Ogun State Government has commenced the process of converting fossil-powered vehicles to Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) powered in furtherance of its E-Mobility and Gas Mobility Programme. The programme involves the conversion of mass transit buses from fuel to gas and tricycles and motorcycles to electric. To transform the plan into reality, a team of technical […]
Osun State Governor, Mr. Ademola Adeleke, has expressed the interest of the Osun State citizens to participate in the on-going Skill Acquisition Training and Youth Empowerment Programme by the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI). This is even as the governor requested the Agency’s management to fast-track take- off of the proposed Agricultural Machinery and […]
The Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta at the weekend in Lagos, received the Platinum Award of the Nigeria Academy of Engineering (NAEng.) for his leadership roles in the telecom sector and its improving contributions to the nation’s economic growth. The President of the Academy, Prof. Azikiwe Onwualu, […]
Eight startup businesses have been announced as winners of the Gitex Pitch Competition, a Lagos Roadshow edition, which was held last Friday. The organizers of the roadshow event listed the winners as Pocket Food; Fuspay Technologies; Byte; Africa Comicade, Get Equity; Alajo; Instant Rad and Dataleum. According to them, the Lagos State Government, in partnership with […]
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has signed a $741 million maintenance service contract with Daewoo Engineering and Construction Company Limited for a quick fix repair of the moribund Kaduna Refinery and Petrochemical Company (KRPC). A statement by the Nigerian oil company indicated that the signing ceremony was performed on Thursday by the top […]
The Director-General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa, has hinged the improved Foreign Direct Investments (FDIs) in Nigeria’s ICT industry on the nation’s large population size and its emerging economic status in the global ecosystem among other factors. The industry expert, who made this remark while speaking at a meeting with […]
…..Says Policy On Gas Emission Reduction Underway The Chief Executive Officer of Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), Engr. Gbenga Komolafe, has expressed optimism that Nigeria can meet the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries’ (OPEC’s) oil production quota, in spite of the current insecurity challenges in the upstream sector of the hydrocarbon resources industry. […]
Despite uncertainties in the global investment space and sundry fiscal constraints in the domestic environment, the Nigerian Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA) has reported N153.56bn profit in the 2021 financial year. Despite the increasingly volatile global investment climate, the NSIA which was set up by the Federal Government in 2012 to manage Nigeria’s Sovereign Wealth Fund, […]
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has called for more funding into research and development of herbal medicines to support universal health coverage in the country. Director-General of the agency, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, made the call at the Inaugural Symposium and Launching of the Africa Centre of Excellence for Drug […]
To address the current challenges constraining optimal output from Africa’s oil-producing countries and ensure sustainable growth of the hydrocarbon resources industry, an industry expert, Mr. Kola Karim, has charged banks in the continent to commit more funds to critical value chains in the sector. Karim, who gave the charge during an interview with African Energy […]