Italian prosecutors seek 8-year prison term for Eni CEO

Italian prosecutors seek 8-year prison term for Eni CEO

Italian prosecutors said late Tuesday they are seeking an eight-year prison term against the head of oil company Eni, Claudio Descalzi, as part of a long-running corruption case implicating the Italian firm and its UK counterpart Shell in Nigeria. Italian investigators suspect the two oil groups used bribes to obtain rights in 2011 to a […]
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As Olatunde Ojo steps in as Clerk to the National Assembly

As Olatunde Ojo steps in as Clerk to the National Assembly

By Mon-Charles Egbo Within the last few weeks, the media space was dominated by issues about the tenure of the clerk to the National Assembly. It became such topical that it posed a challenge to the constitution. Though it has been resolved, there are pertinent lessons to be learnt and things to know about the […]

South African anti-apartheid icon, Andrew Mlangeni, dies at 95

South African anti-apartheid icon, Andrew Mlangeni, dies at 95

South African anti-apartheid figure, Andrew Mlangeni, who stood trial alongside Nelson Mandela in the 1963-64 Rivonia Trial, has died at the age of 95, the presidency announced on Wednesday. Mlangeni, 95, was the last surviving Rivonia trialist, spending more than quarter of a century imprisoned on Cape Town’s notorious Robben island before his release in […]

Stakeholders advocate strategies for developing oil and gas free zones for global competition

Stakeholders advocate strategies for developing oil and gas free zones for global competition

Stakeholders have advocated for a Repositioning the Oil and Gas Free Zones for Global Competitiveness. Speaking at the Webinar organised by SING Nigeria, good governance and accountability organisation, which partnered with other CSOs in her accountability project to engage Government. During the webinar,  Speakers called for an enabling environment that will promote competition for all […]