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Oil & gas operator keeping Saipem’s 2012-built rig busy into 2028

Home Fossil Energy Oil & gas operator keeping Saipem’s 2012-built rig busy into 2028 December 19, 2025, by Melisa Cavcic Italy’s engineering, drilling, and construction services giant Saipem has landed a third contract extension for its 13-year-old semi-submersible drilling rig with Aker BP, a Norwegian oil and gas player, for operations off the coast of

“No team will be comfortable playing us”

Kenneth Semakula L of Uganda vies with Merveille Ndockyt of the Republic of Congo. Photo by: ImagoxHajarahxNalwadda Uganda forward Melvyn Lorenzen has promised that he and his teammates will give their opponents a difficult time at the upcoming 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, according to Soccernet.ng. ​While the Uganda Cranes have historically struggled to make

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Will Enugu Rangers call-up remedy Tremendous Eagles leftback drawback?

Enugu Rangers defender Kenneth Igboke has been handed a late call-up to help solve the leftback problem that the Super Eagles now face leading up to World Cup qualifiers against South Africa and Benin in the new month. Could he now be thrown into the deepend against South Africa on June 7 in Uyo? Injury

Will Chukwueze be match for Tremendous Eagles crunch World Cup qualifiers?

Samuel Chukwueze has to be another major injury concern for the Super Eagles after the withdrawal of Victor Osimhen from forthcoming 2026 World Cup qualifiers against South Africa and Benin. According to various reports, Chukwueze has not been named in the Rossoneri’s squad for their final game of the season, a friendly against AS Roma

Cyriel Dessers confirms big damage blow

Super Eagles and Rangers forward Cyriel Dessers has continued a bad ending to a good season as he could be sidelined by injury for a long time. Dessers, who has been largely instrumental for Rangers this season, could only play 25 minutes for the Gers in their cup final against Celtic. The 29 year-old striker

Oshoala purpose the most effective of UEFA Girls’s Champions League

Super Falcons super star Asisat Oshoala’s goal has been chosen as the most spectacular goal in the just-concluded UEFA Women’s Champions League. Asisat Oshoala wins the prize for Goal of the Season for this year’s UEFA Women’s Champions League after her stunning bicycle kick for Barcelona against Benfica. 🇳🇬 ⚽ pic.twitter.com/ol2eDO770y — African Folder (@africanfolder)

Tinubu: After One Yr, The place is the Gentle, By Lawal Dahiru Mamman

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu Tinubu: After One Year, Where is the Light  By Lawal Dahiru Mamman The power sector has long been a critical concern in Nigeria. Prior to the 2023 general elections, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu promised, in his manifesto, to revamp this important sector of the economy. “Nigeria’s growth continues to be stifled

How Emir SANUSI LAMIDO SANUSI Returned To Energy

•All The Inside Story No One Will Tell You These are not the best of times for the deposed Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado-Bayero. Up until he was deposed last Thursday, he fought tooth and nail to stop his removal by Kano Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf. Days back, he tried to reach out to many

S.African electoral fee says nation ready for upcoming polls

Young boys walk past election posters in Tembisa, east of Johannesburg, South Africa, Tuesday, May 28, 2024, ahead of the elections on Wednesday May 29   -   Copyright © africanews Themba Hadebe/Copyright 2024 The AP. All rights reserved. South Africa South Africa is prepared for Wednesday’s landmark general election despite “orchestration to undermine the credibility of

Africa: Wholesome Coronary heart Africa

Geneva — While infectious diseases have long been known to be major drivers of poor health and death in Africa, there is another crisis that demands urgent attention: the rapid increase in non-communicable diseases (NCDs) on the continent. Today, about two in every five deaths in Africa are caused by diseases like cancer, heart and

AI creates pleasure and fear at digital competition in Berlin

It is one of the largest festivals of its kind in Europe. Since 2007, Re:publica has been held annually in the German capital Berlin. Around 25,000 people are expected to attend this year's event to discuss all aspects of the digitalisation of the world. "Re:publica is Europe's largest digital conference on the digital society," says

Israel continues Rafah strikes regardless of condemnation

Displaced Palestinians inspect their tents destroyed by Israel's bombardment, adjunct to an UNRWA facility west of Rafah city, Gaza Strip, Tuesday, May 28, 2024.   -   Copyright © africanews Jehad Alshrafi/Copyright 2024 The AP. All rights reserved. Last updated: 4 hours ago Gaza The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) released footage of

FG Set to Roll Out Renewed Hope Job Centres

Minister of Industry, Trade, and Investment, Dr Doris Uzoka-Anite FG Set to Roll Out Renewed Hope Job Centres Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr. Doris Nkiruka Uzoka-Anite, has revealed that the Federal Government, in collaboration with the Small and Medium Scale Entreprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN), is set to roll out the “Renewed

Malawi: Govt Says Malawi Wants 230mw of Electrical energy to Energy the Mining Sector

Head of Presidential Delivery Unit (PDU) Dr Jane Banda has disclosed that mining in Malawi needs at least 230 Mega Wats (MW) of electricity which is a 40 per cent of the country's current generation capacity. Banda also Deputy Secretary for the Office of President and Cabinet (DSPC) made the remarks during the Mining Pre-Lab

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Home Green Marine Damen starts construction of new multi-purpose vessel for Herman Senior December 19, 2025, by Melisa Cavcic Damen Shipyards Group, a Dutch shipbuilding giant, has held a keel-laying ceremony for Herman Senior’s new multi-purpose vessel (MPV) at the Albwardy Damen shipyard in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates (UAE). Damen lays keel for Herman Senior’s MPV

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Subsea7 and Equinor extend IMR deal for 2013-built vessel

Home Subsea Subsea7 and Equinor extend IMR deal for 2013-built vessel December 19, 2025, by Nadja Skopljak Subsea7 and Equinor have agreed on an extension of their existing frame agreement covering subsea inspection, maintenance and repair services (IMR) delivered by a 2013-built subsea vessel. Source: Subsea7 Under the terms of the extension of an agreement