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Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Caritas Communications Limited, Chief Adedayo Ojo, has won the Industry Star Award organised by the The Industry Newspaper. Ojo was honoured for his exemplary footprints on the Marketing Communications practice in Nigeria, especially in the area of consulting at the fourth edition of The Industry Summit/Awards held at D’ Podium, Aromire Street, Ikeja, Lagos ...

(In no particular order): Speakers, including Chairperson of the IWD 2023 Programme at WIEN, and MD/CEO, PeakThrust Insurance Brokers Limited, Mrs. Abimbola Onakomaiya; Mrs Elohor Aiboni, Managing Director of SNEPCO; Group Executive Director, Sahara Energy, Mrs Moroti Adedoyin-Adeyinka; Director of New Energy, Seplat Energy Plc, Mr. Effiong Okon; Chief Executive Officer, All On, Caroline Eboumbou; Founder/Executive Vice Chairman, boys to ...

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited has said that Mr. Jeane-Mare Cordier, a former Vice President of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) is now to head its oil trading arm, the NNPC Trading Ltd. Chief Corporate Communications Officer NNPC Limited, Garba Deen Muhammad, in a statement made available to SlyeNews cordier’s appointment is in furtherance of the ...

The loss of supply currently being experienced is due to the industrial action by the organised labour union in Imo State, Emeka Ezeh, Head Corporate Communications, Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC),has said. He disclosed to journalists in Enugu that the industrial action led to the shutting down of source of supply, leaving his firm with no energy to distribute. All ...

Seplat Energy Plc has refuted the media report to the effect that its Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”), Mr. Roger Brown’s resident permit has been withdrawn by the Federal Government The company in a letter signed by Basil Omiyi, Independent Chairman, on behalf of the entire Board of Seplat Energy PLC and sent to both the Nigeria Exchange and London Exchange ...

The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) has called on the Federal Government to ensure it sustains the fight to the nation’s vandalised pipelines and increasing crude oil production. PENGASSAN also demanded that all those arrested in connection with economic sabotage of pipeline vandalism should be prosecuted and if found guilty, be made to face the ...

The International Labour Organisation (ILO) has warned that millions in Nigeria and other Sub-Saharan countries face the dire risk of high unemployment in 2023. The ILO expressed worry that the Russia-Ukraine war pushed millions more Nigerians into poverty in 2022 and many would be further impoverished this year. The United Nations agency, whose mandate is to advance social and economic ...

Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG, has threatened to cripple operations of Indorama Eleme Petrochemicals Company in Rivers State, over alleged anti-labour practices. In a statement weekend, NUPENG alerted government, security agencies and the public in general to what it described as “the anti-labour, crude and unscrupulous machinations of the management of Indorama Eleme Petrochemicals Company in ...

Petroleum Tanker Drivers Branch of National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, (PTD– NUPENG) has threatened strike over the illegal activities and high-handedness of some security agents, particularly the Military Task Force in the Port Harcourt zone of the Union. This may end the relief being experienced by Nigerians at Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) petrol retail outlets across the ...

Leading energy and infrastructure conglomerate Sahara Group has flagged off the “Responsibly Sahara” initiative to enhance the organisation’s sustainability footprint across Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East. Ejiro Gray, Director, Governance and Sustainability, Sahara Group, said the initiative would embody Sahara Group’s march towards greening its operations progressively to promote access to clean energy and environmental sustainability. “The Responsibly ...