The draft rules would give the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority a more detailed framework for tackling price fixing, abuse of market dominance and unfair restrictions on access to pipelines, depots, terminals and other essential facilities. They have been presented for consultation and are not yet in force.
Author: Monah Anthony
The development paradigm has fundamentally shifted in this decade of the 21st century. As progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) slows, the global development agenda is confronting an increasingly complex operating environment. Geopolitical fragmentation, conflicts, climate change, economic uncertainty, and technological disruption are reshaping development priorities, exposing the limits of traditional models of aid…
Nissan launched its Indian-built Tekton SUV in South Africa after ending more than 50 years of local vehicle manufacturing. Bloomberg/
Nvidia’s CEO said as much in an interview with CBS News aired on Sunday. He accused the leaders of the frontier AI labs of being disingenuous in their warnings that, without more AI oversight, the products they are building could harm humanity in myriad forms.
Russia uses its “shadow fleet” to evade Western sanctions.Stefan Sauer/picture alliance
Saudi Arabia is seeking air-defence support from France, Britain, Pakistan and Egypt as its interceptor stocks run low under sustained Houthi attacks, while dwindling US supplies limit Washington’s ability to replenish the kingdom, according to two regional officials cited by the Associated Press.
The global economy is being reshaped, and countries everywhere are building new trade, investment and supply routes to diversify their partnerships and secure the inputs that will power future growth. South Africa and India are unusually well placed to build one of those routes together. On 12 August 2026, India and the Southern African Customs…
One of the most important economic consequences of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization’s recent September Bishkek summit is the institutional bridge that could allow dozens of already existing Russia-Africa, China-Africa, Central Asia-Africa and EAEU-Africa projects to begin operating within a wider Eurasian framework.
The AI company disclosed six more reports on Wednesday detailing concerning behaviors observed during training or evaluation over the past six months, alongside a new framework for tracking, investigating, and publicly disclosing cases of model misalignment.
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], September 16 (ANI): Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Joint Secretary A Ajay Kumar said that India-Africa relations and business linkages have a long history, with the conference aimed at helping traders and businesses understand and utilise opportunities between the two regions. Speaking to ANI at the International Conference on India-Africa Business…
