The President, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigeria Atomic Energy Commission (Nigatom), Simon Pesco Mallam, has said that Nigeria targets its first nuclear energy plant by mid 2020. He made this known at the just-concluded 2018 AtomExpo in Sochi, Russia. In his words, “we have a roadmap and that is by the mid
A new round of consultations on Ethiopian Renaissance Dam was launched recently in Addis Ababa. The 9 hour round included three way closed door meetings attended by the Ministers of Water and Irrigation from Egypt, the Sudan and Ethiopia. The meetings were also attended by 40 members of the three way technical committee and representative
1. Morocco depends on imports for around 93 % of energy supply While still struggling to tap on its large hydrocarbon potential, Morocco has become the largest net importer of energy in Africa. According to the Ministry of Energy and Mines, 93.3% of the energy consumed in Morocco is imported, whether in the form of
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has called on aviation stakeholders to follow global standards and make greater use of operational data, to safely accommodate an additional 3.8 billion air travellers by 2036. IATA’s Director General/CEO, Dr Alexandre de Juniac, made the call in a statement in Montreal and made available to news men. De
11 PLC (Double One), formerly called Mobil Oil Nigeria plc, has launched its Mobil Pegasus 1005 premium natural gas engine oil, in a bid to address the challenges of gas emissions associated with modern engine design products in Nigeria. According to the company, the product manufactured and distributed into the market of some countries in
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