Johnbosco Agbakwuru

Abuja, Nigeria

Correspondent at Vanguard

Journalist with a difference

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News -- Women in oil industry face gender discrimination

4 days ago | nigeriaworld.com | Johnbosco Agbakwuru

—Advocates enforcement of gender inclusive employment policies• Women ‘re forces behind industry transformation— Maryann MbanasoABUJA — PRESIDENT of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, PENGASSAN, Comrade Festus Osifo, on Monday, noted with dismay that his members in the oil and gas industry are facing gender discrimination.
Nigeria: Women in Oil Industry Face Gender Discrimination - PENGASSAN

4 days ago | allafrica.com | Johnbosco Agbakwuru

PRESIDENT of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, PENGASSAN, Comrade Festus Osifo, on Monday, noted with dismay that his members in the oil and gas industry are facing gender discrimination. Comrade Osifo also said that many workplaces lack supportive policies for maternity leave, flexible work hours, or childcare services, making it challenging for women to balance their roles effectively.
Nigeria: We 'Ll Move Nigeria From Cocoa Production to Processing - Shettima

4 days ago | allafrica.com | Johnbosco Agbakwuru

Abuja — -- As Nigeria seeks $25bn investment for an undersea gas pipeline to EuropeTHE Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, on Monday, said President Bola Tinubu's administration is fully committed to reviving the cocoa industry and the whole agricultural value chain in Nigeria, with a target of moving the sector from mere producer to processor of cocoa on the global stage.
We 'Ll Move Nigeria From Cocoa Production to Processing - Shettima

4 days ago | futures.tradingcharts.com | Johnbosco Agbakwuru

Abuja, Jun 03, 2025 (Vanguard/All Africa Global Media via COMTEX) ---- As Nigeria seeks $25bn investment for an undersea gas pipeline to EuropeTHE Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, on Monday, said President Bola Tinubu's administration is fully committed to reviving the cocoa industry and the whole agricultural value chain in Nigeria, with a target of moving the sector from mere producer to processor of cocoa on the global stage.
Nigeria: I'm Pained By the Loss of Lives Due to Floods, Auto Crash - Buhari

5 days ago | allafrica.com | Johnbosco Agbakwuru

Former President Muhammadu Buhari has sent messages of condolence following the death of more than one hundred persons in flash floods that destroyed homes and displaced thousands of residents earlier last week in Niger state and that of 22 young athletes, coaches, and officials, who died in a ghastly auto crash in Kano state.
News -- First Lady donates 7 buses to CAN youth wing

1 week ago | nigeriaworld.com | Johnbosco Agbakwuru

— Assures youths of continued govt support ABUJA — NIGERIA’S First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu has urged the youth to continue being hard working and upright, saying it is a way for them to truly grow in life. Senator Oluremi Tinubu, who is the National Chairman of Renewed Hope Initiative, RHI, stated this at the State House, Abuja while redeeming her promise to the Youth Wing of the Christian Association of Nigeria, YOWICA, by presenting them with seven Hybrid 14-seater buses.
News -- Bayelsa communities threaten to shut down oil, gas operations over marginalization

1 week ago | nigeriaworld.com | Johnbosco Agbakwuru

• Plead for FG’s intervention ABUJA — RESIDENTS of oil-rich Egbemo Angalabiri community in the Ekeremor Local Government Area of Bayelsa State have staged a peaceful protest over alleged marginalisation by oil companies operating in the area. They threatened that if the trend was not reversed, the host communities might be forced to shut down oil and gas operations in the area.
Nigeria: Our Reforms 'Ll Solve 80% of Nigeria's Bureaucratic Challenges - Shettima

1 week ago | allafrica.com | Johnbosco Agbakwuru

Abuja — VICE President Kashim Shettima on Monday said there is an urgent need for institutional reforms as the foundation for solving the majority of Nigeria's public policy challenges. According to him, strengthening the nation's institutional frameworks would address 80 per cent of Nigeria's public policy challenges.
Nigeria: Insecurity - Situation Critical, Declare State of Emergency Now, Ndume Tells Tinubu

1 week ago | allafrica.com | Johnbosco Agbakwuru

The security situation has worsened of late as Boko Haram insurgents and other terrorist groups, some of them new, attack communities and military formations in the North. In this interview, Senator Mohammed Ali Ndume (APC, Borno South) says insurgents have staged a comeback in full force. Ndume laments the shortage of military personnel to man the communities and calls for a declaration of a state of emergency on security.
Nigeria: Tinubu's Mining Reforms Attract $800m Foreign Investment, Say Alake

1 week ago | allafrica.com | Johnbosco Agbakwuru

Abuja — THE Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Dele Alake has said that Nigeria's solid minerals sector has attracted over $800 million in foreign investment as a result of the sweeping reforms introduced by President Bola Tinubu's administration. The Minister made this disclosure while speaking in a special interview for an upcoming State House documentary marking President Bola Bola Tinubu's second year in office.