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Apr222024 by RareviewNo Comments

NCDMB LAUDS SNEPCO, BAYELSA GOVT, AS DIGITAL LIBRARY IS INAUGURATED AT NIGER DELTA UNIVERSITY

Energy

By PR The Executive Secretary, Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), Engr. Felix Omatsola Ogbe has commended Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company (SNEPCo) and the Bayelsa State Government for the completion and inauguration of a Learning Centre and Digital Library at Niger Delta University (NDU), Amassoma, Bayelsa State. The state-of-the-art facility which boasts three floors – a 2,300-seater Library Building – and a fully equipped digital library, also has a Wi-Fi Lounge, offices, digital educational technology rooms, a 500KVA generator housed within a purpose-builtexternal structure, 500KVA transformer, a dedicated water facility and overhead tank, a restaurant/recreation hub, etc. Engr. Ogbe, represe...

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NCDMB AND GREEN ENERGY NC REMEDIATION TRAINING PROGRAMME KICKS OFF IN YENAGOA

Energy

By PR A Nigerian Content Non-Compliance (NC-NC) Remediation Training Programme of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) kicked off in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, on Monday with 20 Nigerians drawn from all over the country participating in the 12-month scheme. The training, which centres on critical skill sets such as Piping Engineering, Project Engineering, Safety Engineering, and Electrical Engineering, as well as basics in Information and Communication Technology (ICT), is being sponsored by the NCDMB as part of human capital development to boost indigenous participation in the nation’s oil and gas industry. Speaking at the kick-off ceremony, the General Manager, Monitoring and Evaluation Directorate of NCDMB, Ms. Lekoma S...

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NCDMB RECEIVES $1M RETURN ON INVESTMENT FROM NEDOGAS

Energy

By PR The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) on Monday received a cheque of $1 million from Nedogas Development Company Limited (NDCL), being part of the return on investment (ROI) on one of the Board’s strategic investments. The cheque was presented by the Chairman of the company, Engr. Emeka Ene when he visited the Nigerian Content Tower in Yenagoa Bayelsa State, where he was received by the Executive Secretary, Engr. Felix Omatsola Ogbe and other members of the Board’s management. Nedogas Development Company Limited (NDCL) is a joint venture company between Xenergi Limited and NCDMB Capacity Development Intervention Company. As part of the project, Nedogas Development Company Limited (NDCL) constructed and commissioned a 300 MMscfd Capacity Kwale Gas G...

Apr222024 by RareviewNo Comments

FINALLY, THEY CAME FOR BOBRISKY

Opinion

Abimbola Adelakun By Abimbola Adelakun At an academic conference some years ago, two students walked up to me after learning I was a Nigerian. They had based their academic projects on popular cross-dresser Idris Okunenye (Bobrisky) and they wanted to know a few things about her. Bobrisky was still a straw weight then but was not ignorable. One of them asked how she survives a Nigeria virulently opposed to any display of nonconforming sexuality. I opined that Bobrisky’s survival partly owes to the internet, particularly its feature that allows virtually any sight to escalate into a spectacle made Bobrisky one we could view remotely from the display show glass of our phone screens. That distance also put her out of the physical reach and social orbit where she could be harmed. Bobr...

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DUBAI HARD HIT AS UAE IS SWAMPED BY UNUSUAL FLOOD

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CNBC/ Getty images By Ali Elias According to Reuters, the rains were the heaviest experienced by the United Arab Emirates in the 75 years that records have been kept. They brought much of the country to a standstill and caused significant damage. The storm which fell on Tuesday was like a whole year's rain falling in one day. This seems like a bolt out of the blues considering the desert weather condition of the country and others within the Arabian Peninsula region. Vehicles, including buses, were abandoned on streets and some could be seen submerged in water. In Abu Dhabi, some supermarkets and restaurants faced product shortages, unable to receive deliveries from Dubai. Flooding trapped residents in traffic, offices and homes. Many reported leaks at their homes, while fo...

Apr162024 by RareviewNo Comments

THE GOOD, BAD, UGLY OF NYSC IN NIGERIA

Opinion

By Emmanuel Onwubiko THE National Youth Service Corp scheme is a potpourri of the very best, the bad, the ugly, and the unexpected. It is an annual event piloted by a government institution where humans are the principal characters. Philosophers have taught us that man is frail and imperfect, so there are bound to be divergent interests, dimensions, and distinctive characteristics among the youngsters participating in the annual national service and the institutional platform called the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC). By and large, the NYSC is a mixed bag of all that can be imagined and the unimaginable. From its inception fifty years ago, the scheme was set out to fundamentally reshape the thinking and modus operandi of youngsters from different parts of the Nigerian federation...

Apr162024 by RareviewNo Comments

THE ROLE OF LAW IN MAINTAINING SANITY AND PREVENTING IMPUNITY IN A DEMOCRATIC SETTING (Part 1)

Opinion

Photo by Pavel Danilyuk on Pexels.com By Prof. Mike Ozekhome, SAN Introduction THERE is no doubt that the fundamental attribute of law is its ability to curtail excessive behaviours of man. In the absence of law in any society, anarchy and survival by strength become inevitable. The purpose of law is to produce either of two things: (a) an idealistic society or (b) a practical society, more tolerable than what has been labeled by some philosophers as ‘the state of nature’, in which there are no formal ties between mankind, and no civil or statutory law. The importance of law is such that it is difficult or impossible for a society to exist without law. Mike Ozekhome The force of law is a major requirement for maintaining social order and preventing chaos in a society. ...

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SETTING THE RECORDS STRAIGHT ON INVESTIGATIONS OF HUMANITARIAN MINISTRY

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By Ali Elias In a Press Statement, signed by Its Head, Media & Publicity, Dele Oyewale, on April 14, 2024, the EFCC, has come out to clarify the position of Its investigation into the alleged financial misappropriation in the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development; as against the insinuations in the Social Media. The Statement reads: The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has noticed the rising tide of commentaries, opinions, assumptions and insinuations concerning its progressive investigations into the alleged financial misappropriation in the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development. At the outset of investigations, past and suspended officials of the Humanitarian Ministry were invited by...

Apr152024 by RareviewNo Comments

President Tinubu’s appointees from the North must take a stand

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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu By Bello Matawalle CONSEQUENT to my position on the recent attack on the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu by a spokesman of the Northern Elders Forum (NEF), it has come to my attention that Dr. Hakeem Baba-Ahmed who once served as the Spokesperson of the group and currently a Special Adviser on Political Matters in the Presidency took to his page on it to express a different position. His Excellency Bello Matawalle According to Dr. Baba-Ahmed ,my stand against the unjust and spurious attack against the new administration of President Tinubu that is working very hard to reposition our country and economy for better as ‘ill-advised’. He suggested I could have done a better job in my defence of the administration where I have the rare hono...

Apr132024 by RareviewNo Comments

OPEC VS. IEA FORECASTS AND THE FUTURE OF ENERGY MARKETS

Energy

Zorazhuang via Getty Images By Omono Okonkwo, Head of Operations at The Electricity Hub On April 11, 2024, the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) released its monthly oil market report (MOMR), shedding light on global oil demand. Their assessment indicates that the forecast for global oil demand growth in 2024 remains stable at 2.2 million barrels per day (mb/d), with slight upward adjustments made to the first quarter of 2024 data. In contrast, the International Energy Agency (IEA) presents a different perspective. They anticipate a slowdown in global oil demand growth, expecting it to ease to 1.2 million barrels per day (mb/d) in 2024 and further decline to 1.1 mb/d in 2025. This deceleration is attributed to the normalization of growth post-COVID-19 pandemi...