President Bola Tinubu has tasked African leaders with full automation in order to remain competitive in the maritime sector.
Tinubu made the appeal at the 43rd Annual Council Meeting and 18th Roundtable of Managing Directors/Exhibition of the Port Management Association of West and Central Africa (PMAWCA) on Monday in Lagos.
The meeting hosted by the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) had the theme ‘The Role of Ports in the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).’… Read the rest
An Academic, Dr Yetunde Aladeitan has urged a comprehensive energy strategy that combines Compressed Natural Gas (CNG), improved refinery operations, and investment in renewable energy sources to address Nigeria’s energy challenges.
Aladeitan urged the Federal Government to consider the long-term sustainability and affordability of these energy solutions while addressing the concerns of the citizens.
Aladeitan, a Senior Lecturer, at the Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Abuja, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Abuja.… Read the rest
The state of Nigeria’s pipelines and their vulnerability to physical and cyber attacks came under focus at a conference, organised by Energy and Corporate Africa, in collaboration with Pipeline Professionals’ Association of Nigeria (PLAN), in Abuja, yesterday.
At the event, stakeholders warned that the nation must prioritise pipeline technology amid growing crude oil theft and vandalism.
Participants included: the founder of OilServ, Emeka Okwuosa; Executive Secretary of Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI), Ogbonna Orji and Chief Executive Officer of Green Energy International Limited, Prof.… Read the rest
The Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas Limited (NLNG), on Monday, stated that the ongoing construction of the $5 billion Train-7 project being undertaken at Finima, Bonny Island, Rivers State, was at 52 percent completion rate and currently engages 8,300 Nigerians.
This was revealed when the management of NLNG, led by its Managing Director, Dr. Philip Mshelbila, held an engagement session with Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), Simbi Wabote, at the gas company’s operational base in Bonny Island.… Read the rest