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Daily Forecast: – Thursday, September 4: Low: 68°F (20°C), High: 77°F (25°C), Description: Becoming rainy with plenty of clouds – Friday, September 5: Low: 67°F (20°C), High: 79°F (26°C), Description: Periods of rain – Saturday, September 6: Low: 69°F (20°C), High: 83°F (28°C), Description: Low clouds breaking for some sun – Sunday, September 7: Low:…

SEO Riders – New PSC on Offshore Blocks OPL 2000 and OPL 2001 Spans 2,000 km² – TotalEnergies (80%) and Sapetro (20%) to Unlock Deepwater Reserves – Deal Features Bonuses, ESG Safeguards, Community and Gas Commitments On September 1, 2025, the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) officially signed a Production-Sharing Contract (PSC) with TotalEnergies…

SEO Riders – African Institutions and Youth Urged to Forge Stronger Climate Capacity – From Ideas to Implementation: Linking Climate Finance with Local Empowerment At the recent Africa Climate Week and Summit, stakeholders across the continent sounded a clarion call for Africa to unite in building institutional capacity and collective climate resilience. Emphasizing that capacity-building…

SEO Riders – Green Taxes Risk Undermining Equality Without Fair Design – Redistribution and Participation Essential for Just Environmental Action – Bridging Climate Goals with Poverty Reduction Builds Resilience Environmental policies, such as carbon taxes or pollution levies, help internalize ecological damage by making polluters pay—but they often disproportionately affect low-income households. Because poorer families…

SEO Riders – Kachikwu’s Industry Expertise to Elevate Q3 2025 Mentorship Series – NCDMB Leverages Virtual Platforms to Strengthen Oil & Gas Local Content – Capacity Building for Indigenous Firms Highlights Sustainable Growth Plan The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has announced that former Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr. Emmanuel Ibe…

SEO Riders – Africa Climate Week Unites Negotiators and Implementers from 1–6 Sept – Implementation Forum Powers Labs on Finance, Energy, Agriculture & Forests – Event Prepares Ground for Africa Climate Summit 2 and COP30 Agenda From 1–6 September 2025, the second UN Climate Week of the year (CW2) launches in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, bringing…

SEO Riders – Tinubu’s Projects Equally Spread Across Six Geopolitical Zones – Northwest Tops Allocation, with Over ₦5.97 Trillion in Approvals – Balanced Appointments & Regional Development Commissions Signal Inclusivity In response to circulating “fake information” and perceptions of regional neglect, Information Minister Mohammed Idris reaffirmed on September 1, 2025, that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s…

SEO Riders – Tah to Launch Rapid Reform, Deepen Partnerships, and Listen Closely – Focus on Youth Investment and Institutional Transformation – Town Halls, Global Alliances, and Peace-Investment Models on Agenda Sidi Ould Tah, the newly sworn-in President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), officially assumed office on September 1, 2025, succeeding Akinwumi Adesina. In…

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission for Nigeria (ICPC) has been urged to investigate and take action against Bayo Ojulari, Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL), over allegations of economic sabotage and lying. According to an open letter addressed to the ICPC Chairman on Monday…

SEO Riders – Urbanisation Surge Hits Nigeria’s Infrastructure Deficit – Climate Change Adds Pressure to Engineering and Planning – Call for Climate-Resilient Infrastructure Becomes Vital Dr. Ibrahim Lawal, a Senior Lecturer at Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, emphasized on August 30, 2025, that Nigeria is struggling to reconcile the rapid pace of urbanisation with its infrastructure…