Many of Nigeria’s Vice Chancellors are unquestionably perfect islands of distinguished academic administrators. So long as their islands remain islands many of their colleagues who constitute the rank-and-file.
An ex-militant group, the 21st Century Youths of Niger Delta and Agitators with Conscience (21stCYNDAC), has charged President Muhammadu Buhari to shun detractors plotting to truncate the inauguration
Geographical Magazine ReconAfrica s plan to drill for oil in the Okavango draws the ire of environmentalists Written by Jacob Dykes 09 Jun 2021 One company’s plan to drill for oil in the Okavango Delta is raising the ire of environmentalists. As we find out, the promises of community uplift through oil extraction is not always a pathway to prosperity
In 2015, Canadian-based oil and gas exploration company ReconAfrica acquired the rights to explore about 8.5 million acres of the Kavango Basin in northeastern Namibia – one of the world’s great wilderness areas. Safe to say, this hasn’t gone down well with environmental groups. So far, however, their voices have gone largely unheeded. In January 2021, the company began to drill the first of two exploratory test wells, which will eventually be used to establish the region’s potential for oil production. The company has dubbed Africa the final frontier for oil
A week plus ago, and precisely so, a group of friends travelled to Port Harcourt in Rivers State from the coastal cities of Sapele and Warri in Delta State.
As part of efforts to boost vegetation cover in Niger Delta, the Federal Government has put in place strategy and conservation plan for the restoration of mangroves in Ogoni communities.