Source: UN News The UN’s Special Envoy for Yemen and a top aid official briefed the Security Council on Wednesday warning of the grave consequences that could follow if hostilities stemming from its long running civil conflict – which have…
LASG Partners SMEDAN On Data Collection For State GDP
The Lagos State Government, through the Lagos Bureau of Statistics (LBS) and in partnership with the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN), has called for the cooperation of the informal sector in providing factual data that would…
Telecom Tariff Hike Will Increase Economic Burden on Nigerians – TCM
THE COLLECTIVE MOVEMENT (TCM), a socio-political group, is saddened by the Federal Government’s plan to increase telecom tariffs and advises it to reconsider. The group stated this during a virtual meeting of its national leaders on Friday. They noted that…
Badagry Ready for Proposed Deep Seaport – Chamber
The President of Badagry Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture, Mr Yahaya Oladiran Idris has posited that the proposed deep seaport in Badagry will thrive because Badagry has a lot of economic potentials that can support it. Idris made…
IRENA to Host Secretariat for Global Coalition on Energy Planning
The outgoing G20 President Brazil has invited IRENA to serve as the Secretariat of the Global Coalition on Energy Planning (GCEP). At a time when developing countries need to increase clean energy investments six-fold to meet global climate goals, Brazil’s…
Confirmed: 2024 was the hottest year on record, says UN weather agency
UN weather experts from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) confirmed on Friday that 2024 was the hottest year on record, at 1.55 degrees Celsius (C) above pre-industrial temperatures. “We saw extraordinary land, sea surface temperatures, extraordinary ocean heat accompanied by…
National Oil Corporation (NOC), Eni, OMV, Repsol and TotalEnergies to Drive Libya’s Upstream Transformation at Libya Energy & Economic Summit (LEES) 2025
Libya’s top international operators and the National Oil Corporation (NOC) will take center stage at the Libya Energy & Economic Summit in Tripoli next week for the panel Unlocking Libya: The Next Frontier for Exploration and Investment. The panel will…
UN chief offers condolences amid devastating wildfires in California
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has expressed sorrow over the fast-moving wildfires that have devastated the Los Angeles area, claiming lives and displacing thousands. The fires, described as some of the worst in the city’s history, have burned thousands of acres,…
Namibia’s Ministry of Mines and Energy Responds to Shell’s Orange Basin Write-Down
The Ministry of Mines and Energy of the Republic of Namibia announces that multinational oil and gas company Shell will write down $400 million on an oil discovery made in Petroleum Exploration License (PEL) 39 in accordance with the company…
HEDA Report: Bayelsa Faces Severe Environmental and Health Challenges from Oil Activities
A report by the Human and Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA Resource Centre) has highlighted the extensive environmental and health consequences of oil and gas activities in Bayelsa State, Niger Delta. Titled “Report of On-the-Spot Assessment of Oil and Gas Exploration…