Nigeria’s downstream oil market is facing heightened volatility as new data from the Major Energy Marketers Association of Nigeria (MEMAN) Competency Centre reveals a significant rise in the estimated cost of importing refined petroleum products. The MEMAN Energy Bulletin released…
LASG Reads Riot Act To All Environmental Law Defaulters
The Lagos State Government on Tuesday read the riot act to all residents of the state who brazenly defy and disobey environmental laws, saying henceforth, the full force of the law would be brought to bear on them. Speaking during…
Nigeria Seeks Global Partners for $25 Billion Undersea Gas Pipeline to Europe
Nigeria appears to be advancing with renewed determination on the ambitious $25 billion Nigeria-Morocco Gas Pipeline project, aimed at transporting natural gas from Nigeria to Europe through the West African coast. The country is now actively seeking strategic partners to…
Lagos Deepens Disease Surveillance Capacity, Holds Staff Training
In a bold move to reinforce Lagos State’s frontline disease surveillance system, the Ministry of Health has concluded a four-day residential Surveillance Evaluation and capacity-building workshop for Disease Surveillance Notification Officers (DSNOs) and watch staff on Saturday. Held at the…
Study: 1 in 5 Women Suffer Sexual Violence as Children in Germany
More than one in five women in Germany experienced sexual violence as children, a study reported on Monday. The extent of the offences is “alarmingly high,” said Harald Dressing, a psychiatrist who authored the study for the Central Institute of…
Bavaria Set to Be Home to New German Gas Power Plants
Germany’s new government is set to build gas plant plants in the southern state of Bavaria, Economy Minister Ketherina Reiche said on Monday. Attending a meeting of the Bavarian Cabinet in the lakeside resort of Gmund am Tegernsee, Reiche said…
Deadly Flooding in Nigeria Displaces Thousands
© Nigerian Red Cross: People flee the devastating floods in Mokwa, central Niger State, Nigeria. Flash flooding in western Nigeria at the weekend has caused devastation around the town of Mokwa in Niger state, leaving more than 150 dead…
Sustainability Conference in Germany Urges Action Despite Conflicts
A major conference on sustainability and development opened in the northern Germany city of Hamburg on Monday, as participants warned that global environmental issues are being sidelined by conflicts. Around 1,600 people from some 110 countries are expected to attend…
Germany to Loosen Rules on ‘Safe Countries of Origin’ for Migrants
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz (R) and Lars Klingbeil, German Minister of Finance, Vice-Chancellor, take part in the meeting of the Federal Cabinet in the Federal Chancellery. Credit: Kay Nietfeld/dpa The German government is preparing a bill to simplify the…
Exec Sec NCDMB, Ogbe Appointed Member of APPO Board
The Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), Engr. Felix Omatsola Ogbe has been appointed into the Executive Board of the African Petroleum Producers’ Organization (APPO). By the appointment, Ogbe becomes Nigeria’s representative on the Board…