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Jun122026 by RareviewNo Comments

NCDMB KICKS OFF DIGITAL SKILLS TRAINING FOR 45 YOUNG NIGERIANS

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By PR The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has commenced a specialised Human Capacity Development (HCD) training programme in Digitalization and Digitization for 45 young Nigerians as part of efforts to build a future-ready workforce for the oil and gas industry. The 12-month programme, implemented in partnership with Heritage Energy Operational Services Limited (HEOSL) and Global Ocean Engineers Nigeria Limited, will provide participants with advanced training in Predictive Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, Data Analytics, Python Programming, and Cyber Security. Speaking at the kick-off ceremony in Lagos, the Executive Secretary of NCDMB, Engr. Felix Omatsola Ogbe, FNSE, represented by the General Manager, Human Capacity Development,...

Jun122026 by RareviewNo Comments

Insecurity: Fresh Calls For State Police

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By Reuben Abati OPINION FOLLOWING the spate of kidnappings – human beings being stolen across the country as if they were mere objects – in Oyo, Borno, Kebbi, Katsina, Kwara, Zamfara, Niger – there has been a renewed agitation for the establishment of state police by lawmakers, Governors and concerned citizens, out of the belief that state police, a decentralized police system in the country would help move the Nigerian government closer to its fundamental responsibility of ensuring the safety of lives and property across the country. In a report by Amnesty International, it is estimated that at least 1, 100 persons were abducted in the Northern part of the country alone between January to April 2026. The International Centre for Investigative Reporting (ICIR) quotes the Comm...

Mar142025 by RareviewNo Comments

NMDPRA GRANTS LICENSES TO THREE REFINERIES, BOOSTING NIGERIA’S DOMESTIC REFINING CAPACITY BY 140,000 BPD

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By Ali Elias The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) has granted three refinery licenses, adding a total of 140,000 barrels per day (bpd) to Nigeria’s domestic refining capacity. In a post on X (formerly Twitter) on Friday, NMDPRA announced that the newly licensed refineries include Eghudu Refinery Limited, which will produce 100,000 bpd; MB Refinery and Petrochemicals Company Limited, with a capacity of 30,000 bpd; and HIS Refining and Petrochemical Company Limited, which will refine 10,000 bpd. “The Authority Chief Executive, Engr. Farouk Ahmed, presented a License to Construct a 100,000 bpd refinery to Eghudu Refinery Ltd in Edo State, a License to Establish a 30,000 bpd refinery to MB Refinery and Petrochemicals Company Ltd in Delta State,...

Mar142025 by RareviewNo Comments

IN RIVERS STATE, A SUPREME INIQUITY?

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OPINION By Prof. Chidi Anselm Odinkalu The political control of the resources of the territory known as Rivers State in Nigeria’s Niger Delta has been a site of curious jurisprudence since the Acting Consul of the Oil Rivers Protectorate, Harry Johnston, procured the judicial liquidation of King Jaja of Opobo in December 1887 in Accra, present capital of Ghana. The charge against King Jaja was the violation of a treaty obligation to assist the British “in the execution of such duties as may be assigned.” At the end of proceedings which lasted less than one day before a forum described by Elvar Ingimundarsson as a “Kangaroo court”, King Jaja was convicted and sentenced to exile. The court also prohibited the people of Opobo from designating a replacement for him. At the end of Febr...

Mar62025 by RareviewNo Comments

TIMI FRANK ALLEGES PLOT TO ALTER SUPREME COURT JUDGMENT IN FAVOR OF WIKE’S LOYALISTS

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Courtsey: Realnews A former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and political activist, Timi Frank, has raised the alarm over an alleged plot by loyalists of former Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike to manipulate the recently delivered Supreme Court judgment in the state. Frank alleged that certain individuals are attempting to insert the issue of defection—currently being litigated at the Appeal Court—into the ruling, in a bid to influence ongoing legal battles. In a statement, Frank described the move as a "desperate lobby to smuggle into the judgment an aspect which was not decided." He claimed that Wike’s allies are behind the effort to tamper with the judgment, which focused on the Rivers State Local Government elections and the budg...

Feb202025 by RareviewNo Comments

EDWIN CLARK: THE FINAL CHAPTER OF A FIERCE PATRIOT AND NATIONAL CONSCIENCE

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By Ali Elias Nigeria has lost a towering statesman and a fierce advocate for justice with the passing of Chief Edwin Kiagbodo Clark at the age of 97. The elder statesman, former Federal Commissioner for Information, and leader of the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) died on Monday, February 17, as confirmed by his family in a statement: “The Clark-Fuludu Bekederemo family of Kiagbodo town, Delta, wishes to announce the passing on to eternity of Chief Edwin Clark. The family appreciates your prayers at this time. Other details will be announced later.” Clark’s death marks the end of an era for the Niger Delta and Nigeria as a whole. His relentless fight for resource control, political equity, and a restructured Nigeria defined his legacy. Often referred to as "Mr. Resource Control," ...

Oct82024 by RareviewNo Comments

NLNG EXTOLS MEDIA FOR CONTRIBUTION TO THE NIGERIA PRIZES, SPONSORS NEW PRIZE ON ENERGY REPORTING

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(L-R) Funke Egbemode (FNGE); Andy Odeh (NLNG); Prisca Sam-Duru of Vanguard newspaper; Kadaria Ahmed (Judge), Chido Nwakanma (Judge) and Anne-Marie Palmer-Ikuku (NLNG) during a one-time award to Prisca for her contributions to The Nigeria Prizes at the an event in Lagos themed “Celebrating the Voices of Impact” to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the prizes…recently Nigeria LNG Limited, over the weekend, celebrated the media for its contribution to the development of The Nigeria Prize for Literature and The Nigeria Prize for Science in the last 20 years, recognising media stakeholders for their dedication and commitment to the coverage of the Prizes. At an event titled “Celebrating the Voices of Impact” held in Lagos, the Company also announced the sponsorship of a new prize cate...

Oct12024 by RareviewNo Comments

NCDMB SUPERVISOR UKAN IDAGBO LAUNCHES FIVE BOOKS IN ABUJA

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Dr. Obinna Ezeobi (3rd right) representing Exec. Secretary Engr. Felix Ogbe and GM Corporate Communication and Coordination, Bar. Esuene Dan-Kikile By Ono Yima Ukan Idagbo, a Supervisor with the Zonal Coordination of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), launched five captivating books, including short stories and anthologies, at an event in Wuse, Abuja, on Friday. The event saw the representation of NCDMB, with the Executive Secretary, Engr. Felix Omatsola Ogbe (FNSE), commending Ukan's literary achievements. He emphasized the Board's mission to empower Nigerians in the oil and gas sector and related industries while pledging support for the distribution of the books to schools in the Niger Delta and recommending them for wider national circulation. This ...

Sep132024 by RareviewNo Comments

FOSAD decries anti-Igbo narratives in Prof Ahmed Bako’s inaugural lecture at Usman Danfodio University

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The Forum of Southeast Academic Doctors (FOSAD) has expressed its dismay at the content of the 50th Inaugural Lecture, titled “The Igbo Factor in the History of Intergroup Relations and Commerce in Kano: Opportunities and Challenges Revisited,” recently delivered by Professor Ahmed Bako at the Usmanu Danfodio University, Sokoto (UDUS). According to the group, Professor Bako misrepresented historical facts at various points in his lecture, and also engaged in typical Igbo profiling, teasing a xenophobic position that negates the integrative spirit of the Nigerian constitution. As an academic advocacy group in part dedicated to understanding the diverse peoples of Nigeria and the broader tapestry of Nigerian history, FOSAD says it had looked forward with great interest when Professor Bako...

Aug292024 by RareviewNo Comments

NNPC LTD EXPANDS GLOBAL MARKET FOOTPRINT TO JAPAN, CHINA WITH LNG SUPPLY ON DELIVERED EX-SHIP BASIS

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By PR In line with its strategic vision to be a dynamic and reliable global energy supplier of choice, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) has commenced shipment of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) cargoes to Japan and China on Delivered Ex-Ship (DES) basis. NNPC Ltd achieved the milestone through the collaboration of two of its Downstream subsidiaries – NNPC LNG Ltd and NNPC Shipping Ltd – which delivered its first DES LNG cargo from the 174,000m³ LNG vessel Grazyna Gesicka at Futtsu, Japan, on 27th June, 2024. Managing Director of NNPC Shipping, Mr. Panos Gliatis Since then, it has expanded its footprint to China with the delivery of one LNG cargo on DES basis. Delivered Ex-Ship (DES) is an international commercial term that requires the seller to de...