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ABUJA, NIGERIA–(07/03/12)- In keeping with the transformation agenda of the President Goodluck Jonathan administration and her resolve to reform the oil and gas industry, the Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, has inaugurated the National Refineries Special Task Force.

The task force which is charged primarily with the task of working out modalities for Nigeria to attain self-sufficiency in petroleum products refining is headed by former Minister of Finance, Dr. Kalu Idika Kalu, with Mallam Yusuf Alli as alternate chairman. Read more…

ABUJA, NIGERIA–(eNewsWire – Jan 16, 2012) – The following is a press release from the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Petroleum Resources, Alhaji Goni Sheik.

Following the promise made by President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, GCFR, earlier today, that the passage of the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) will be “given accelerated attention”, the Honorable Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, has today set up a bi-partisan Special PIB Task Force to work with the Ministry to further facilitate the quick passage of the PIB. Read more…

ABUJA, Nigeria (eNewsPR- July 7th , 2011) – On July 6th 2011, the Nigerian Federal High Court dismissed a motion for interlocutory injunction to prevent President Goodluck Jonathan from reappointing Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke as the Minister of Petroleum Resources. The potential injunction was also set to prevent the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria from screening and confirming Mrs. Alison-Madueke as a Minister of the Federal Republic.

This motion for injunction was founded on an originating summons filed before the Federal High Court in Abuja on behalf of the plaintiffs Makelemi Erhuvwurotu and Afri Network For Environmental & Economic Justice Limited by their lawyer G.M Oguntade SAN seeking mainly a declaration that Mrs Alison-Madueke did not partake in the National Youth Service Corp and was therefore not qualified to be a Minister by virtue of the provisions of the National Youth Service Corp Act. Read more…

ABUJA, Nigeria (eNewsPR- Jun 28, 2011) – Diezani Alison-Madueke (Often incorrectly spelt: Diezani Allison-Madueke), Nigeria’s first female Minister of Petroleum Resources, has denied all accusations that she ‘skipped’ the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) programme.

Alison-Madueke states that she was granted exemption by the Nigerian Authorities when she returned to Nigeria after attending university in the United States. Alison-Madueke completed course work for a degree in Architecture from Howard University, Washington D.C., U.S. in 1987, at the age of 27; however, her Degree Certificate wasn’t awarded to her until 1992. Read more…

Nigeria’s Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, has decided to improve the flow of information on the important Nigerian oil and gas industry by setting up a variety of social networking accounts, including Facebook.

Mrs. Diezani Alison Madueke is fighting to make big changes to how oil and gas is regulated in Nigeria: changes that would clean up the industry and make it more beneficial to everyday Nigerian citizens. Read more…

Nigeria’s Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke has been commended for her radical initiatives that have swept throughout the industry over the past year.

ABUJA, NIGERIA — (eNewsWire – June 16th, 2011) - Alison-Madueke’s achievements in the federal cabinet, especially in the Petroleum Ministry, have been recognised by stakeholders in the oil sector and other groups including the apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo.

Secretary General of Ohanaeze, Chief Nduka Eya, said, “I doff my hat for Madueke for the way and manner she has injected life and restored confidence in the petroleum sector. It is something worthy of emulation and she should therefore be allowed to continue so as to deepen the efforts she has made so far”. Read more…

ABUJA, NIGERIA — (eNewsWire – June 10th, 2011) – According to the Nigerian business and political news channel, THISDAY, Nigeria’s former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke has denied reports that an illegal sale of three oil blocks to the Nigerian Petroleum Development Company (NPDC), the oil exploration and production arm of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) took place.

It was reported that the facts regarding oil mining licences, OMLs 4, 38, 41 being improperly and illegally assigned to international oil and gas company, Seven Energy International Limited, through its Nigerian subsidiary Septa Energy Nigeria Limited were jumbled up and that “no sale of oil blocks took place at all”. Read more…

Scandinavian news channel, IceNews has been covering the latest developments regarding Icesave and the recent Icesave referendum result. One such post, scored from the Icelandic Prime Minister’s office, explains some vital information that has generally been left out in the international media.

The most recent article, titled, UK, Netherlands taxpayers will still get Icesave cash back after Iceland no vote, explains that, despite some confused reports to the contrary, this weekend’s Icesave referendum result does not mean Iceland will withhold refunds to the British and Dutch governments for the money they lost bailing out Icesave account holders in 2008. Read more…

Skills for Justice, the UK standards setting body, is building up a picture of the legal sector and is due to consult practitioners and regulatory bodies, including the National Association of Licensed Paralegals, over its research.

The number of paralegals working in law firms, law centres, in-house and in the prosecution service is rapidly growing, according to Skills for Justice, which has in part triggered the need to look at job roles and training in the industry. Other issues include protecting the public and ensuring quality, particularly with alternative business structures that are coming in this year. Read more…

A recent poll by restructuring, recovery and insolvency specialists, FRP Advisory LLP, shows that the majority of professionals surveyed, in the financial and legal sectors, believe the worst effects of the recession are still with us.

For more information, visit http://www.frpadvisory.com/

‘Unleash Your Creativity Against Poverty’, launched on May 1st 2010 by the UN Regional Information Centre (UNRIC) in Brussels, recently announced that Icelandic designer, Stefan Einarsson won the creative advertising competition with one of his design entries. The competition, which was part of the ‘We Can End Poverty’ campaign, aims to send a creative message to world leaders gathering at the UN General Assembly in New York on September 20th.

The ‘We Can End Poverty’ campaign received about two thousand entries from hundreds of designers across Europe. These entries were whittled down to 30 ads chosen to compete for the final prize, three of which were made by Icelandic graphic designer Stefan Einarsson. Einarsson’s three creative ads landed him 1st, 3rd and 5th place amoung thirty other finalists. Read more…