over atrocities in Darfur.
Sudan’s River Nile state flooded as Blue and White Nile waters rise/in /by
Devastating floods in Sudan’s Nile State have killed more than 30 people and left thousands of others stranded.
UNESCO board selects Egypt’s former antiquities minister El-Enany as new chief/in /by
The United Nation’s cultural agency UNESCO is set to select former Egyptian antiquities and tourism minister Khaled el-Enany as the organisation’s next director.
Nigeria: PENGASSAN Strike Responsible for Cooking Gas Price Hike – NNPC/in /by
[Vanguard] The Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited, Bayo Ojulari, has attributed the recent increase in the price of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), commonly known as cooking gas, to the temporary disruption caused by the recent strike action by the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN).
Nigeria: Nigeria Lost Billions of Naira to Last PENGASSAN Strike – NNPC Chief/in /by
[Premium Times] "In this particular case, we actually lost significant production of over 200,000 bpd that was deferred..."
Nigeria: NUPENG Declares Oshiomhole ‘Persona Non Grata’/in /by
[Daily Trust] The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) has declared Adams Oshiomhole, former President of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), persona non grata over the recent comment he made on its strike.
Nigeria: President Rallies Support for Dangote, Highlights His Contributions to Economy/in /by
[This Day] President Bola Ahmed Tinubu yesterday rallied Nigerians to support and appreciate the contributions of the President of Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, especially given his contributions to the nation's economy.