The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, and the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) have pledged to work hand-in-hand to promote the ongoing acquisition of seismic data in the Chad Basin and to curb crude oil theft in the creeks of the Niger Delta.

Recently in Lagos, leading telecommunica-tions operator, Airtel Nigeria unveiled Touch-ing Lives, a revolutionary CSR intervention initia-tive that runs under its Corporate Citizenship Programme with a major focus on enriching Nigerians and providing succour to the under-privileged members of the society.

A Professor of Microbiology University of Lagos, Olusimbo Olugbo-Aboaba has called on the National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control(NAFDAC) and the Standard Organization of Nigeria (SON) to deepen efforts on enforcing microbiological standards in Nigeria’s food and drug products.

Recently, the media was agog with news that NNPC and some of its JV partners have been fined over a breach in gas supply to Ghana through the West African Gas Pipeline. In this statement NNPC’s Group Executive Director, Gas & Power, Dr. David Ige, clarifies the situation and throws more light on efforts being made to expand gas supply infrastructure to boost gas supply to meet domestic needs and international obligations.

This year is dedicated by the African Union to the cause of food security and Agriculture, so it was not surprising that a spirited gathering of more than 1,000 agriculture officials, farmers, entrepreneurs, scientists, civil society organizations and pioneers in agribusiness representing 60 countries – met at the headquarters of the African Union in Addis Abba, Ethiopia for four days recently.