(SP)NAMIBIA-WINDHOEK-NNPC-PARA SPORT FESTIVAL

(SP)NAMIBIA-WINDHOEK-NNPC-PARA SPORT FESTIVAL

(230308) -- WINDHOEK, March 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Participants pose for photos during the first ever Para Sport Festival held in Windhoek, Namibia, on March 7, 2023. TO GO WITH "Namibia hosts first para sport festival to attract new talent, drive inclusivity" (Photo by Ndalimpinga Iita/Xinhua)

Nigeria transforms state-run oil corporation into independent firm

STORY: Nigeria transforms state-run oil corporation into independent firm DATELINE: July 21, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:44 LOCATION: Abuja CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the ceremony 2. various of NNPC Towers 3. SOUNDBITE (English): MUHAMMADU BUHARI, Nigerian President STORYLINE: Nigeria has transformed the state-run Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) into an independent and limited liability firm, about 45 years after the creation of the national oil corporation. The move is part of the ongoing reform of the country's oil industry, heralded by the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) signed into law last year by President Muhammadu Buhari. On Tuesday, Buhari unveiled the new Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Limited), which replaced the now defunct NNPC, at a ceremony in Abuja, the Nigerian capital. SOUNDBITE (English): MUHAMMADU BUHARI, Nigerian President "This is a landmark event for the Nigerian oil industry. Our country places a high premium on creating the right atmosp

Nigeria approves proposal for gas pipeline project to Morocco

STORY: Nigeria approves proposal for gas pipeline project to Morocco DATELINE: June 3, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:55 LOCATION: Abuja CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of council members preparing for meeting 2. various of the arrival of the vice president of Nigeria at council meeting 3. various of meeting 4. file footage of oil gas pipelines being laid by construction workers 5. SOUNDBITE (English): TIMIPRE SYLVA, Minister of state for petroleum resources STORYLINE: The Nigerian government on Wednesday approved a proposal for the construction of a gas pipeline connecting Nigeria and Morocco. Nigeria's Federal Executive Council at a weekly meeting approved a proposal presented by the ministry of petroleum resources and directed the state-run Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to execute a Memorandum of Understanding with the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) for the project, said Timipre Sylva, minister of state for petroleum resources, at a press briefing in Abuja. Sylva said t