The United States House of Representatives Committee on Financial Services has asked the Department of Justice, DOJ, to reopen the Foreign Corruption Practice Act into Shell and Eni’s 2011 purchase of the rights to Oil Prospecting Licence, OPL, 245, one of Nigeria’s most lucrative oilfields.The lawmakers said evidence available implicated Shell and Eni for bribing…
The United States House of Representatives Committee on Financial Services has urged the Department of Justice (DOJ) to reopen the investigation into Shell and Eni’s acquisition of the rights to Oil Prospecting Licence (OPL) 245, one of Nigeria’s most lucrative oilfields, under the Foreign Corruption Practice Act (FCPA…
Shareholders of Guaranty Trust Holding Company (GTCO) Plc on Thursday at the third Annual General Meeting approved the company’s plan to establish a capital raising programme of $750 million either through public offerings, private placements, rights issues and/or other transaction modes, a statement from the company said…
Researchers built a 3D image of nearly every neuron and its connections within a small piece of human brain tissue. This version shows excitatory neurons colored by their depth from the surface of the brain. Blue neurons are those closest to the surface, and fuschia marks the innermost layer…
The Government published in the Gazette today (May 10) the appointments of six new members and reappointments of four serving members to the Council on Human Reproductive Technology. The newly appointed members are Dr Go Wing-wa, Dr Charas Ong Yeu-theng, Reverend Leung Yuen-yiu, Reverend Ng Sui-lung…
NASA has embarked on an unprecedented endeavor to develop a railway system on the moon, representing a significant leap forward in space exploration. According to reports from global media outlets, NASA is taking the lead in constructing an advanced lunar railway system aimed at facilitating the transportation of humans and cargo to Mars in the…
An Air Force airman who was fatally shot at his Okaloosa County, Florida, apartment Friday was killed by a deputy after law enforcement burst into the wrong home, civil rights attorney Ben Crump said Wednesday.
After a US veto foiled the Palestinians’ drive for full UN membership, the General Assembly is expected on Friday to grant them some additional rights in the global body — a symbolic win that has already irked Israel…