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  advocates diversified energy portfolio   The Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO), NNPC Ltd, Mele Kyari has charged stakeholders within the Nigerian oil and gas industry to adapt, evolve and lead in the ever-changing global energy landscape. According to a press statement by Mr. Olufemi O. Soneye, Chief Corporate Communications...

The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Dr. Aminu Maida has applauded the proposal by the Hon. Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr. Bosun Tijani, to enlist and train three million Nigerians over a period of four years, which will make the country an exporter...

The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) and SLB, a global technology company on Tuesday in Lagos unveiled the first three products of their joint program, the NCDMB-SLB Technology Enhancement Program (N-STEP), a platform whereby students of higher institutions develop software plugins for diverse oil field applications. The programme...

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has  reported via its official Twitter account on Tuesday, November 14 that Nigeria recorded 131 crude oil theft incidents in a week. According to the NNPCL report, during the period highlighted, there were 24 illegal connections, 43 illegal refineries, 17 pipeline vandalism acts,...

President Bola Tinubu has secured a multi-billion dollar infrastructure funding package from the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) to fund a multi-sectoral portfolio of infrastructure projects at the federal and sub-national levels in Nigeria. Business247News reports that this was disclosed in a statement by presidential spokesperson Ajuri Ngelale on Tuesday. The...

  In line with its commitment to support women and youth-owned businesses in Nigeria, Access Bank Plc has partnered with the Federal Government to provide N30 billion in support for four million Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs). The Group Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Access Bank Plc, Roosevelt Ogbonna,...

The Recording Academy, the organizers of Grammy Awards has described Nigerian Afrobeat singer, Burna Boy as the biggest artist in Africa. Recall the singer was nominated for the 2024 Grammy Awards, bagging 4 nominations. After the release of nominations, the Recording Academy put out an article crowning the artist as...

  Fearless Energy Drink, the number one energy drink in Nigeria, is celebrating its recent recognition at the BrandCom Awards 2023, where it was awarded the “Most Outstanding Energy Drink in Consumer Engagement.” The event was hosted by Brand Communicator, one of Africa's most esteemed brands and marketing publications, and...

Organizers of the biggest tech ecosystem event in Nigeria, Art Of Technology Lagos, have revealed that the fifth edition of the conference will explore the symbiotic relationship between technology and creativity. Speaking on the event scheduled to be held in December, Mr. Olatubosun Alake, convener of the conference and Commissioner...

The Federal Government has said that the Government of Saudi Arabia pledged to invest in revamping the country’s refineries to get them working and reforming the Central Bank of Nigeria. This was made known in a press statement by the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris on Friday....