Energy major TotalEnergies has agreed to sell a 50% stake in its North American solar portfolio to investment firm KKR in a deal valued at $950 million. The portfolio comprises six utility-scale solar assets and 41 distributed generation assets, mostly located in the United States, with a combined capacity of 1.4 gigawatts and an enterprise value of $1.25 billion. TotalEnergies will retain a 50% stake in the portfolio and continue to operate the assets, selling some of the electricity produced. According to Stephane Michel, President of Gas, Renewables & Power at TotalEnergies, “The partnership will help the group’s expansion in…
Author: Omolemi Eboisetale
Social media platform X plans to appeal an Indian court order allowing over two million police officers to issue takedown requests via a secretive online portal called Sahyog. “We will appeal this order to defend free expression,” X said in a post, after the High Court of Karnataka ruled there was no legal merit to the company’s challenge against India’s content removal mechanisms. The Sahyog portal enables officers to order content removal based solely on allegations of illegality, without judicial review or due process for speakers. X argues this system threatens platforms with criminal liability for non-compliance. “The Sahyog enables…
The Federal Government of Nigeria has introduced a new regulation requiring all prospective National Youth Service Corps participants to submit their academic theses or project reports to the Nigeria Education Repository and Databank as a prerequisite for mobilization. This directive, effective from October 6, 2025, aims to digitize and preserve academic outputs from Nigerian graduates. Graduates from universities, polytechnics, colleges of education, and overseas institutions must deposit their theses, dissertations, or final year projects into the NERD platform. According to the NERD spokesperson, Haula Galadima, “The NERD Policy applies in equal measures to all education delivery institutions… apart from the…
The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria has directed its members nationwide to withdraw their services, starting from 12:01 a.m. on Monday, September 29, 2025. This industrial action follows the mass sack of over 800 Nigerian workers at the Dangote Refinery. PENGASSAN’s General Secretary, Lumumba Okugbawa, announced that the union’s National Executive Council had ordered all members working across field locations to withdraw their services effective 6:00 p.m. on Sunday, September 28, while those in offices, companies, institutions, and agencies were to withdraw services from 12:01 a.m. on Monday, September 29. The union alleges that Dangote Refinery…
Nigeria has granted visa free entry to citizens of St. Kitts and Nevis, effective September 26, 2025. This move marks a significant milestone in Africa Caribbean relations, with St. Kitts and Nevis becoming the first country outside the ECOWAS bloc and beyond Africa to benefit from such privileges. The decision was facilitated through the Afri Caribbean Investment Summit, an initiative driven by Abuja based Aquarian Consult Limited under the leadership of Aisha Maina. According to Maina, holders of ordinary, official, and diplomatic passports from St. Kitts and Nevis can now enter Nigeria without a visa. “This visa waiver is more…
China’s former Agriculture Minister, Tang Renjian, has been handed a death sentence with a two year reprieve for accepting bribes worth $37.6 million. The Changchun Intermediate People’s Court in Jilin province delivered the verdict, citing Tang’s crimes as particularly severe. Tang accepted cash and property bribes totaling over 268 million yuan between 2007 and 2024. According to the court, Tang’s confession, cooperation, and return of illicit gains warrant leniency. “The court granted leniency due to Tang’s confession, cooperation, and return of illicit gains,” the verdict stated. Tang held various positions, including governor of Gansu province and Minister of Agriculture and…
The Federal Government has assured Nigerians that there will be no disruption in the supply of refined petroleum products across the country. This assurance came after a meeting of the Steering Committee of the Domestic Crude Oil and Refined Products Sales in Local Currency Initiative, chaired by the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun. According to the committee, two major issues were discussed: the purported suspension of the Naira for crude oil arrangement by the Dangote Refinery and concerns raised by the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria. “The committee reassured that…
The All Progressives Congress has accused Atiku Abubakar, a presidential aspirant and leader of the Peoples Democratic Party, of laying the foundation for Nigeria’s current insecurity. This statement was made in response to Atiku’s comments on the recent terrorist attack in Adamawa State. According to the APC, Atiku’s remarks were “shameless grandstanding and politicization of grief”. The APC stated that Atiku and the PDP government he once served laid the foundation for the insecurity Nigeria is battling today. “Atiku and the PDP government he once served laid the foundation for the insecurity we are battling today. Surprisingly, Atiku, whose tragic…
The Independent National Electoral Commission has refuted claims that Nigerians have lost faith in the electoral process, citing recent voter registration figures and election outcomes as evidence of public trust. INEC’s Chief Press Secretary, Rotimi Oyekanmi, stated that the surge in the Continuous Voter Registration exercise, particularly among young Nigerians, indicates that citizens still have confidence in the electoral system. Within the first week of the CVR portal going live, over 1.3 million Nigerians pre-registered online. By the fifth week, more than 5.3 million citizens had uploaded their details. Additionally, 764,695 Nigerians completed their registration process within the first month,…
Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume, has called on Nigerians to back President Bola Tinubu’s reform agenda, stressing that the current challenges are part of a long-term plan for lasting transformation. Akume made this appeal during an inter-denominational church service at the National Ecumenical Centre in Abuja, marking Nigeria’s 65th Independence Anniversary. According to Akume, the reforms are critical steps toward addressing systemic issues and achieving sustainable progress in areas such as the economy, healthcare, education, food security, energy, jobs, and infrastructure. “Under the leadership of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, our nation is undergoing bold reforms…
At least two farmers were tragically killed on Friday, September 26, 2025, in an attack by suspected armed herders in Naka, Gwer West Local Government Area of Benue State. The victims were ambushed while working on their farms, with one identified as Tersue Felix Ape from the Akpagher community. According to sources, security forces in Naka received a distress call after Tersue Felix Ape was shot dead. “Responding patrol and tactical teams reportedly recovered two bodies at the scene,” a source said. The corpses were later photographed and moved to the General Hospital mortuary in Naka. The State Criminal Investigation…
The Federal Government has appealed to the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) to reconsider its planned strike over a dispute with Dangote Refinery. PENGASSAN had directed its members to down tools starting Sunday and ordered a total nationwide shutdown across offices, companies, institutions, and agencies from Monday. The dispute centers around Dangote Refinery’s alleged anti labour practices and mass dismissal of Nigerian workers. PENGASSAN accuses the refinery of violating Nigeria’s labour laws and international labour conventions. “We have directed our members to down tools and embark on a total nationwide shutdown,” PENGASSAN stated. The Minister…