Foreign

Lanre Oloyede General Abdourahamane Tchiani, head of the Presidential Guard since 2011, appeared on state television saying he was the “president of the National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland”. Niger’s putschists named an army general as the new...

By Omajuwa Oghenetega Andrew  Saudi Arabia is set to host a get-together of global leaders from the oil and gas industries after Riyadh was named as the venue for the 2026 edition of the World Petroleum Congress. As well as...

By Aguolu Michael Okechukwu The 23rd World Petroleum Congress returned to the United States for the first time in over 30 years.  Houston, recognized as the energy capital of the world, housed the conference where government leaders, ministers of energy...

By Lanre Oloyede Some of the key soft skills that oil and gas workers should possess are effective communication, problem-solving, and adaptability, according to Chad Spencer, the CEO of Houston headquartered Hazeltine Executive Search Partners (HESP), a member of the...

By Lanre Oloyede China plans to use renewable energy sources such as wind and solar to provide onsite power for enhanced oil and gas recovery techniques, according to the National Energy Administration. Gas output could be increased by 3 billion...

By Omolede Temitayo Published January 2, 2024 DNV, a global independent energy expert and assurance provider, has signed an agreement with leading EPC contractor Petrojet to support green hydrogen projects in Egypt. The memorandum of understanding (MoU) aims to scope...

By Omajuwa Oghenetega Andrew The Australian College of Nursing (ACN) is excited to announce that applications are now open for a range of ACN Foundation scholarships, grants and awards to support nurses to advance their skills and scope of practice....

By Paul Ijeoma Evans Published February 9, 2024 The number of internationally trained nursing staff in the U.K. is increasing rapidly, according to figures from the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC). But it wasn’t always like this, and until quite...

  By Lanre Oloyede Inti Kith, Charles Darwin Foundation, described the threats posed by invasive alien species in the Galapagos MPA and the use of settlement plates to assess the extent of marine bioinvasions.  Shona Murray, University of Western Australia,...

By Lanre Oloyede On the penultimate day of IMPAC5, attendees were prompted to contemplate the impact of the Congress and ways to preserve its discourse for continued progress towards ocean preservation and fair conservation efforts in the future. Sean Russell,...