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Apr82024 by RareviewNo Comments

THE MANAGEMENT TOOL TOO MANY NEWSROOMS LACK (Prt 1)

Opinion

By ISABELLE ROUGHOL "We don't really get promoted in journalism," a friend lamented in a group chat where with others in finance, government or marketing, we compared our career paths. He wasn't wrong: in one longitudinal study of the media market in Seattle, nearly 40% of professionals surveyed in 2015 were in exactly the same role in 2021. Another 30% had left the industry. Just 16% had seen career progression within journalism in those 6 years. (For comparison if comparison there can be, over the same period in a fast-growth tech company, I was promoted five times.) Keeping a job in journalism for six straight years might seem lucky, but it's not good enough. Our people deserve career progression and our organisations will be all the better for holding onto and developing our...

Apr62024 by RareviewNo Comments

NLNG UNVEILS CUTTING-EDGE TWIN THEATRE SUITE AT JUTH

Health

NLNG, a big energy company in Nigeria, is improving healthcare at teaching hospitals. They opened a new twin theatre suite at the University of Jos Teaching Hospital. The Plateau State Governor and other important people attended. This suite is part of NLNG's plan to boost healthcare at 12 teaching hospitals across Nigeria. NLNG has already finished similar projects in other places like Abuja, Benin, Lagos, and Yenagoa. The one in Jos is part of the second phase of their plan, which started in 2023. At the opening ceremony in Jos, NLNG's boss talked about the urgent need for better medical facilities and to stop skilled doctors from leaving Nigeria. NLNG wants to help fix this by improving healthcare. The Plateau State Governor said the new suite will make surgeries quicker and sa...

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FG OPENS PORTAL FOR SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS TO TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS

News

Didi Walson-Jack, Permanent secretary, Ministry of Education The Federal Ministry of Education has opened the portal for eligible and interested candidates to apply for the 2023/2024 Nigerian Scholarship Award (NSA) and Education Bursary Award (EBA) tenable in the country’s public tertiary institutions. According to a statement by Didi Walson-Jack, the ministry’s permanent secretary, “Applicants for postgraduate studies should possess a minimum of first degree with second class honours in the upper division.” Candidates applying for the scholarship must be registered full-time students of public universities. Besides, other applicants for undergraduates, higher national diplomas and national certificates of education must be registered full-time students in their second year or...

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NIGERIA’S ENERGY SECTOR NEEDS TO PAY ATTENTION TO ITS IMPLEMENTATION CHALLENGES

Energy

By Omono Okonkwo, Head of Operations at The Electricity Hub In March 2024, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu took decisive action to enhance Nigeria's investment climate, aiming to position the country as the premier investment hub for the oil and gas sector across Africa. Through the execution of Policy Directives, the President unveiled a strategic roadmap to foster a conducive environment for investment while addressing critical industry challenges. After thorough engagements, meticulous analyses, and benchmarking against international standards, the President initiated amendments to primary legislation to introduce fiscal incentives tailored specifically for oil and gas projects. These amendments also target the reduction of contracting costs and timelines and promote cost effici...

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NERC FINES AEDC ₦200 MILLION FOR VIOLATION OF THE NEW TARIFF ORDER, DIRECTS CUSTOMER REFUNDS

Energy

By Ali Elias The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has sanctioned Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) and imposed a heavy fine of N200m for violating the regulatory agency’s tariff order. This was revealed in a Press Statement by the agency on Its X handle. The full details of the Statement read: The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (“Commission”) has taken enforcement action against the Abuja Electricity Distribution Plc (“AEDC”) for non-compliance with the Supplementary Order to the April 2024 Multi-Year Tariff Order 2024 for AEDC (the “Order”). AEDC has been fined ₦200,000,000 (Two Hundred Million Naira) for failure to comply with the prescribed customer band classifications for the tariff billing. This decision follows a detailed rev...

Apr22024 by RareviewNo Comments

ISRAEL HAS ‘NO CHOICE’ BUT RAFAH OFFENSIVE, NETANYAHU TELLS US MEMBERS OF CONGRESS

News

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has told a group of US members of Congress that “victory” in Gaza and “getting” Hamas’ senior leadership in the enclave are just “a few weeks away.” Speaking to a bipartisan group from Congress on Wednesday, Netanyahu said: “We’ve killed many senior leaders [of Hamas], including number four in Hamas, number three in Hamas. We’ll get number two and number one. That’s victory. Victory is within reach. It’s a few weeks away.” Hosting the congressional delegation, which the Prime Minister’s Office said was organized by the pro-Israel lobbying group American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), in Jerusalem, Netanyahu said it was “very important to maintain bipartisan support” but “especially in these trying times.” Netanyahu said that Isra...

Mar302024 by RareviewNo Comments

PRESIDENTIAL COUNCIL HAILS NCDMB FOR TRANSPARENCY, EFFICIENCY, AS BOARD SEEKS SENSITISATION OF PETROLEUM INDUSTRY

Energy

By PR The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) was on Monday in Abuja commended for maintaining first position among ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) in the Half Year Executive Order (EOI) Compliance Report by the Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC). Addressing a Management team from the Board, led by the Director Monitoring and Evaluation, Mr. Abdulmalik Halilu, the Special Adviser to the President on PEBEC and Investments, Dr. Jumoke Oduwole, urged NCDMB to maintain its high standard of transparency and efficiency in its operations, having won the top position in successive rankings, with 81.48 per cent for January-June, 2022, 81.11 per cent for July-December, 2022, and 83.06 per cent for January-June 2023. She sa...

Mar292024 by RareviewNo Comments

FAYE ELECTED IN SENEGAL AS AFRICA’S YOUNGEST PRESIDENT, BUT WOULD HE REMEMBER HIS BACKGROUND?

News

Getty Images By Ali Elias “Senegal needs presidents who have this kind of background,” he said, looking around at the peeling paint and the cracked tiles. “Diomaye knows the suffering people are facing” reports New York Times The first election that Bassirou Diomaye Faye ever won was the one that just made him the president-elect of Senegal. Before his victory in the election last Sunday, 10 days after he was released from jail, Mr. Faye had only ever run for mayor of his hometown, Ndiaganiao — a small settlement on a sandy track, crisscrossed by horse carts carrying women and their wares to the market. He lost that election, in 2022, to the ruling party’s candidate. Few in Senegal know the remarkable journey of the 44-year-old tax inspector who rode a wave of yout...

Mar292024 by RareviewNo Comments

THE GREAT PIA SWINDLE: NIGERIA’S OIL MONEY UNDER SIEGE

Energy

Photo courtesy: Pexels, Natalia Vaitkevich By Adamu Rabiu, Kaduna Considering these circumstances, wouldn’t it be prudent to suspend or abandon the PIA and revert to the status quo ante before it becomes a QUICK SAND? In the corridors of power, the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) was hailed as the panacea to Nigeria’s oil sector woes – a landmark legislation promising transparency, accountability, and fair distribution of the nation’s oil wealth. Yet, as the dust settles, it reveals a disconcerting reality of promises not meant to be fulfilled. Running the NNPC Ltd Like a Fiefdom Let’s do a quick refresher, according to the latest data from both the US Energy Information Administration. Nigeria is ranked eleventh in the world and fourth in Africa in crude oil product...

Mar252024 by RareviewNo Comments

NCDMB CARRIES OUT MONITORING VISIT FOR LNG TRAIN 7 IN SOUTH KOREA

Energy

The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board(NCDMB) is currently carrying out an onsite out-of-country monitoring visit to South Korea to inspect facilities fabricating Pressure Vessels, Columns, Heat Exchangers, and Filters for the NLNG Train 7 project awarded to the consortium of SAIPEM, Chiyoda and DAEWOO (SCD JV).The visit is from the 18th – 22nd of March 2024. The Monitoring visit is being led by the Executive Secretary NCDMB, Engr. Felix Omatsola Ogbe and the Director of Monitoring and Evaluation, NCDMB, Mr. Abdulmalik Halilu. The Nigeria LNG Ltd team is led by the Managing Director, Dr. Philip Mshelbila and the General Manager, External Relations, and Sustainable Developme...