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South Africa: Climate Activists, Journalist Ejected From Standard Bank HQ As Anti-Fossil Fuel Protest Turns Chaotic/in /by
[Daily Maverick] A protest at Standard Bank's headquarters in Johannesburg on Tuesday descended into chaos when a group of human rights and climate activists, as well as a Daily Maverick journalist, were forcibly removed from the building by security personnel.
Nigeria: Dangote Refinery to Begin Operation in October – Report/in /by
[Premium Times] "The company is also widening the road connecting the refinery to the expressway. That job is 70 per cent complete," an official added.
Nigeria: Nigerian Petroleum Agency Signs CNG Agreement With Energy Firm/in /by
[Premium Times] The agency disclosed this in a series of tweets via its verified official X handle on Tuesday.
Nigeria: Major Shake-Up in NNPC, Top Management Staff Sacked/in /by
[Daily Trust] The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) has sacked top management staff who have less than 15 months to retire.
Nigeria: NNPCL Announces Compulsory Retirement for Senior Management Staff/in /by
[Premium Times] The NNPCL had on Saturday announced management changes and appointed new executive vice presidents
Nigeria: Was There Really a Consensus That Fuel Subsidy Should Go?/in /by
[Premium Times] In my last week's column (Beyond the PEPT's Judgement), I argued, among other things, that the Western brand of liberal democracy we currently practice does not, and cannot work in our type of society where the basis of even statehood remains contested. This is because the adversarial nature of our electoral competition aggravates the structures of conflicts in the society, deepening the fault lines necessarily mobilized as part of our identity politics and consequently undermining the nation-building
Nigeria: NNPCL, 12 Others Failed to Remit $9.85bn in 1 Year – NEITI/in /by
[Daily Trust] The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) and 13 other agencies allegedly failed to remit $9.85 billion in revenue to the federation account in one year, the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) said yesterday.
South Africa: Court Awards Millions to Man After Unlawful Detention – South African News Briefs – September 19, 2023/in /by
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Kenya: CSs Kuria, Chirchir, Must Go! Khalwale Demands Over Fuel Surge/in /by
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Kakamega Senator Boni Khalwale has asked President William Ruto to dismiss government officials he believes have been providing him with misguided advice regarding fuel-related matters and lowering the cost of living.
Kenya: CS Kuria Justifies Fuel Price Increase Projection, Links It to Climate Change/in /by
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Trade and Investments Cabinet Secretary Moses Kuria has come out to defend his projection of a possible increase in fuel prices until February 2024, in what has been described by his critics as a 'mockery' of Kenyans welfare.