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Africa: As Shell Reports £3.9 Billion in Q2 Profits Amidst Deadly Heatwave, Its Oil and Gas Investment Is Forecast to Increase By 10% #AfricaClimateCrisis/in /by
[Global Witness] London, July 27th 2023 - As Shell reports profits of £11.6 billion ($14.8 billion) for the first half of this year, new analysis shows that the company is set to increase its investment in oil and gas. This comes in a week when scores of people have died in wildfires amid a blistering heatwave across the Mediterranean.
Africa: UK Government’s Announcement On New Oil & Gas Licences Is ‘Morally Depraved’ #AfricaClimateCrisis/in /by
[Global Witness] Statement on UK Government's announcement to award new North Sea oil and gas licences
Nigeria: Bill to Establish Edo Oil Palm Programme Passes Second Reading/in /by
[Premium Times] "It is a billion-dollar industry that has the potential to boost the state's revenue."
Nigeria: Subsidy Removal – Justice Ministry Disagrees With Falana, Restates Warning Against NLC Strike/in /by
[Premium Times] The Justice Ministry restates its warning against the NLC strike over the subsidy removal in a letter addressed to NLC's lawyer, Femi Falana.
Nigeria: Subsidy Removal – Govt to Provide Buses to Tertiary Institutions, Remove Restrictions to Students Loans/in /by
[Premium Times] The desire of the president is to see that students can access their campuses without much difficulty as a result of higher transportation costs.
Nigeria: Lagos Reduces Bus Fares By 50%/in /by
[Premium Times] The fare reduction for public buses takes effect on Wednesday.
Nigeria: Subsidy Removal – What Tinubu Told Nigerians About Palliatives/in /by
[Premium Times] Mr Tinubu acknowledged that many Nigerians were facing hardships due to his government's policies.
Mozambique: Commissions Mozambique Gas Facility/in /by
[AIM] London -- The South African petrochemical giant Sasol on Tuesday announced that the construction and commissioning of its initial gas facility for its Production Sharing Agreement (PSA) project in the southern Mozambican province of Inhambane has been safely completed within cost and on schedule.
Mozambique: Of Petrol Rises and of Diesel Falls/in /by
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambique's Energy Regulatory Authority (ARENE) on Thursday night announced a slight increase in the price of petrol, but the price of diesel, kerosene and LPG cooking gas all fall.
Uganda: Drilling for Oil Under Conservationist Spotlight/in /by
[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala, Uganda -- Drilling of production wells for both the Kingfisher and Tilenga oil projects has picked up pace in recent months ahead of first oil scheduled for 2025.