The rigmarole of policies in the Nigerian Power Sector now signals a time for caution and reflection prior to taking the next bold step, especially as a new Minister of Power takes the saddle in the nation’s critical economic sector. A reflection down memory lane brings to bare the many pitfalls that could have been
Shallow water contractor ‘Borr Drilling’, said Tuesday, August 31st, it had recently secured awards for two offshore rigs in West Africa. Borr Drilling’s accompanying fleet status report revealed that the two jack-up rigs in question are the Frigg and the Natt. The company has signed a letter of intent for the Frigg for deployment either
The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has announced plans to set a minimum percentage of females that must be included in any human capacity development (HCD) programme or initiative that it will approve for the Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry. The Conference which was chaired by International Communications Executive, Wofai Samuel, had The Executive Secretary of NCDMB, Engr. Simbi Kesiye Wabote, stating that the Board would work on the policy and communicate same to the
The World Bank approved $103.4 million for Ghana to reverse land degradation and strengthen integrated natural resource management in about 3 million hectares of degraded landscapes, working with communities of the Northern Savannah Zone and the cocoa forest landscape. The cost of environmental degradation in Ghana due to unsustainable use of land for agriculture, forests,
President Muhammadu Buhari has terminated the appointment of Nigeria’s Minister of Power, Mamman Saleh and his Agriculture counterpart, Mohammed Sabo Nanono. Minister of State for Works, Abubakar Aliyu, is to take over as the Minister for Power while Minister of Environment, Mohammed Mahmoud Abubakar is to take over as the Minister of Agriculture and Rural
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