The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Senator Heineken Lokpobirion Thursday announced a ban on the issuance of waivers for the importation of threaded pipes for use in the Nigerian oil and gas industry. He handed the directive to…
World Malaria Day: C21ST Advocates Climate Resilient Solutions to Combat Malaria
The Centre for 21st Century Issues (C21st) has advocated for accelerating the fight against malaria across Nigeria through adoption of climate-resilient and gender-responsive strategies. The centre made the call as it joined the global community in observing the World Malaria…
Flood: Expert Tasks Lagos Residents on Improvement in Waste Management to Avert Flooding
By Fabian Ekeruche An Environmental Activist for Climate Justice, Mr Sulaimon Arigbabu, has called for an improvement in environmental sanitation and waste management practices in Lagos State to avert flooding in the state. Arigbabu, who is also the Executive…
Sterling Oil Launches Employee-Led Blood Donor Club to Strengthen Community Healthcare
L-R: Executive Secretary, Lagos State Blood Transfusion Committee (LSBTC) Dr B.I. Osikomaiya with Chief General Manager HR & IR (SEEPCO) on Courtesy Visit by Sterling Oil Donor Club at LSBTC Office, Gbagada General Hospital in Lagos, Nigeria Sterling Oil…
FG Rallies Stakeholders for Renewed School Feeding Initiative, Projects N1 Trillion Annual Budget
In a bid to strengthen its commitment to child welfare, education, and nutrition, the Federal Government of Nigeria has initiated a major engagement with stakeholders to discuss the relaunch and expansion of the Renewed Hope National Home-Grown School Feeding Programme…
Sanwo-Olu’s Six-Year Health Transformation: Lagos Sets New Standards in Infrastructure, Innovation, and Access
At The 2025 Ministerial Press Briefing By Lagos State Ministry of Health Launches Lagos SHIP, a Digital Health Initiative to End Hospital Bed-Hunting Unveils New Medical University to Train 1,000 Doctors Annually, Tackling Brain Drain In a compelling…
COP30: Guterres Urges World Leaders to Mobilize $1.3 Trillion Annually for Developing Nations by 2035
Calls for Doubling Adaptation Finance to $40 Billion Annually by 2025 Advocates for Increased Funding to the Loss and Damage Fund In a stirring call to action following a high-level global leaders’ session on climate and the just transition, UN…
Africa – Atomic Alliances: China’s Strategic Push into Africa’s Nuclear Energy Sector
A series of targeted nuclear agreements positions China as a key partner in advancing nuclear energy and reshaping geopolitical influence across the continent, with African Energy Week: Invest in African Energies 2025 serving as a strategic platform to accelerate collaboration…
AFDB Approves $19.85M Grant for Crisis Response in Sudan
African Development Bank approves $19.85 million grant for crisis response to the most vulnerable in Sudan’s conflict areas. The project will benefit 1.5 million Sudanese, or 265,000 households, of which a majority are led by women The Board of Directors…
India Accelerates Energy Push into Africa as Global Markets Shift
Amid declining Russian oil imports and rising energy demand, India is ramping up investments across Africa’s oil, gas and renewables sectors — with African Energy Week 2025: Invest in African Energies set to deepen Africa’s partnership with this key G20…