Tag: Akpandem James

Dangote Refinery And Its Crude Supply Wars, By Akpandem James

ADEOLA YUSUF

Ever since the Dangote Refinery began production late last year, it has faced numerous challenges. It has been in conflict with many major players in the oil and gas industry, including the national oil company, Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.), as well as the two industry regulators: the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) and the Nigerian Midstream/Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA). The management of the facility has accused these entities of either directly sabotaging the refinery or attempting to do so by limiting its access to the…

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TRIBE OF THE WET SUN: A Review, By Akpandem James

ADEOLA YUSUF

Perhaps because there have been some contentions in the recent past between authors and historians on the ancestry of the Ibibio, particularly their roots in Akwa Ibom State, the author at the beginning of the book issued a caveat lector. In the preface, in which he prefers to use the other word proem, the author, Kufre Ntuk, made it clear that his narrative is neither to contradict nor validate any of the schools of thought on the subject matter of Ibibio origin, migration/dispersal and settlement. His is just a work…

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