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LAGOS, Nigeria, May 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Petroleum Industry Bill aims to resolve some of the many issues that have affected Africa's largest oil producer and pave the way for future growth and investment. Growth in Africa's oil and gas industry has been accelerating in recent years. The continent's total production now accounts for around seven percent of world output. With the Gulf of Guinea's imminent deepwater activity, East Africa's emergence as a crude...

MOSCOW and LONDON, March 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Spurious allegations and illicit detainment galvanize international support for the MV Myre Seadiver In September 2012 Moscow-based crew members of the MV Myre Seadiver were conducting professional and legitimate counter-piracy operations along Africa's western coast when, in October, their anchorage in Nigeria's Port of Lagos took a fateful turn. Ignoring the fact that all permits, licenses and clearances were in...

LAGOS, Nigeria, February 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- His Excellency the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, applauds a 'noble initiative' and gives the project the full support of the his Government Eko Atlantic, the visionary new city for Lagos, Nigeria drew high-level presidential praise from both the Nigerian President, Goodluck Jonathan and the former President of the United States of...

ATLANTA, Feb. 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- East Coast Diversified Corporation (OTC.BB: ECDC) announces today that representatives from its new social media subsidiary, Vir2o, will join its country representative partner, leading mobile, online and social media marketing agency HotSauce, at Social Media Week Lagos February 18-22. Social Media Week is a "worldwide event exploring the social, cultural and economic impact of social media," according to the conference web site. This year...

HOUSTON, Nov. 16, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- United Continental Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: UAL) today inaugurates the first daily scheduled passenger service between Texas and Africa with new nonstop flights between Houston and Lagos, Nigeria. The service, operated by Continental Airlines, links the two energy capitals on a route which no other airline currently serves. "The new flights offer convenient nonstop access to Lagos for travelers from Houston's vibrant energy sector and large Nigerian...

First of Toronto's Former Fleet Set for Refurbishment, Delivery LAGOS, Nigeria, Sept. 27, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The first of hundreds of Toronto subway cars that will furnish a new surface rail line in Lagos, Nigeria, has left Canada for the last time, and is now en route to Africa's largest city. A Nigerian company, Eko Rail, has agreed to purchase 255 of the Toronto Transit Commission's (TTC) best-equipped subway cars for use in a much-needed Lagos Blue Line mass transit...

SINGAPORE, May 19, 2011 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- NanoMaterials Technology Private Limited ("NMT") announced today that it has signed an agreement with Lagos Industria Quimica Ltda ("Lagos Brazil") for the use of its proprietary High Gravity Controlled Precipitation ("HGCP") Technology to manufacture, market and distribute nano-precipitated calcium carbonate ("NPCC") in South America and other parts of the world. NPCC is a functional additive in a wide range of applications such as paper,...

LAGOS, Nigeria, Nov. 5, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- The recently concluded 2010 Lagos Advertising and Ideas Festival (LAIF) awards saw DDB Lagos, the most consistently awarded advertising agency in the country, making history once again. The creative powerhouse, which led the pack, ended the night winning multiple awards across multiple categories including a Grand Prix, the highest honor of the night. With about 130 nominations from over 19 of the top advertising agencies in Nigeria, this year's...

Letter to World Bank President Zoellick Requests a Halt to Palm Oil Investment Freeze LAGOS, Nigeria, Oct. 6 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In advance of the World Bank and IMF Fall Meetings, the Initiative for Public Policy Analysis (IPPA) wrote today to World Bank President Robert Zoellick in defense of African farmers and workers in the palm oil sector, calling the Bank's efforts to draw up a new framework on the crop a shortsighted condemnation of developing countries from those in the...

HOUSTON, June 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Continental Airlines (NYSE: CAL) today announced plans to launch new daily nonstop flights between Houston and Lagos, Nigeria, beginning Nov. 10, 2011, subject to government approval. It will be the first daily scheduled service offered between Texas and Africa by any carrier. Lagos will be Continental's first destination in Africa and the 30th city in its trans-Atlantic route network. It is the second new international destination announced in...