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☆ Frustrated Nigerians 'flee' abroad in punishing pre-election brain drain
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-18 | by ( Libgeorge Angela Ukomadu | Angela Ukomadu | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Nwaogu, like hundreds of other Nigerians, left amid a brain drain that is punishing even for a nation used to losing its young and educated. "We have serious doubts if this is the time for that hope to blossom," he said before flying to the UK last month. "We are witnessing an epidemic of brain drain," said Dr Dare Godiya Ishaya, president of the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD). But British government data showed a 300% increase in Nigerians getting UK work visas in the year to June, to 15,772. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting By Libby George; Editing by Aurora EllisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Nigeria LNG outage threatens Europe, traders with higher costs
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-18 | by ( Libgeorge Marwa Rashad | Marwa Rashad | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

LAGOS/LONDON, Oct 18 (Reuters) - European countries and gas traders are reeling from the latest LNG supply shock - a force majeure from Nigeria LNG - that threatens nearly 4% of global supply and further squeezes the continent's resources in absence of Russian pipeline gas. Nigeria LNG declared force majeure this week due to heavy flooding in that it said impacted virtually all of its gas suppliers. NLNG, with 22 million tonnes per year of capacity, said it is working to mitigate the impact, but flood waters are still rising. Unplanned disruptions in the United States, Nigeria and Australia have forced traders to pay millions in inflated costs for alternative supplies. France's Total, the second-largest offtaker, takes around 3 million tonnes per year.

☆ Nigeria LNG declares force majeure as flooding disrupts gas supply
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-17 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Companies Nigeria LNG Ltd FollowLAGOS, Oct 17 (Reuters) - Nigeria LNG has declared force majeure because of widespread flooding that has disrupted supply, a spokesman for the company said on Monday. The declaration could worsen Nigeria's cash crunch and will curtail global gas supply as Europe and others struggle to replace Russian exports due to the invasion of Ukraine in February. NLNG said all of its upstream gas suppliers had declared force majeure, forcing it to make the declaration as well. Odeh said NLNG was determining the extent of the disruption and would try to mitigate the impact of the force majeure. NLNG's supply had already been limited due to prolific oil theft that has slashed output from what is typically Africa's largest exporter.

☆ Shell investigates in Nigeria after report of nine-year oil theft
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-12 | by ( Patrick Werr | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

LAGOS, Oct 12 (Reuters) - Oil major Shell's (SHEL.L) Nigerian subsidiary is investigating reports that an illegal oil tap ran for nine years on a pipeline it operates, a spokesperson said on Wednesday. An NNPC spokesman said on Sunday the theft point extended from the Trans Escravos pipeline and that the Afremo platform, operated by the Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (SPDC), was the suspected exit point of the stolen crude. or any unauthorised use of the equipment on it," an SPDC spokesperson said in an email. Large-scale theft from Nigeria's pipelines has throttled exports, forced some companies to shut in production and crippled the country's finances. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting By Libby George; editing by Barbara LewisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Nigeria floods: 76 die in Anambra fleeing rising water levels
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-10 | by ( Nimi Princewill | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

People stranded due to floods following several days of downpours In Kogi Nigeria, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022. Lokoja the capital city of Kogi state is experiencing the worse flood ever, and body is saying anything. In neighboring Nasarawa state, which is also grappling with flood water cascading down the River Benue, farmers are counting their losses from ravaged farmlands. Pictures from Kogi state flood. pic.twitter.com/frjiyBOYkr — Adenike Titilope Oladosu (@the_ecofeminist) October 5, 2022Climate activists are intensifying the call for climate finance to address Nigeria’s climate crisis.

An oil slick is seen on Santa Barbara creek, following an oil spill in Nembe, Bayelsa, Nigeria, November 25, 2021. "Hundreds of thousands of people (in Benin) organize their survival around this traffic," Boris Houenou, a Beninois economist said of the smuggling of Nigerian gasoline. NNPC recorded gasoline deliveries of 90 million litres a day in March and 83 million in April, Reuters calculations showed. 'CURIOUS CASE'Although the Nigerian government announced plans to remove the gasoline subsidy last year, it then backtracked in July, citing concerns over potential social unrest. And although gasoline is subsidised, the amount ordinary Nigerians pay at the pump remains higher than the set price.

☆ Nigeria hikes rate to highest level to head off inflation
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-27 | by ( Macdonald Dzirutwe | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

read moreBut with inflation at its highest in 17 years, Central Bank of Nigeria Governor Godwin Emefiele said the Monetary Policy Committee had to continue with an aggressive stance. Tuesday's rate hike, the third in a row, means the central bank has delivered a total 400 basis-point increase this year, its most hawkish in a single cycle, analysts said. 1/2 A view shows Nigeria's Central Bank headquarters in Abuja, Nigeria November 22, 2020. "It also felt that an aggressive rate hike would slow capital outflows and likely attract capital inflows and appreciate the naira currency," Emefiele added. Responding to reporters' questions, Emefiele declined to rule out further rate hikes to fight inflation.

☆ Ethiopian Airlines consortium wins bid for new Nigeria airline
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-24 | by ( Felix Onuah | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri/File PhotoABUJA, Sept 23 (Reuters) - A consortium led by Ethiopian Airlines is the preferred bidder for shares in new Nigerian airline Nigeria Air, the country's aviation minister said on Friday. Ethiopian Airlines will own a 49% stake in the new airline, while the Nigerian Sovereign Fund will take 46% and the Nigerian federal government the remaining 5%. Nigeria Air would have an initial capital of $300 million and plans to have 30 aircraft within four years, he said. Nigeria Air will launch with service between the capital Abuja and Lagos, the commercial capital, and add other routes later. "Nigeria Air is a limited liability company that will have no government intervention," he added.

☆ Cloud of colonialism hangs over Queen Elizabeth’s legacy in Africa
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-10 | by ( Stephanie Busari | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Lagos, Nigeria CNN —The death of Queen Elizabeth II has prompted an outpouring of reflection and reaction online. Among the worst atrocities under British rule occurred during the Mau Mau uprising, which started in 1952 – the year Queen Elizabeth took the throne. Queen Elizabeth II on her way to the Kumasi Durbah with Kwame Nkrumah, President of Ghana, during her tour of Ghana, November 1961. Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip wave to a crowd of schoolchildren at a rally held at a racecourse in Ibadan, Nigeria, February 15, 1956. Queen Elizabeth II dances with President Kwame Nkrumah of Ghana, during her visit to Accra, Ghana, in 1961.

☆ Africa's next big thing will be its tech startups, says prolific investor
▼ + stars: | 2022-07-08 | by ( Paul Adepoju | For Cnn | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Between 2015 and 2021, total annual funding flowing into African tech startups has grown by 1,000 per cent according to the African Tech Startups Funding Report 2021According to the report, 125 tech startups in Africa raised $185 million in funding in 2015 but in 2021, 564 startups raised $2.1 billion. In countries like Nigeria, which is home to five of the continent's seven tech unicorns, these success stories are still largely seen as Nigerian and African and not truly global tech companies. Akindele noted that taking African tech companies global would also require efforts similar to how Afrobeats became known around the world. Akindele noted that Africa's burgeoning fintech ecosystem is only about a decade old but he has high hopes for its growth in the global marketplace. Akindele noted that tech can be an avenue for Africa to quickly solve its problems, catch up with and overtake the rest of the world.

☆ Blood Sisters: Nigeria's movie industry stars turn out for Netflix premiere
▼ + stars: | 2022-05-05 | by ( Nimi Princewill | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Lagos, Nigeria CNN —It was a night of glitz and glamor as Nigeria’s movie industry stars, known as Nollywood, strutted the red carpet on Wednesday at the launch of Netflix’s first Nigerian Original series, Blood Sisters. The theme of the premiere was ‘Red and Fugitive’ and Nollywood stars turned out in style to launch the series created by leading Nigerian production company EbonyLife Studios. Blood Sisters features Nollywood veteran stars such as Kate Henshaw, Uche Jombo, Ramsey Nouah, Segun Arinze and Joke Silva. Nigeria’s Minister for Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed was also at the premiere and lauded the launch as evidence of the growth of Nigeria’s creative industry. Other streaming platforms also have Nigeria’s movie market in their sights.

☆ Nigeria is oil rich and energy poor. It can’t wait around for cheaper batteries
▼ + stars: | 2021-11-03 | by ( Hanna Ziady | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +15 min

But it’s coming under huge pressure from developed countries to abandon fossil fuels and shift to renewable energy in order to help save the climate. AKINTUNDE AKINLEYE/EPA-EFE/ShutterstockLike the United States, Europe and Britain, Nigeria sees a prominent role for renewable energy, notwithstanding its investments into gas power. “In Nigeria, clean energy is central to our government’s plan to transition to net-zero emissions,” Osinbajo, the vice president, continued. In Nigeria, energy poverty is itself a major driver of emissions, according to Olu Verheijen, the founder of Lagos-based energy advisory business Latimer Energy. This means that in some cases, certainly for Nigeria, gas has an important role to play in providing power.

☆ Meet the Nigerian board game creator trying to change an industry
▼ + stars: | 2021-09-22 | by ( Aisha Salaudeen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Created in 2017, "Homia" is a memory and recognition game card game where players race to build their Nigerian home to win. "Wan wan touch" is a football-based board game. But in Nigeria, there is hardly any data about the tabletop game industry. There is also no access to tabletop games cafes and other value chains surrounding these games," he explains. People can come there to play," he says, with 60 Nigerian-made board games and another 300 non-Nigerian games.

☆ Clasamentul celor mai puţin stresante oraşe din lume
▼ + stars: | 2021-07-05 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: 1 min

Locuitorii capitalei Islandei, Reykjavik, sunt cel mai puţin stresaţi din întreaga lume. Asta arată un studiu în care au fost analizaţi 15 indicatori de stres în 500 oraşe din întreaga lume. Podiumul a fost completat de locuitorii capitalei Finlandei, Helsinki, fiind urmaţi de cei din capitala Noii Zeelande şi din metropola australiană Melbourne. La polul opus se află orașele Mumbai și New Delhi din India, Lagos din Nigeria şi Manila din Filipine. Printre orașele stresante se mai numără Moscova și Kiev.

Locations: Islandei, Reykjavik, obţinut, Berna din Elveţia, Finlandei, Helsinki, Noii Zeelande, Melbourne, Mumbai, New Delhi, India, Lagos, Nigeria, Manila, Filipine, Moscova, Kiev

☆ Care sunt orașele lumii cu cel mai redus nivel de stres în 2021; Egalitatea de gen, salariile, printre criteriile studiului
▼ + stars: | 2021-07-04 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +2 min

Sursa foto: ProfimediaCare sunt orașele lumii cu cel mai redus nivel de stres în 2021; Egalitatea de gen, salariile, printre criteriile studiuluiReykjavik din Islanda, Berna din Elveția și Helsinki din Finlada sunt orașele lumii cu cel mai redus nivel de stres în 2021. Pentru acest studiu au fost analizați 15 indicatori de stres, între care siguranța, rata șomajului, vremea, egalitatea de gen și accesul la asistență medicală. Capitala Islandei a obținut un punctaj excelent, mai ales la capitolele egalitate de gen și poluare fonică și a aerului. În top 10 mai sunt și Wellington - capitala Noii Zeelande, metropola australiană Melbourne, Oslo și Copenhaga - capitalele Norvegiei și Danemarcei, orașele austriece Innsbruck și Graz și Hanovra, din Germania. La polul opus, orașele cu cel mai ridicat nivel de stres sunt Mumbai și New Delhi din India, Lagos din Nigeria, Manila din Filipine, Baghdad din Iraq, Kabul din Afghanistan.

Locations: Reykjavik, Islanda, Berna, Elveția, Helsinki, Finlada, Islandei, Elveției, Wellington, capitala Noii Zeelande, Melbourne, Oslo, Copenhaga, Norvegiei, Danemarcei, austriece Innsbruck, Graz, Hanovra, Germania, Mumbai, New Delhi, India, Lagos, Nigeria, Manila, Filipine, Baghdad, Iraq, Kabul, Afghanistan, Moscova, Kiev, Rusiei, Ucrainei, Islanda Berna, Elveția Helsinki, Finlanda Wellington, Noua Zeelandă Melbourne, Australia Oslo, Norvegia Copenhaga, Danemarca Innsbruck, Austria Hanovra, Germania Graz, Austria Liverpool, Regatul Unit Montreal, Canada Viena, Austria Auckland, Noua Zeelandă Amsterdam, Olanda Montevideo, Uruguay Zurich, Elvetia Köln, Germania Sydney, Australia Stockholm, Suedia, India Lagos, Nigeria Manila, Filipine New Delhi, India Bagdad, Irak Kabul, Afganistan Moscova, Rusia Karachi, Pakistan Jakarta, Indonezia Kiev, Ucraina Istanbul, Turcia Bogota, Columbia Cairo, Egipt Bangkok, Tailanda Teheran, Iran Lima, Peru Dakar, Senegal Shanghai, China Beirut, Liban Mexico City, Mexic Nairobi, Kenya

☆ Pandemia a schimbat semnificativ topul anual al orașelor din lume în care se trăiește cel mai bine
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-10 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +2 min

Sursa foto: colliers.co.nzPandemia a schimbat semnificativ topul anual al orașelor din lume în care se trăiește cel mai bineOpt orașe din regiunea Asia-Pacific au ajuns în top zece al orașelor din lume în care se trăiește cel mai bine, datorită răspunsului eficient la pandemie, în timp ce orașele europene au scăzut în clasament. Pe primul loc în topul anual al orașelor cu cel mai ridicat nivel de trai realizat de Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) a urcat Auckland din Noua Zeelandă. Germania a înregistrat cele mai mari scăderi, în special orașul Hamburg, care a căzut 34 de locuri, ajungând pe 47. Analiștii apreciază că Australia și Noua Zeelandă, ajutate și de poziția geografică, au luat măsuri din timp pentru a controla numărul de cazuri și au reușit să țină sub control focarele. Australia a înregistrat mai puțin de o mie de decese asociate Covid, iar Noua Zeelandă doar 26, potrivit Universității Johns Hopkins.

Persons: Wellington, Universității Johns Hopkins Organizations: Economist Intelligence Unit, The Economist Intelligence Unit, Universității Locations: Asia - Pacific, Auckland, Noua Zeelandă, Osaka, Adelaide, Tokyo, Wellington, Viena, Germania, Hamburg, Elveția, Zurich, Geneva, Australia, Europa, Damasc, Siria, Lagos, Nigeria, Port Moresby, Papua Noua Guinee, Dhaka, Bangladesh, Alger, Algeria, Tripoli, Libia, Karachi, Pakistan, Harare, Zimbabwe, Douala, Camerun, Caracas, Venezuela

☆ Care este cel mai scump loc din lume de unde să cumperi apă
▼ + stars: | 2021-03-21 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +2 min

Sursa foto: APCare este cel mai scump loc din lume de unde să cumperi apăCapitala Norvegiei, Oslo, este oraşul unde o sticlă de apă costă cel mai mult, fiind de aproape trei ori peste preţul mediu înregistrat în cele 120 de oraşe analizate de Holidu, o aplicaţie care permite rezervarea cazării pentru vacanţă, transmite Bloomberg. Urmează apoi, în ordine, Tel Aviv, New York, Stockholm şi Helsinki drept cele mai scumpe locuri de unde poţi să cumperi o sticlă de apă de 500 de mililitri. În Atena, de exemplu, calitatea apei are un scor de 94,2 puncte dintr-un total de 100 de puncte însă costul apei de la robinet este cu 34,5% sub preţul mediu. Când vine vorba de calitatea apei, oraşul Innsbruck, Austria, ocupă prima poziţie, urmat de Helsinki, Viena şi Oslo. Calitatea apei este cea mai slabă în Lagos, Nigeria, Karachi, Pakistan, şi Dakar, Senegal.

Persons: San Diego, Johannes Siebers, Perrier Organizations: Coca - Cola Locations: Norvegiei, Oslo, Tel Aviv, New York, Stockholm, Helsinki, SUA, Los Angeles, Phoenix, San Francisco, San, ONU, Evian, Atena, Montreal, Roma, Innsbruck, Austria, Viena, Lagos, Nigeria, Karachi, Pakistan, Dakar, Senegal

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