Dangote oil refinery The conversation around local refining in Nigeria is as old as the existing refineries offering little or no succor to the country. Nigeria’s four refineries, with a name-plate capacity of refining 445,000bpd of crude, were set up almost 30 years ago. Today, the refineries are a drain on taxpayers. Notwithstanding efforts to rehabilitate them, Nigerians appeared to…
Dangote oil refinery The conversation around local refining in Nigeria is as old as the existing refineries offering little or no succor to the country. Nigeria’s four refineries, with a name-plate capacity of refining 445,000bpd of crude, were set up almost 30 years ago. Today, the refineries are a drain on taxpayers. Notwithstanding efforts to rehabilitate them, Nigerians appeared to…
The bank got certified by the Top Employers Institute. In Summary •To become recognised as a Top Employer, your organisation needs to be evaluated. •The said survey covers 6 HR domains consisting of 20 topics. Absa Bank Kenya has been named the top employer in Kenya and Africa in the 2022 accolade. The bank got certified by the Top…
The United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) has said that 10.5 million children are out of school in Nigeria, which is the highest rate in the world. The UNICEF Representative in Nigeria, Peter Hawkins, disclosed this in a statement while commemorating the International Day of Education. Hawkins commended the Nigerian government for the pledge to increase the annual domestic education…
H.E. President of the Republic of Costa Rica Carlos Alvarado presents the Award for Humanitarian Energy to Dysmus Kisilu, Founder, Solar Freeze, Kenya | Credits: Andy Aitchison/Ashden Climate solutions charity aims to focus on projects that catalyse green job creation through this year’s grant funding awards Climate solutions charity Ashden this morning launched the 2022 Ashden Awards for…
Workers are leaving jobs like never before, and it’s causing a shortage of talent that has companies around the globe reeling. According to a recent survey conducted by Citrix, 40 percent of 1,000 knowledge workers in the US have left at least one job in the past year or are considering doing so. It’s been dubbed “The Great Resignation.” But it’s…
Workers are leaving jobs like never before, and it’s causing a shortage of talent that has companies around the globe reeling. According to a recent survey conducted by Citrix, 40 percent of 1,000 knowledge workers in the US have left at least one job in the past year or are considering doing so. It’s been dubbed “The Great Resignation.” But it’s…
The decision comes amid tension between Mali and its international partners. In Summary • The Takuba Task Force was established as a partial successor to a French counter-terrorism operation in the West African Sahel region. • The statement said all partners in the task force needed a prior accord with the government before deployments in Mali. Mali’s government said…
The decision comes amid tension between Mali and its international partners. In Summary • The Takuba Task Force was established as a partial successor to a French counter-terrorism operation in the West African Sahel region. • The statement said all partners in the task force needed a prior accord with the government before deployments in Mali. Mali’s government said…
For two whole years, the Covid19 health crisis has disrupted education systems worldwide and forced school closures which have impacted hundreds of millions of children. All of them have suffered learning loss. Some, though, have suffered more than others. In developed countries, access at home to computers and cheap and reliable broadband allowed students to make the transition to…