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POLICY RELEASE ON DECARBONISATION AND ENERGY SUSTAINABILITY IN NIGERIAN UPSTREAM OIL AND GAS OPERATIONS: ISSUANCE OF UPSTREAM PETROLEUM DECARBONISATION TEMPLATE

ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesPRESS STATEMENT  POLICY RELEASE ON DECARBONISATION AND ENERGY SUSTAINABILITY IN NIGERIAN UPSTREAM OIL AND GAS OPERATIONS: ISSUANCE OF UPSTREAM PETROLEUM DECARBONISATION TEMPLATE   The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has announced the release of the Upstream Petroleum Decarbonisation Template (UPDT), a pivotal regulatory tool aimed at enhancing the decarbonisation and sustainability agenda within…

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Eno signs 2025 ₦955bn Appropriation  Estimates into law 

ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesEno signs 2025 ₦955bn Appropriation  Estimates into law ✓₦655bn for capital, ₦300bn for recurrent expenditures   Governor Umo Eno has signed the 2025 ₦955billion Akwa Ibom State budget, christened Budget of Consolidation and Expansion.  into law. He gave assent to the Appropriation Bill at the State Executive Council Chambers, Government House, Uyo. Speaking shortly…

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Was Jimmy Carter a pacifist?  

ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesWas Jimmy Carter a pacifist?   By Eno Udo   Former United States President Jimmy Carter passed on as the first American president to have clocked a 100 years, and would now be remembered for his record in and out office. Most often American presidents are adjudged by how well or not they used their…

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Column – African Christmas

ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesColumn Bitter Pills By Des Wilson African Christmas Give me An African Christmas We’ll spend it together In Peace and Love To heal our land Ed Jordan, Lyrics of song African Christmas (2011)   It seems we are at the beginning of a new era, or the end of an epoch. Strange and happenstance…

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NIGERIA’S OIL LICENSING ROUNDS: FUNDAMENTAL OPPORTUNITY FOR INVESTMENT

ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesNIGERIA’S OIL LICENSING ROUNDS: FUNDAMENTAL OPPORTUNITY FOR INVESTMENT *By Akpandem James   A significant shift is taking place in Nigeria’s upstream oil and gas sector where indigenous energy companies are increasingly entering the field and positioning themselves to compete on a larger scale. Local oil companies (LOCs) are acquiring assets divested by International Oil…

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Ex-US President Jimmy Carter joins his ancestors

ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesEx-US President Jimmy Carter joins his ancestors    Former United States’ President, Jimmy Carter and Nobel peace laureate, who led his country from 1977 to 1981, is no more. He died, Sunday, 29 December, 2024, aged 100. Carter, a man with very humble beginnings, was born in the Plains, Georgia, and was the longest…

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2024 Globe Soccer Award categories and winners

ShareShareTweetPin0 Shares 2024 Globe Soccer Award categories and winnersAlongside the standout men’s and women’s categories, here is a rundown of the other winners.Best Men’s player (18 finalists): Vinicius Junior (Real Madrid)Best Midfielder (11 nominees): Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid) Best Forward (10 nominees): Vinicius Junior (Real Madrid) Best Women’s player (12 finalists): Aitana Bonmati (Barcelona) Best…

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