Dr. Kennedy Obohwemu, a UK-based Nigerian scholar, has made a major breakthrough in global mental health research with the introduction of a comprehensive framework for understanding emotional resilience and self-comforting behaviours. At the heart of his research is the newly developed Self-Comforting Attitude Theory (SCAT) and its accompanying tool, the Self-Comforting Attitude Scale (SCAS). These…
Let us pause here and consider the logic behind this outrage. A citizen walks into a bank to make a complaint, a right guaranteed by his status as a customer. He is attended to and then exits the premises. Sometime after that, he is arrested by officers of the Nigeria Police Force. Yet somehow, without…
The Nigerian Guild of Editors, Senate Press Corps (SPC) and House of Representatives Press Corps have congratulated the Chief Corporate Communications Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), on his emergence as the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) overall Spokesman of the Year 2025. In separate congratulatory statements made available to journalists,…
The Nigerian Union of journalists and Congress of African Journalists have congratulated the Chief Corporate Communications Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), on his emergence as the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) overall Spokesman of the Year 2025. In a congratulatory statement made available to journalists, the President of the Congress…
It is often said that the reward for hard work is more work. What is not added to this universally acknowledged truism is that with more work underpinned by a commitment to excellence, comes recognition for the individual so committed. This is the story of Olufemi Soneye, Chief Corporate Communications Officer (CCCO) of Nigerian…
The Chief Corporate Communications Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mr. Olufemi Soneye, has reacted to his emergence as the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) Spokesperson of the Year 2025. The prestigious award was presented during a highly competitive event held in Abuja on Wednesday night. In his acceptance statement, Soneye,…
The Federal Government has reaffirmed its commitment to creating an enabling environment for hydrocarbon investments to address energy poverty, emphasizing that Africa is not a net contributor to global emissions. The Special Adviser to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Energy, Olu Verheijen, made this statement on Tuesday in Houston Texas, United States during a session…
In a bid to bring her campaign promises into fruition, the lawmaker representing Awka North/South Federal constituency of Anambra State, Hon. Prof. Obiageli Lilian Orogbu, has successfully executed over 12 projects in just 18 months. Some of the projects, which include renovations of classroom blocks, road constructions and installation of solar-powered street lights are in…
The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), on Wednesday, stated that there is no law that prohibits Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) from importing when necessary. The NMDPRA, while saying that all the petroleum products imported to the country this year are of standard quality, clarified that the NNPCL has not imported…
A recent video released by certain male influencer claiming to show the superiority of petrol from Dangote refinery over that of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.), has been widely criticized by experts in the field. The Chairman Energy Transition Study Group of Nigeria Gas Association, Olabode Sowunmi CEO Cabtree, in his reaction…
While Fitch has stopped monitoring Dangote Industries, other agencies like Moody’s and S&P Global Ratings are expected to continue assessing the company. Fitch Ratings announced on Feb. 11 it will no longer assess Dangote Industries. After keeping the Nigerian conglomerate under negative watch due to refinancing struggles, the credit rating agency has decided to withdraw…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Ltd, on Saturday, strongly refuted the false and misleading allegations made in a viral video circulating online, which claims that its fuel does not last. A statement by its Chief Corporate Communications Officer, Olufemi O. Soneye, indicated that the assertion is baseless and entirely unfounded, originating from unverified and…
… seeks collaborative effort with movie producers, skit makers to protect assets from vandals The Chief Corporate Communications Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd., Olufemi Soneye, has emphasized the significant contributions and commitment of the company to power generation in Nigeria. Soneye, who stated this on Tuesday while addressing the Kannywood Community, also…
In Nigerian today, there’s a particular individual eking out a living through appearances on national television. Literally prancing and prattling from one TV station to another, branching the moniker, expert or public affairs analyst, ventilating on any issue ranging from the political to the economic. Professing knowledge in these areas, he pontificates magisterially on topical…
Nigerians on social media have strongly criticized Kelvin Emmanuel, perceived as a proxy for billionaire businessman Aliko Dangote, for his comments on the Port Harcourt and Warri refineries. Emmanuel had appeared on Channels TV’s Politics Today, on Monday, where he expressed doubts about the abilities of the refineries to produce petroleum products, stating that “the…