LAGOS SEPTEMBER 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has commended the Federal Government of Nigeria for accepting to host the upcoming Global Maritime Security Conference, saying the talks will go a long way in addressing security concerns in the maritime domain of the entire Gulf of Guinea. Secretary-General of OPEC Mohammed Sanusi Barkindo…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)- Two Nigerian entrepreneurs have been shortlisted among 21 finalists for the Shell LiveWIRE Top Ten Innovators Awards, a global competition which highlights and rewards businesses that demonstrate excellence in innovation as well as giving entrepreneurs a chance to shine on a global platform. The businesses are” FarmToJuice and Foods Nig. Ltd…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 5H (NEWSRANGERS)- The Executive Chairman of Warri South Local Government Area, Dr. Micheal Tidi has commended Heritage Energy Operational Services Limited (HEOSL), for its community development plans and programmes in OML 30. Dr Tidi was particularly impressed by the robust GMoU which the company helped to put in place to guide her relationship…
LAGOS SEPEMBER 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)- Indian police have discovered a large-scale BTC scam worth $67.6 mln, its facilitator beaten to death for cheating his partners Police in the Indian Uttarakhand state have found out about a big Bitcoin scam after its orchestrator, Abdul Shakoor, was killed by his former crime partners for cheating them. Massive Bitcoin…
LAGOS AUGUST 29TH (NEWRANGERS)-Nigerian banks are beginning to review their business model which is still very much the traditional banking system as technology is penetrating deeper into the tasks that workers carry out. Technology has already compelled some banks to limit their expansion rate, while others are shutting down their brick and mortar structures to…
LAGOS AUGUST 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) Joint Venture, Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company (SNEPCo) and its co-venture partners have contributed $2 billion to the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). The Media Relations Manager, Shell Nigeria, Bamidele Odugbesan, stated this while reacting to the allegation that the oil giant was among the…
LAGOS AUGUST 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)– The African Energy Chamber (https://EnergyChamber.org) welcomes the appointment of Timipre Silva as new Minister of Petroleum in Nigeria. As a former Governor of the Bayelsa State, in the core Niger Delta region, H.E. Timipre Silva understands the core issues affecting Nigeria’s oil & gas sector, the call for better revenue management…
LAGOS AUGUST 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The National Joint Industrial Council has signed the much awaited conditions of service and Collective Bargaining Agreement for Nigerian seafarers. This is coming after eight years of delay. Speaking during the signing ceremony in Lagos, the Director- General, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, Dr Dakuku Peterside, said the condition of service…