A Japanese nuclear regulator employee has lost a work-issued smartphone, possibly in China, containing a confidential list of staff contacts, officials and local media reported. The incident, which came to light this week, occurred amid heightened tensions between Tokyo and Beijing following Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s November remarks that Japan might respond militarily if…
BY Ayomide Otitoju U.S. oil companies are seeking strong legal and financial guarantees from the Biden administration before committing major investments in Venezuela, even as President Donald Trump pushes them to support his plan to reshape global energy markets and help revive Venezuela’s oil industry, the Financial Times reported.The talks underline a growing divide between…
By Ayomide Otitoju The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has said it will continue its investigation of a former Managing Director of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), Ahmed Farouk, despite the withdrawal of a petition filed against him by billionaire industrialist Aliko Dangote. The anti-graft agency disclosed…
By Ayomide Otitoju Gunmen suspected to be herdsmen have launched a fresh attack on the Udeku Maav-Ya community in Mbakyol Council Ward, Turan district of Kwande Local Government Area of Benue State, killing five people. Local sources said the attack occurred on Tuesday evening while residents were harvesting yams and bambara nuts on their farms,…
By Ayomide Otitoju The Oyo State Police Command has launched a manhunt for the gunmen responsible for the attack on the National Forest Rangers’ office in Oloka Village, Oyo State, which claimed the lives of five officers. The Oyo State Commissioner of Police, CP Femi Haruna, disclosed this on Wednesday during an on-the-spot security assessment…
By Ayomide Otitoju Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has assured residents that those responsible for the attack that claimed the lives of five forest guards will be brought to justice. Makinde gave the assurance in a statement posted on his official Facebook page, where he condemned the attack and urged residents to remain calm as…
By Ayomide Otitoju Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has celebrated his wife, Dr. Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu, on her 59th birthday, describing her as a courageous, kind-hearted, and dependable partner. Dr. Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu, a medical doctor, First Lady of Lagos State, and Chairman of the Committee of Wives of Lagos State Officials (COWLSO), turns 59 on Thursday,…
By Ayomide Otitoju Shell has agreed to acquire stakes in two undeveloped ultra-deepwater offshore blocks in Angola from Chevron, the European energy company said on Tuesday. In a statement, Shell disclosed that it had signed a farm-in agreement with Cabinda Gulf Oil Company Ltd, a subsidiary of Chevron, to obtain a 35 per cent interest…
By Ayomide Otitoju Venezuela’s caretaker president, Delcy Rodríguez, on Tuesday appointed former central bank director Calixto Ortega Sánchez as her government’s top economic official, marking her first cabinet change since assuming office. Ortega Sánchez, who headed Venezuela’s central bank between 2018 and 2025 and has prior experience in the oil sector, takes over a portfolio…
