Nigeria is seeing a sharp rise in the price of its sought after crude grade as demand soars both in the United States of America and Europe. Offers for medium sweet Forcados Blend and Escravos crude from Nigeria have approached…
The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources Chief Timipre Sylva has called on the U.S, Government to provide funding support for Nigeria to develop its natural gas resources. According to Sylva, this is to enable the sector serve as alternative…
The United States has announced the donation of 2.5 million Pfizer vaccine doses to Nigeria. This was disclosed in a statement by the U.S Embassy on Thursday. According to the statement, the vaccine doses arrived in Abuja this week and…
The US State Department has chosen Illinois-based contractor Pernix Group for a $319m contract to build a consulate general in Lagos. The building, which was designed by Ennead Architects of New York City, will be located on a 5ha site…
As Nigeria works towards achieving the Global Health Security Agenda (GHSA) 2024 targets and meeting the International Health Regulations (IHR) requirements by strengthening workforce development, disease surveillance, emergency response, and laboratory capacity, the United States has trained 40 Nigerians in…
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) on Wednesday signed a virtual Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Earth Networks, U.S. to advance weather observation across the globe. NiMet‘s Director-General, Prof. Mansur Matazu said the purpose of the MOU was to enter into…
The Federal Government on Monday took delivery of another tranche of COVID-19 vaccine doses. The latest tranche, over four million doses of the Moderna vaccine, was donated by the U.S. government. Representatives from UNICEF and USAID officially presented the vaccine…
…calls for synergy among govt agencies The Director General of National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, Prof Moji Adeyeye has decried the incessant rejection of food and agricultural commodities from Nigeria by the United States of…
Record Olympic women’s football champions the U.S got the better of the Netherlands on penalty kicks on Friday to set up a semi-final clash with neighbours Canada. The 4-2 shootout success followed a 2-2 draw after extra-time at the Tokyo…
The government of the United States is mulling a ban on Chinese imports of Iranian crude as it becomes increasingly clear that reaching a deal with Iran before the inauguration of its new government is unlikely. The oil markets see…
