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Chevron CEO warned staff of rising near-misses weeks before a fatal Angola platform fire. The internal video urged safety amidst layoffs and “growing operational pressures.






A coalition of anti-corruption organizations in Africa has filed a legal complaint against French billionaire Vincent Bollorรฉ and his conglomerate, Bollorรฉ SE, alleging corruption and money laundering related to port concessions across Africa.


The newly elected President of Namibia has shifted the management of the country’s oil and gas sector to the Office of the President to optimize the benefits derived from the burgeoning industry.


Chevron raised safety concerns weeks before Angola platform fire

Weeks before a deadly fire on one of its platforms in Angola, Chevronโ€™s chief executive officer, Mike Wirth, had warned staff about a spike in near-miss incidents that he said could have led to fatalities, urging stricter adherence to safety measures across the company. Wirth issued the warning in an internal video on April 29,…

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Billions of dollars energy projects funded by AfDB under outgoing president, Akinwumi Adesina

Around $13.5 billion of that amount was channelled into regional infrastructure corridors, which Adesina described as โ€œcritical arteries for reducing transport costs, facilitating trade, and enhancing regional integration.โ€

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With Instollar, Chinwe foresees solar installation to be as easy asย bookingย aย ride

Her company, she explained, helps solar firms reduce costs by eliminating the need to keep technicians on payroll indefinitely โ€” especially when thereโ€™s no work to be done.

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Nigeria: Whoโ€™s on NNPCโ€™s new board and what are the tasks before them?

The board is also expected to elevate NNPCL’s share of crude oil refining output to 200,000 barrels per day by 2027 and reach 500,000 barrels per day by 2030.

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Meet Bayo Ojulari: Newly appointed boss of Nigeria’s NNPC

Bayo Ojulari, a former Shell executive, has been appointed the new Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of NNPC Ltd, Nigeriaโ€™s state oil corporation.

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African coalition accuses French billionaire, Vincent Bollorรฉ, of corruption in port deals

A coalition of anti-corruption organizations in Africa has filed a legal complaint against French billionaire Vincent Bollorรฉ and his conglomerate, Bollorรฉ SE, alleging corruption and money laundering related to port concessions across Africa.ย 

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Namibia newly elected president takes over country’s oil and gas sectorย 

The newly elected President of Namibia has shifted the management of the country’s oil and gas sector to the Office of the President to optimize the benefits derived from the burgeoning industry.

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Chevron CEO warned staff of rising near-misses weeks before a fatal Angola platform fire. The internal video urged safety amidst layoffs and “growing operational pressures.






A coalition of anti-corruption organizations in Africa has filed a legal complaint against French billionaire Vincent Bollorรฉ and his conglomerate, Bollorรฉ SE, alleging corruption and money laundering related to port concessions across Africa.


The newly elected President of Namibia has shifted the management of the country’s oil and gas sector to the Office of the President to optimize the benefits derived from the burgeoning industry.