NAICE 2024
3 Aug
Notwithstanding the #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria# protest, the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) Nigeria Council has insisted that the 47th edition of the Nigeria Annual International Conference and Exhibition (NAICE) will hold in Lagos as scheduled.
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Protestors stormed the regional parliament in Abkhazia on Friday, forcing the government to halt an investment deal with Russia that some fear will spoil the breakaway Georgian region's natural beauty. The Black Sea separatist region is backed by Moscow but recognised as part of Georgia by most of the world. It has been thrust into…
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Pakistan's most populated province of Punjab on Friday extended school closures in smog-hit major cities by a week, with thousands hospitalised as the country battles record air pollution. The province, home to more than half of Pakistan's 240 million people, last week closed all schools until November 17 in major cities enveloped by smog. Air…
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President Bola Tinubu has conferred the posthumous national honour of Commander of the Federal Republic (CFR) on the late Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Taoreed Lagbaja. Tinubu announced this during his address at the funeral of the late Army Chief at the Military Cemetery, Abuja, on Friday. Tinubu stated that naming Lieutenant General Lagbaja…
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No fewer than six graduands, who scored perfect Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 7.0 at Master’s degree level, were awarded their certificates at the 76th Convocation Ceremony of the University of Ibadan on Friday. The six were among the 2,450 graduands from different disciplines that received their Master’s degree certificates at the third day…
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The European Union (EU) has inaugurated the second cohort of the Youth Sounding Board (YSB) Nigeria, comprising 25 young people drawn from across the country. Through the YSB Nigeria, the European Union provides a platform for young people to influence the policies and programmes of the EU delegation in Nigeria. Speaking at the inauguration in…
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Claudio Ranieri admitted Friday that he needs to hit the ground running in his third spell as Roma coach with his boyhood club languishing near the Serie A relegation zone. A lifelong Roma fan and Premier League title winner with Leicester City in 2016, Ranieri came out of retirement on Thursday in the hope of…
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The Youth Party (YP) candidate in the Ondo Governorship election scheduled for Saturday, Adegoke Kehinde Paul, has promised to run a transparent administration if he wins the election. Speaking to Guardian TV, Paul said his interest in the election was driven by the desire to bring genuine progress, and responsible and respectable leadership to the…
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The ECOWAS Court has dismissed an application filed by a Nigerian, Chukwuemeka Edeh, seeking five million naira damages for alleged unlawful detention and torture by the defunct police Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). The petitioner had approached the court with an application praying for the enforcement of his rights and a default judgment against Nigeria following…
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The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Ife Unit Command, on Friday decorated seven of its newly promoted officers with their ranks. Addressing the newly promoted officers at the command’s office in Ile-Ife, the Acting Unit Commander, Pius Ogunloye, urged them to uphold the core values of FRSC. The newly promoted officers include Mr Odediji Olutunde,…
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President Bola Tinubu, former head of state, Gen Abdulsalami Abubakar and Governor of Borno State, professor Babagana Zulum are among other eminent leaders listed for this year Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe's Zik's annual awards lecture. While the president is slated to be the special guest of honour, Gen Abubakar will be the chairman of the occasion…